Editing Tom Hanks (section)

== Career ==
{{see also|List of Tom Hanks performances|List of awards and nominations received by Tom Hanks}}

=== 1980–1989: Early work, sitcom and comedy films ===
[[File:Kevin Kline & Tom Hanks (252967475) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hanks at the [[61st Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] after-party in March 1989]]
In 1979, Hanks moved to New York City, where he made his film debut in the low-budget [[slasher film]] ''[[He Knows You're Alone]]'' (1980)<ref name="tca" /><ref name="HKY">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/09/26/archives/obstacle-to-marriage.html?rref=collection%2Fcollection%2Fmovie-guide |title=Obstacle to Marriage |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 16, 2020 |date=September 26, 1980 |first=Tom |last=Buckley}}</ref> and landed a starring role in the television movie ''[[Mazes and Monsters]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kushner |first=David |title=Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |url=http://archive.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2008/03/ff_gygax?currentPage=all |access-date=October 16, 2008 |date=March 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031210259/http://archive.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2008/03/ff_gygax?currentPage=all |archive-date=October 31, 2014}}</ref> Early that year, he was cast as the lead, Callimaco, in the [[Riverside Shakespeare Company]]'s production of [[Niccolò Machiavelli]]'s ''[[The Mandrake]]'', directed by Daniel Southern.<ref>{{cite news|last=Healy |first=Patrick |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/theater/tom-hanks-in-lucky-guy-his-broadway-debut.html?pagewanted=all |title=Tom Hanks, Broadway's New Kid |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=August 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225417/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/theater/tom-hanks-in-lucky-guy-his-broadway-debut.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=September 12, 2014 }}</ref> The following year, Hanks landed one of the lead roles, that of character Kip Wilson, on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television pilot of ''[[Bosom Buddies]]''. He and [[Peter Scolari]] played a pair of young advertising men forced to dress as women so they could live in an inexpensive all-female hotel.<ref name="tca" /> Hanks had previously partnered with Scolari on the 1970s game show ''[[Make Me Laugh]]''. After landing the role, Hanks moved to Los Angeles. ''Bosom Buddies'' ran for two seasons, and, although the ratings were never strong, television critics gave the program high marks. "The first day I saw him on the set," co-producer Ian Praiser told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "I thought, 'Too bad he won't be in television for long.' I knew he'd be a movie star in two years."<ref name="IconicEW">{{cite magazine |last1=Yang |first1=Rachel |title=Tom Hanks' most iconic roles |url=https://ew.com/movies/best-tom-hanks/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808142811/https://ew.com/movies/best-tom-hanks/ |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |date=July 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hanks made a guest appearance on a 1982 episode of ''[[Happy Days]]'' ("A Case of Revenge", in which he played a disgruntled former classmate of [[Fonzie]]) where he met writers [[Lowell Ganz]] and [[Babaloo Mandel]] who were writing the film ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' (1984), a romantic comedy fantasy about a [[mermaid]] who falls in love with a human, to be directed by former ''Happy Days'' star [[Ron Howard]]. Ganz and Mandel suggested Howard consider Hanks for the film.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[SmartLess]]|url=https://www.smartless.com/episodes/episode/21617d2a/tom-hanks|title=Tom Hanks|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="splash">{{cite book |title=Sensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions |last=Cullen |first=Jim |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=152 |date=February 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Tom and Colin Hanks |last=Isle |first=Mick |publisher=[[Rosen Publishing]] |pages=11, 39 |date=October 1, 2004}}</ref> At first, Howard considered Hanks for the role of the main character's wisecracking brother, a role that eventually went to [[John Candy]]. Instead, Hanks landed the lead role in ''Splash'', which went on to become a surprise box office hit, grossing more than US$69&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/tom-hanks-from-big-to-brothers/ |title=From 'Big' To 'Brothers' |date=June 14, 2004 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref> He had a sizable hit with the sex comedy ''[[Bachelor Party (1984 film)|Bachelor Party]]'', also in 1984.<ref name="Tom Hanks biography" /> In 1983–84, Hanks made three guest appearances on ''[[Family Ties]]'' as Elyse Keaton's alcoholic brother Ned Donnelly.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Television listings |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uek4AAAAIAAJ&q=Tom+Hanks+Family+Ties |magazine=[[TV Guide (magazine)|TV Guide]] |date=November 27, 2003 |access-date=January 20, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Riggs |first=Thomas |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television |publisher=[[Gale Research]] |year=2002 |page=117 |isbn=0-7876-5116-8}}</ref>

