On Friday, TriStar Pictures released Here, a $50 million Robert Zemeckis-directed film that used real time generative AI face transformation techniques to portray actors Tom Hanks and Robin Wright across a 60-year span, marking one of Hollywood’s first full-length features built around AI-powered visual effects. The film adapts a 2014 graphic novel set primarily in… Read More »
Enlarge / A cropped portion of the unauthorized AI-generated version of Hanks that the actor warned about on his Instagram feed. reader comments 113 with News of AI deepfakes spread quickly when you’re Tom Hanks. On Sunday, the actor posted a warning on Instagram about an unauthorized AI-generated version of himself being used to sell… Read More »
25 years ago, a much younger version of myself slipped into a packed theater to view Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan on its opening weekend. You could sense the anticipation among the moviegoers; everyone knew they were about to see something special. Ever since the first teaser trailer aired, all eyes turned excitedly to late… Read More »
I’ve mentioned several times in other posts how I believe Catch Me If You Can is one of Steven Spielberg’s best films. This breezy true-life dramedy is entertaining, funny, poignant, and charming and features Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in peak form. Mix in a superb John Williams score, an intelligent script, terrific photography by Janusz Kaminski,… Read More »
Apple Original Films has officially announced the release date for Miguel Sapochnik’s forthcoming sci-fi pic Finch, which hails from Amblin Entertainment. Starring Tom Hanks in his second collaboration with Apple, the film is scheduled to make its debut on Friday, November 5 on Apple TV+. The date announcement also comes with the released of the first… Read More »
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president, and the U.S. will celebrate with a special hosted by Tom Hanks. Originally reported by Variety, the special, titled Celebrating America, is set to be broadcast across several networks, will feature all kinds of celebrity guests, like Demi… Read More »
2020 was set to be a great year for movies, with the Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, new James Bond flick No Time to Die, Marvel’s Black Widow, and the next Fast and Furious flick, F9, all scheduled to drop. But they, along with a number of other major movies, were delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The silver lining is that a… Read More »
News of the World Trailer: Tom Hanks-starring drama arrives Christmas After unveiling first-look photos of the long-in-development drama earlier today, Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the Tom Hanks-starring western drama News of the World, confirming it will be sticking to a Christmas theatrical release. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!… Read More »