Tom Hanks: Straight Actor Could No Longer Play Gay 'Philalphia' Role - Variety

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TOM HANKS: STRAIGHT ACTORS COULD NOT PLAY GAY ‘PHILALPHIA’ ROLE TODAY AND ‘RIGHTLY SO’

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 “Philalphia. One of the reasons people weren’t aaid of that movie is that I was playg a gay man.

We’re beyond that now, and I don’t thk people would accept the thenticy of a straight guy playg a gay guy.

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