'Rightly so,' he said, noting that he doesn't believe people would accept the “inauthenticity” of a straight actor playing a gay man.
is reflecting on his role in the critically acclaimed film “Philadelphia.”
He called both “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump” “timely movies, at the time, that you might not be able to make now.”“Philadelphia” was the first major studio film to face the AIDS crisis head-on. It portrays the struggles and eventual death of Hanks’ character as he battles discrimination after contracting AIDS.
“Let’s address ‘Could a straight man do what I did in ‘Philadelphia’ now?’” Hanks said. “No, and rightly so.”Lionel Hahn via Getty Images“The whole point of Philadelphia was don’t be afraid. One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man,” Hanks said.
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