Tom Hanks To Star In 'Talk Of The Town'

[Wednesday, February 8th, 2006]
Tom Hanks is to star in Talk of the Town with Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) to write, according to Variety.

Vardalos said she had resisted writing films for other thesps, but sparked to a "Talk of the Town" pitch that came from Hanks himself.

"Tom will play a man who is forced into a career change when he least expects it," Vardalos said.

"I liked the title, and I wanted to explore the concept of this contrived holiday and what happens when romance is forced on us," Vardalos said. He said Revolution liked the title but never got the project off the ground until it thought of the idea of putting Vardalos at the center of the romantic comedy.

Vardalos has also come up with a potential sequel for "Greek Wedding."

"I've understood the desire for a sequel, because I hear it all the time from my family and everyone I run into at a Starbucks," Vardalos said.

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