The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

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Call Number: Fiction / Hanks, Tom, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Hanks, Tom
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Back story -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post.
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story - all created by Hanks himself - including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel's "major motion picture masterpiece.""-- Provided by publisher.

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Behind the Scenes/On location for a Fictional Blockbuster Movie submitted by ekjensen on June 15, 2023, 12:40pm If you like films, this easy read provides insight and details to the production of a film from an expert in the industry, Oscar winning and prolific film actor, Tom Hanks. It's just fun reading about a fictitious comic book hero and nemesis filmed in small town USA.

Hanks' enormous talent submitted by kkjammers on August 4, 2023, 7:38pm is once again revealed in his insightful telling of a cast of characters and support staff whose lives intersect in the creation of a modern day movie. His character descriptions and knowledge of the motion picture industry are both detailed and captivating. I thoroughly enjoyed immersion in the fictional world Hanks created.