Tom Hanks is known as the ‘Dad of Hollywood’ due to his penchant for choosing good-guy roles in his movies. The actor has worked with acclaimed directors such as Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, and more in his extensive filmography. He even won the Oscar twice in a row for his performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump.
Having established himself as a legendary actor in Hollywood history, Hanks has extensive knowledge in performing and even gave a small exercise for this generation’s most beloved ‘Tom’, Tom Holland. The Spider-Man: Homecoming star was given an exercise that tested his skills by the veteran actor while on The Graham Norton Show.
Tom Hanks Tests Tom Holland On His Acting Skills
Tom Hanks became one of the most beloved stars of Hollywood when he starred in romantic comedies such as Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Splash, and A League of Their Own. The actor had a penchant for playing the ‘nice guy’ in every film, no matter what the genre and maintained the persona off-screen too.
He won the Oscar twice in his career. His first was for the role of an AIDS-affected lawyer in Philadelphia and the second was for the loveable simpleton in Robert Zemeckis’ drama Forrest Gump. The actor has since worked on several acclaimed films such as The Terminal, Saving Private Ryan, the Toy Story franchise, and Captain Philips.
Hence, it was no surprise that he could immediately spew wisdom to the new generation of actors and test them on their skills when he made an appearance on The Graham Norton Show. Talking about voice acting, Hanks took the help of MCU star Tom Holland to perform an acting exercise live on the show.
I think they are gleeful in making you ring every possible meaning from a line. Where you have a very simple cue and a very simple line. And the cue might be, ‘Would you like some more coffee?’ And the line you have to say is, ‘Coffee, you think I want more coffee? Boy, do I need more coffee?’
While Spider-Man: No Way Home star Tom Holland took a second to get into the zone, Hanks and Holland made a great duo bouncing off of each other while repeating the same lines. Holland seemed to be tired by the end of the exercise, jokingly asking Tom Hanks to stop.
Tom Hanks Is Not A Fan Of Voice Recording
While Tom Hanks stole the world’s heart with his role as the cowboy toy Woody in Pixar’s animated franchise Toy Story, the actor revealed that he was not a huge fan of the recording process. Hanks mentioned on The Graham Norton Show that he usually wished for the sessions to get over soon the moment he started them as he was usually tired of them.
Hanks played Woody for all four films of the franchise, with Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 even winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The actor spoke about the sessions,
I have never begun a recording session without wishing it was already over. Because, understand, Woody is clenched all the time. He’s clenched. There’s something he’s gotta explain, or, ‘Come on, guys! Or ‘No, no, no, no, look out, look out, look out! This way, this way.’ It’s all that and you can’t move, the microphone is right there, and you have to be like this.
The actor went on to demonstrate how he would perform without moving away from the microphone. He also went on to express his frustration with recording the grunts and sighs of the character, which would usually be scheduled at the end of the sessions. Hanks will be returning to the recording booth in Toy Story 5.