With ''[[Nothing in Common]]'' (1986)—a story of a young man alienated from his father ([[Jackie Gleason]])—Hanks began to extend himself from comedic roles to dramatic. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Hanks commented on his experience: "It changed my desires about working in movies. Part of it was the nature of the material, what we were trying to say. But besides that, it focused on people's relationships. The story was about a guy and his father, unlike, say, ''[[The Money Pit]]'', where the story is really about a guy and his house."<ref>{{cite book|title = Encyclopedia of American Cinema|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zlSRS80XIfQC&q=money+pit+Part+of+it+was+the+nature+of+the+material%2C+what+we+were+trying+to+say.+But+besides+that%2C+it+focused+on+people%27s+relationships.+The+story+was+about+a+guy+and+his+father%2C+unlike%2C+say%2C+The+Money+Pit%2C+where+the+story+is+really+about+a+guy+and+his+house&pg=PT1033|isbn = 9781605011455|author1 = Mobilereference|date = December 15, 2009| publisher=MobileReference }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1987, he had signed an agreement with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|The Walt Disney Studios]] where he had starred to a talent pool in an acting/producing pact.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 15, 1987 |title=Hanks Joins Growing Disney Talent Pool Via Acting/Producing Pact |pages=5, 28 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> After a few more flops and a moderate success with the comedy ''[[Dragnet (1987 film)|Dragnet]]'' (1987), Hanks' stature in the film industry rose.

The broad success of the fantasy comedy ''[[Big (film)|Big]]'' (1988) established Hanks as a major Hollywood talent, both as a box office draw and within the industry as an actor.<ref name="Tom Hanks biography">{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/tom-hanks-9327661#big-break |title=Tom Hanks Biography |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV channel)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) |access-date=August 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tca" /><ref name="break">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3983091.stm |title=Hanks' big splash in Hollywood |work=BBC News |date=November 5, 2004 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> For his performance in the film, Hanks earned his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.<ref name="Bignom">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989 |title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> ''Big'' was followed later that year by ''[[Punchline (film)|Punchline]]'', in which he and [[Sally Field]] co-starred as struggling comedians. Hanks then suffered a run of box-office underperformers: ''[[The 'Burbs]]'' (1989), ''[[Joe Versus the Volcano]]'' (1990) and ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (1990).<ref name="tca" /> In the last, he portrayed a greedy [[Wall Street]] figure who gets enmeshed in a hit-and-run accident. ''[[Turner & Hooch]]'' (1989) was Hanks' only financially successful film of the period.<!--In a 1993 issue of ''[[Disney Adventures]]'', Hanks said, "I saw ''Turner & Hooch'' the other day in the SAC store and couldn't help but be reminiscent. I cried like a baby." He did admit to making a couple of "bum tickers", however, and blamed his "...&nbsp;deductive reasoning and decision making skills."{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}-->

=== 1990–1999: Leading man and acclaim ===
Hanks climbed back to the top again with his portrayal of a washed-up baseball legend turned manager in [[Penny Marshall]]'s ''[[A League of Their Own]]'' (1992).<ref name="tca" /> Hanks has said that his acting in earlier roles had not been great, but that he later improved. In an interview with ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', Hanks called attention to what he called his "modern era of moviemaking&nbsp;... because enough self-discovery has gone on&nbsp;... My work has become less pretentiously fake and over the top". This "modern era" began in 1993 for Hanks, first with [[Nora Ephron]]'s ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' and then with [[Jonathan Demme]]'s ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''.

''Sleepless in Seattle'' is a romantic comedy about a widower who finds true love over the radio airwaves. Hanks co-starred with [[Meg Ryan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/sleepless-in-seattle-anniversary_n_3496495.html |title='Sleepless in Seattle' Anniversary: Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan Classic Turns 20 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> [[Richard Schickel]] of [[Time (magazine)|''TIME'']] called his performance "charming", and most critics agreed that Hanks' portrayal ensured him a place among the premier romantic-comedy stars of his generation.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Schickel |first=Richard |title=Modern Romance |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,978809,00.html |magazine=TIME |date=July 5, 1993 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> In ''Philadelphia'', he played a [[Homosexuality|gay]] lawyer with [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] who sues his firm for discrimination.<ref name="tca" /> Hanks lost {{convert|35|lb|kg}} and thinned his hair in order to appear sickly for the role. In a review for ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'', Leah Rozen stated, "Above all, credit for ''Philadelphia''{{'}}s success belongs to Hanks, who makes sure that he plays a character, not a saint. He is flat-out terrific, giving a deeply felt, carefully nuanced performance that deserves an Oscar." Hanks won the 1993 [[Academy Award]] for Best Actor for his role in ''Philadelphia''.<ref name="tca" /><ref name="Philwin">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/66nominees.html |title=Nominees & Winners for the 66th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=July 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113133558/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/66nominees.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> During his acceptance speech, he revealed that two people with whom he was close, his high school drama teacher Rawley Farnsworth and his former classmate John Gilkerson, were gay.<ref>{{cite web| title=Tom Hanks Academy Award Acceptance Speech| url=https://aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/066-1/}}</ref>

