Tom Hanks boasts an impressive CV, but there’s one project he’s particularly proud of (Picture: Getty/AFP)
Everyone has an opinion on what the best Tom Hanks movie is, but there’s one in particular he wish got a bit more recognition.
The Hollywood icon is known for a range of roles, from voicing Woody in Toy Story to playing the titular character in 1994’s much-loved romance flick Forrest Gump.
However, the 66-year-old reckons 2002’s Road to Perdition is one of his most important projects.
Tom stars as Michael Sullivan in the drama, which follows an assassin on the run after his son witnesses a murder committed by his boss. As a result, he is torn between being loyal to his boss and saving his own child.
The filmmaker stars alongside some greats in the crime flick, including Daniel Craig, Jude Law, and Stanley Tucci.
Speaking fondly about the film, he told the ReelBlend podcast: ‘For one reason or another, no one references Road to Perdition, and that was an incredibly important movie for me to go through.’
Road to Perdition also stars Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and Stanley Tucci (Picture: DreamWorks Pictures)
Tom stars as Michael Sullivan in the drama, which follows an assassin on the run after his son witnesses a murder committed by his boss (Picture: DreamWorks Pictures)
He continued: ‘It was shot by Conrad Hall, and you have me in it, Don Moustache with a hat on it, but you also have two guys who turned out to be two of the biggest motion picture presences in the history of the industry with Jude and Daniel. And I killed both of them…’
He also suggested that the film could become an ‘obscure’ part of cinema: ‘People always say, “What movies will they be talking about years from now?”
‘As a guy who watches Turner Classic Movies a lot, the more obscure and unknown a movie from 1940s or 1950s the better, because I have no preconceived notions about it; I don’t know anything about it.
One of the actor’s most famous roles is Forrest Gump in the 1994 classic (Picture: Phillip Caruso/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock)
Tom has also voiced much-loved cowboy Woody in several Toy Story films (Picture: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock)
He played Captain Miller in 1998’s Saving Private Ryan (Picture: Allstar/Dreamworks/Paramount Pictures)
‘When you watch those movies and it’s crackerjack and it’s incredibly moving, all I can think of is, “I’m so glad this movie lasts forever, so I got a chance to revisit it now.” That might be the case with Road To Perdition.’
Despite Tom wishing Road to Perdition was talked about more, there’s no denying that the film was very well received upon its release.
The critically-acclaimed project went on to rake in $183.4million (£150.4m) off an $80million (£66m) budget.
The Hollywood icon has gone on to win a plethora of awards for his roles over the years (Picture: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
And while the A Man Called Otto producer-star wasn’t nominated for any big gongs for his lead part, his fellow cast members were.
Late star Paul Newman received both Oscar and Golden Globe nods for playing John Rooney and the late Conrad L. Hall won a posthumous Oscar for best cinematography.
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However, over two decades later, the film star has earned his fair share of trophies, with his mantlepiece boasting two Academy Awards, seven Primetime Emmys, four Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
As for more recent roles, he starred alongside Austin Butler in the Elvis Presley biopic, voiced Geppetto in 2022’s Pinocchio and, of course, is forever popping up in re-runs of the classics: You’ve Got Mail, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Polar Express, to name just three.
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He hopes it will still be loved for years to come.
