Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, was already a governor for the organisation. He won Best Actor in 1994 for his role in the film Philadelphia and in 1995 for the title role in Forrest Gump.
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Tom Hanks To Be The Ant Bully
The star will provide his voice for the project. The story follows a boy who floods an ant colony with his water gun, and then he is shrunk to ant size in the land of the insects.
Tom Hanks joins a cast that includes Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin.
The Ant Bully opens in theatres next summer.
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Tom Hanks To Play Politician
The actor will coproduce the film for Universal and work will begin as soon as filming for The Da Vinci Code has wrapped. No director has been hired as of yet.
In the movie, Hanks plays a congressman nicknamed ‘Good Time Charlie’. The story begins in the 80s, when the fun-loving politician almost ruins his career when he’s caught with two showgirls in Las Vegas. However, he survives the scandal and winds up overseeing the most successful operation that the CIA has ever had.
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Tom Hanks Obtains the Rights for Watergate
According to Contactmusic, the life of Mark Felt, better known as Deep Throat, will be made into a movie. Felt was the anonymous source who helped reporters at the Washington Post to uncover the scandal during the Nixon administration.
Tom Hanks and his film company will be making the movie. The film rights have reportedly been valued at $1 million.
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Trailer for The Da Vinci Code
The movie, inspired by the best-selling book by Dan Brown, is being directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, American Graffiti, Appolo 13), and is scheduled for world-wide release on May 19, 2006.
In addition to Tom Hanks, the cast also includes Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina and Jean Reno. The film will be primarily shot in Paris.
The Da Vinci Code is the story of a Harvard professor who is decoding drawings found in the Louvre. He soon finds himself in the middle of a murder mystery.
To watch the trailer for The Da Vinci Code, click here.
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The Vatican to Debunk Da Vinci Code
According to the Vatican and its representative Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the novel contains "shameful and unfounded lies".
The Cardinal revealed in the Italian newspaper Il Giornale, "The book is everywhere. There is a very real risk that many people who read it will believe that the fables it contains are true."
The Da Vinci Code tells the story of how Robert Langdon, a professor and code expert who is looking into the murder of the curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris. He discovers a series of clues buried in the works of the art gallery. Beside the dead body the police found a coded message that Langdon and Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer, are trying to resolve. They discover that the entire mystery revolves around the piece of Leonardo Da Vinci and that the deceased was a member of the secret society called the Priory of Sion. Da Vinci had also been a member.
An adaptation of the book is planned for theatres, and will be directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13). The film will star Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Jean Reno.
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Jean Reno Acting with Tom Hanks
The French actor will play the part of the detective Bezu Fache in a movie directed by Ron Howard (Apollo 13, The Grinch).
Tom Hanks is the leading actor in the movie based upon the best-seller by Dan Brown. Hanks will play the Harvard Professor, Robert Langdon.
Howard is now trying to find a French actress to play the part of Sophie Neveu who assists Langdon (Hanks) in his search in the Louvre in Paris. Some of the possible candidates for this part could be: Audrey Tatou, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier and Julie Delpy.
The mystery in The Da Vinci Code lies in the hints found within the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci. These codes could disclose secrets of upmost importance to the Catholic Church and Christianity.
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Tom Hanks Most Popular Actor in Hollywood
In the survey of 1015 adults, conducted by Harris Poll, Hanks was ahead of all the other actors and actresses thanks to three big movies (The Polar Express, The Ladykillers and The Terminal) in the last year.
Actor and Director Mel Gibson comes in second for this last year. Interestingly, Gibson did not actually act in any movies in 2004. However, his movie The Passion of Christ was one of the most important movies in the last year.
Third place in this survey was given to Julia Roberts. This 37 year old celebrity had a busy year acting in two movies (Ocean’s Twelve and Closer), and becoming a parent, she gave birth to twins.
A look at the top ten actors/actresses of Hollywood in 2004:
1. Tom Hanks
2. Mel Gibson
3. Julia Roberts
4. Johnny Depp
5. Harrison Ford
6. Denzel Washington
7. John Wayne
8. Clint Eastwood
9. Sean Connery
10. George Clooney