[[File:TomHanksForrestGump94.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=A man is at the center of the image smiling into the camera. He is sitting on a blue crate and has his hands resting on his legs.|Hanks on the film set of ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994)]]
Hanks followed ''Philadelphia'' with [[Robert Zemeckis]]'s ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994), playing the title character, a man with an IQ of 75 who happens to find himself involved with some of the major events in recent American history. It grossed a worldwide total of over $600&nbsp;million.<ref name="Forbox">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forrestgump.htm |title=Forrest Gump |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> Hanks remarked, "When I read the script for ''Gump'', I saw it as one of those kind of grand, hopeful movies that the audience can go to and feel&nbsp;... some hope for their lot and their position in life&nbsp;... I got that from the movies a hundred million times when I was a kid. I still do." Hanks won his second Best Actor Academy Award for his role in ''Forrest Gump'', becoming only the second actor to have accomplished the feat of winning consecutive Best Actor Oscars.<ref name="67AcAwardsWins">{{cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |title='Forrest Gump' Triumphs With{{nbsp}}6 Academy Awards |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/28/movies/forrest-gump-triumphs-with-6-academy-awards.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 28, 1995 |access-date=October 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111090345/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/28/movies/forrest-gump-triumphs-with-6-academy-awards.html |archive-date=January 11, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[Spencer Tracy]] was the first, winning in 1937 and ‘38 for ''[[Captains Courageous (1937 film)|Captains Courageous]]'' and ''[[Boys Town (film)|Boys Town]]''. Hanks and Tracy were the same age at the time they received their Academy Awards: 37 years old when they won their first and 38 when they won their second.)<ref>{{cite web |last=Teachout |first=Terry |title=The Eclipse of Spencer Tracy |url=http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article/the-eclipse-of-spencer-tracy/ |work=commentarymagazine.com|date=December 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/67th.html |title=The 67th Academy Awards |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref>

Hanks reunited with [[Ron Howard]] to play [[astronaut]] and commander [[Jim Lovell]] in ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]'' (1995).<ref name="tca" /> Critics generally applauded the film and the performances of the entire cast, which included [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Bill Paxton]], [[Gary Sinise]], [[Ed Harris]] and [[Kathleen Quinlan]]. The movie earned nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. Hanks also starred in [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Toy Story]]'' (1995) as the voice of [[Sheriff Woody]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11215190/Disney-announces-Toy-Story-4.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11215190/Disney-announces-Toy-Story-4.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Toy Story 4: everything you need to know |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |author=Perry, Keith and Alice Vincent |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=December 26, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hanks made his directing debut with ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' (1996), about a 1960s pop group; he also played the role of a music producer in the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/136774/That-Thing-You-Do-/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719072903/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/136774/That-Thing-You-Do-/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014 |title=That Thing You Do! (1996) |access-date=July 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9804E7DA153FF937A35753C1A960958260 |title=Movie Reviews—That Thing You Do! |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> Hanks and producer [[Gary Goetzman]] went on to create [[Playtone]], a record and film production company named after the record company in the film.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131015-906556.html |title=Audible and Playtone Launch Creative Partnership |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=July 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205010/http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20131015-906556.html |archive-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=That Thing You Do! (1996) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/that_thing_you_do/ |work=rottentomatoes}}</ref>

Hanks then executive produced, co-wrote and co-directed the [[HBO]] docudrama ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]'' (1998). The 12-part series chronicled the space program from its inception, through the familiar flights of [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Jim Lovell]], to the personal feelings surrounding the reality of Moon landings. The [[Emmy Award]]–winning project was, at $68&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|68|1998|r=0}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}), one of the most expensive ventures undertaken for television.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/earth-moon |title=From The Earth to the Moon |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=From the Earth to the Moon |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/from-the-earth-to-the-moon/ |work=tv.com |access-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref>

