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  2. Jun 16, 2022 · Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his role as a gay man with AIDS in the film “Philadelphia,” said that if the film were made today, a straight actor wouldn’t be cast in that role, and “rightly...

  3. Jun 16, 2022 · Tom Hanks has said that as a straight man he could not now make Philadelphia, in which he played a gay man who is dying of Aids.

  4. Jun 15, 2022 · Now, almost 30 years later, Hanks says he or any fellow straight actor would no longer be able to play the openly gay character at the heart of “Philadelphia.”

    • Zack Sharf
  5. Jun 16, 2022 · Tom Hanks has revealed in a new interview that he would not currently take on his Oscar-winning role of a gay man with AIDS in the film Philadelphia.

    • Shivani Dubey
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  6. Jun 16, 2022 · But the “Elvis” star, 65, looked back on the role and came to the conclusion that he wouldn’t be able to play the character if the movie was made today. He told the the New York Times that ...

  7. Jun 16, 2022 · Tom Hanks has said that he wouldnt be able to play his Oscar -winning role as a gay man in Philadelphia if the film was made today. The actor won the first of his two Academy Awards in...