The making of another major motion picture masterpiece / Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak.
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story - all created by Hanks himself - including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel's 'major motion picture masterpiece.'"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735277014 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 417 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2023.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book"Title page verso. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Backstory -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post. |
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Subject: | Comic books, strips, etc. > Fiction. Motion pictures > Production and direction > United States > Fiction. Superhero films > Fiction. United States > Civilization > 1945- > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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Cookstown Branch | FIC Hanks | 31681010322501 | FICTION | Available | - |
Stroud Branch | FIC Hanks | 31681010322493 | FICTION | Available | - |
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