His next project was no less expensive. For ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' (1998), he worked with [[Steven Spielberg]] to make a film about a search through war-torn France after [[D-Day]] to bring home a soldier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/features/saving-private-ryan-classic-feature |title=Making of Saving Private Ryan |date=October 1998 |work=Empire |access-date=June 10, 2014}}</ref> It earned the praise and respect of the film community, critics and the general public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saving Private Ryan (1998) |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/saving_private_ryan/ |work=rottentomatoes |access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> Hailed as one of the finest war films ever made, it earned Spielberg his second Academy Award for direction, and Hanks another Best Actor nomination.<ref name="SPRnom">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/71nominees.html |title=Nominees & Winners for the 71st Academy Awards |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=July 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102161927/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/1990-1999/71nominees.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, Hanks re-teamed with Ephron and Ryan for ''[[You've Got Mail]]'', a remake of [[Ernst Lubitsch]]'s ''[[The Shop Around the Corner]]'' (1940).<ref name="Tom Hanks biography" /> He starred in [[Frank Darabont]]'s ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'' (1999), based on the [[The Green Mile (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Stephen King]].<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes | id=green_mile | title=The Green Mile }}</ref> He reprised the role of Woody in ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999).

===2000–2009: Established star and expansion ===
[[File:TomHanksApr09.jpg|thumb|right|Hanks in 2009]]
Hanks reunited with Zemeckis for ''[[Cast Away]]'' (2000), playing a marooned [[FedEx]] systems analyst. [[Roger Ebert]] of ''[[The Chicago Sun-Times]]'' wrote: "Hanks proves here again what an effective actor he is, never straining for an effect, always persuasive even in this unlikely situation, winning our sympathy with his eyes and his body language when there's no one else on the screen."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cast-away-2000|title= Cast Away review|website= Rogerebert.com|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref> Hanks co-directed and produced the Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/band-brothers |title=Band of Brothers |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> He also appeared in the September 11 television special ''[[America: A Tribute to Heroes]]'' and the documentary ''Rescued From the Closet''.<ref>{{cite web |title=America: A Tribute to Heroes |url=http://www.cbs.com/specials/heroes/ |publisher=CBS |access-date=July 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117154146/http://www.cbs.com/specials/heroes/ |archive-date=January 17, 2010}}</ref> In 2002, he teamed up with [[Sam Mendes]] for ''[[Road to Perdition]]'', an adaptation of the adaptation of [[Max Allan Collins]]'s and [[Richard Piers Rayner]]'s [[Road to Perdition (comics)|comics]], in which he played an [[Antihero|anti-hero]] role as a [[Contract killing|hitman]] on the run with his son. Hanks reunited with Spielberg, starring opposite [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' (2002), based on the true story of conman [[Frank Abagnale, Jr.]] Hanks and his wife [[Rita Wilson]] produced ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/28/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-sequel-nia-vardalos |title=Nia Vardalos confirms 'bigger, fatter' Greek Wedding sequel to hit big screen |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Ben |last=Child}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/28/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-sequel_n_5403134.html |title='My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Sequel in the Works From Nia Vardalos |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Jessica |last=Goodman}}</ref> In August 2007, Hanks, along with co-producers Wilson and [[Gary Goetzman]] and writer and star [[Nia Vardalos]], initiated a legal action against the production company Gold Circle Films for their share of profits from the movie.<ref>[http://www.newsdaily.com/index.php?feed=Entertainment&article=UPI-1-20070808-11481500-bc-us-hanks.xml "Hanks files big fat 'Greek' lawsuit"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208234100/http://www.newsdaily.com/index.php?feed=Entertainment&article=UPI-1-20070808-11481500-bc-us-hanks.xml |date=February 8, 2008 }}—[[United Press International]]—(c/o NewsDaily.com)—August 8, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsdaily.com/index.php?feed=Entertainment&article=UPI-1-20070808-11481500-bc-us-hanks.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208234100/http://www.newsdaily.com/index.php?feed=Entertainment&article=UPI-1-20070808-11481500-bc-us-hanks.xml |archive-date=February 8, 2008 |work=Archive of UPS article at Archive.org |title=Tom Hanks |access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/entertainment/mhcwcweyqlgb/ "Hanks sues over unpaid 'My big fat Greek wedding' profits"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013082539/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/entertainment/mhcwcweyqlgb/ |date=October 13, 2008 }}, ''[[Irish Examiner]]'', August 8, 2007.</ref> At the age of 45, Hanks became the youngest-ever recipient of the [[American Film Institute]]'s Life Achievement Award on June 12, 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-14-et-king14-story.html |title=AFI Salutes a Humble Tom Hanks With Life Achievement Award |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 14, 2002 |access-date=July 31, 2014 |first=Susan |last=King}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Levy |first=Rochelle L. |title=THE ACHIEVEMENT OF TOM HANKS |url=http://www.afi.com/laa/laa02.aspx |work=afi.com |access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Tom Hanks 2008a.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Hanks at Post-Emmys Party, September 2008]]
In 2004, he appeared in three films: The [[Coen brothers]]' ''[[The Ladykillers (2004 film)|The Ladykillers]]'', Spielberg's ''[[The Terminal]]'' and Zemeckis' ''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]'', a family film for which Hanks played multiple [[motion capture]] roles. In a ''[[USA Weekend]]'' interview, Hanks discussed how he chooses projects: "[Since] ''A League of Their Own'', it can't be just another movie for me. It has to get me going somehow&nbsp;... There has to be some all-encompassing desire or feeling about wanting to do that particular movie. I'd like to assume that I'm willing to go down any avenue in order to do it right". In August 2005, Hanks was voted in as vice president of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="BBC-2005-08-25">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4184066.stm "Actor Hanks voted in by Academy"], [[BBC]], August 25, 2005.</ref> Hanks next starred in ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]'' (2006), which grossed over US$750&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="DVCbox">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=davincicode.htm |title=The Da Vinci Code |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>  In 2006, Hanks topped a 1,500-strong list of "most trusted celebrities" compiled by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine.<ref name="BBC-2006-09-27">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5384320.stm "Hanks tops 'most trusted' index"], BBC, September 27, 2006.</ref> He  produced the animated children's movie ''[[The Ant Bully (film)|The Ant Bully]]'' and ''[[Starter for 10 (film)|Starter for Ten]]'', a comedy about working-class students attempting to win on ''[[University Challenge]]''.<ref name="BBC-2006-11-09">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A17127155 "A real Movie challenge".] BBC. November 9, 2006.</ref>

