Film fans might have already forgotten, but almost 25 years ago, Martin Scorsese was looking at Tom Hanks to star as Dean Martin in a biopic about the iconic performer.
The film was said to be written by Paul Schrader and would pull back the curtain on Martin’s time in the Rat Pack and, of course, in his comedic duo with Jerry Lewis.
Alas, like so many other projects, it never came to be. However, in a recent interview with The New York Times, Tom Hanks talked about why he wanted to star in the film and what angle Scorsese and he would take on presenting Dean Martin.
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