Tom Hanks Talks On 'Polar Express'

[Monday, December 30th, 2002]
Tom Hanks talked to Cindy Pearlman about his reuniting with his "Forrest Gump" and "Cast Away" director, Robert Zemeckis, to film what he hopes will be next year's Christmas' hit, "The Polar Express," based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsberg.

"It will be odder than odd and more miraculous than miracles," Hanks says. "It's a 35-page picture book about a quest and what Christmas really means. It's much larger than most of your holiday movies for kids." Hanks will play the conductor "and maybe 19 other roles," he says. "I don't know how Bob is doing it exactly. But Bob gets his teeth into something and spins around like a dervish and we'll all just try to hang on."

Hanks plans to team with the Coen brothers next summer to remake the Ealing comedy "Lady Killers." "I think I'm playing the lady," he jokes. "Actually, it's a remake of all those Ealing comedies, which were fabulous, low-budget black and white films."

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