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Tom Hanks apologises over his 'bone-chilling' firing of young actor from one of his films
Tom Hanks, 65, has shared his apologies in a recent chat with someone he fired from one of his films.The Hollywood star admits the story was “bone-chilling” and he cannot believe he did it in a candid new chat.Connor Ratcliff had been cast in Band of Brothers back in 2000, which Tom was directing.However, the day before he was set to film his scenes, he was allegedly fired.He admitted the reason behind this was because he was told Tom had seen the audition tape and had second thoughts.This was because he looked like he had “dead eyes”, according to the actor.Connor has since gone on to launch a new podcast called Dead Eyes, where he interviews people about why he was let go.In the latest episode of the show, released earlier in March, Tom appeared on the podcast to speak about the incident.During their chat, Connor shared what had happened and how he was asked to reaudition.This involved him heading to London to perform in front of Tom and other producers again.While waiting outside, he was then told they’d decided to go in another direction.Reacting to the story on the podcast, Hollywood star Tom admitted “not a single moment of this rings a bell.”He also said after hearing what Conner described: “This is a bone-chilling story, just bone-chilling.”Tom continued: “Now let me first take full responsibility for doing this to you.“This was without a doubt the act of the director and that was me.“There was something stuck in a craw or one of those very, very subtle sort of decisions that aims the story in the direction you want it to go.”He added: “In the inner sanctum of whatever this casting session was on Band of Brothers.“I’m sure I said, ‘I don’t know man, that guy’s got dead eyes.’”During their chat, Tom also admitted
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Sir Mark Rylance slams Oscars as ‘really boring’ as he admits he won’t be attending
Oscars for being “really boring”.The actor will not be attending this year’s ceremony, later this month.Rylance, 62, has admitted that he finds the annual Academy Awards ceremony “really boring” in a refreshingly honest interview. The acclaimed actor said: “‘I don’t think awards are a serious marker of what the greatest or most inspiring things are, but it’s nice to be celebrated.“I won’t be going this year,” Rylance continued in his interview with the Radio Times. “To be honest, they’re actually really boring.”Rylance previously won the best supporting actor Oscar in 2016 for his performance in Bridge of Spies, alongside Tom Hanks.When asked if his award was on display at his home, he replied that he "didn't like to be ostentatious about that kind of thing".The actor added that the Oscar had been "in a box" for some time, and he estimated that it was now on a shelf somewhere.Aside from his previous Oscar win, the Dunkirk star has also won three Baftas, three Tony awards and two Olivier awards. Rylance stars in Oscar-nominated Netflix film Don’t Look Up, which is an environmental catastrophe comedy about what would happen if we were told the world was actually ending.The film is nominated for four awards, including Best Picture, at the 2022 Academy Awards and also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence.Rylance plays eccentric tech billionaire Peter Isherwell, who blocks the destruction of the comet hurtling towards planet earth in order to mine it for precious elements. The Academy will host its 94th annual ceremony on March 27 at the Hollywood & Highland Centre.Nominees for Best Actor include Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield and Will Smith, who won a BAFTA for his King Richard performance on
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Tom Hanks apologises to Connor Ratliff after infamous Band Of Brothers firing over his ‘dead eyes’
supports HTML5 videoActors Tom Hanks and Connor Ratliff have a very…unique history.Over 20 years ago, at age 24, Connor auditioned for the miniseries Band Of Brothers, which was directed by Tom – who rejected him for the role on the basis that he had ‘dead eyes’.Two decades on, Connor, now 46, has told the story many times and even has his own podcast titled Dead Eyes – the most recent guest being none other than Tom.Yep, the pair finally hashed out the ‘dead eyes’ situation, with Tom saying he doesn’t remember it happening but nonetheless apologising.‘Let me take full responsibility for doing this to you,’ Tom, 65, said on the podcast. ‘This was without a doubt the act of the director, and that was me.‘There was something stuck in a craw or one of those very, very subtle sort of decisions that aims the story in the direction you want it to go.’‘In the inner sanctum of whatever this casting session was on Band of Brothers… I’m sure I said, “I don’t know man, that guy’s got dead eyes,”‘ he continued.‘I could’ve said, “He’s got too blond of hair; he’s too tall and I can’t have the aide be taller than Captain Winters.” I could’ve said, “He’s too short and slight … I could’ve said any of these things, and they would have been true and they would’ve been the opinion.’Tom also recalled being ‘aghast’ when he was told about the podcast’s origin, but it seems the pair have well and truly buried the hatchet.
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Hanks is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films as Splash (1984), Bachelor Party (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), A League of Their Own (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Cloud Atlas (2012), Captain Phillips (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Sully (2016) and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also starred in the Robert Langdon films, and voices Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. He is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon.
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