Tom Hanks is easily one of the most prolific and accredited actors working today. In Steven Spielberg’s The Post, he embodies the role of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, a man hell bent on uncovering a massive government lie that spanned three decades and four Presidents.
20th Century Fox has just released a short feature that highlights Hanks’ fascinating performance. Interviews with the director and cast shine a light on the intensity and dedication required for such a role, not to mention the timelines of the film’s central story.
The Post expands nationwide on January 12th and co-stars Meryl Streep and Bob Odenkirk.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