Hanks did voice work for [[Ken Burns]]'s documentary ''[[The War (documentary)|The War]]'' (2007), reading excerpts from [[World War II]]-era columns by [[Al McIntosh]]. Hanks voiced himself in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007), in which he appeared in an announcement claiming that the U.S. government has lost its credibility and is hence buying some of his. He also made an appearance in the credits, expressing a desire to be left alone when he is out in public. He starred in [[Mike Nichols]]'s ''[[Charlie Wilson's War (film)|Charlie Wilson's War]]'' (2007) as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Texas Congressman [[Charles Wilson (Texas politician)|Charles Wilson]]. In the comedy-drama film ''[[The Great Buck Howard]]'' (2008), Hanks played the on-screen father of a young man (played by Hanks' real-life son [[Colin Hanks|Colin]]) who chooses to work as road manager for a fading [[mentalism|mentalist]] ([[John Malkovich]]). His character was less than thrilled about his son's career decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Great Buck Howard |url=http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=2b7aa78c-5fb3-4c62-b7f6-1a733c3f632d |work=magpictures.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011173703/http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx?id=2b7aa78c-5fb3-4c62-b7f6-1a733c3f632d |archive-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref> In the same year, he executive produced the [[musical comedy]] ''[[Mamma Mia! (film)|Mamma Mia!]]'' and the miniseries ''[[John Adams (miniseries)|John Adams]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/3794360/Mamma-Mia-becomes-biggest-ever-hit-at-British-box-office.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/3794360/Mamma-Mia-becomes-biggest-ever-hit-at-British-box-office.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Mamma Mia! becomes biggest-ever hit at British box office |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Amanda |last=Andrews}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/john-adams |title=John Adams |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>

Hanks' next endeavor was ''[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]'' (2009). Its April 11, 2007, announcement revealed that Hanks would reprise his role as Robert Langdon, and that he would reportedly receive the highest salary ever for an actor.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tyler |first=Joshua |url=https://cinemablend.com/new/Exclusive-Tom-Hanks-Confirmed-For-Da-Vinci-Code-Sequel-4885.html |title=Tom Hanks Confirmed For Da Vinci Code Sequel |publisher=Cinema Blend |date=April 9, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206042800/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Exclusive-Tom-Hanks-Confirmed-For-Da-Vinci-Code-Sequel-4885.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/howard-moves-fast-with-code-sequel-1117974685/ |title=Howard moves fast with 'Code' sequel |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 24, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> The following day he made his 10th appearance on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', impersonating himself for the ''[[Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)|Celebrity Jeopardy]]'' sketch. Hanks produced [[Spike Jonze]]'s ''[[Where The Wild Things Are (film)|Where The Wild Things Are]]'' (2009), based on the [[Where The Wild Things Are|children's book]] by [[Maurice Sendak]].<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wherethewildthingsare.htm "Where the Wild Things Are".] Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 19, 2009.</ref>

=== 2010–2019: Broadway debut and other roles ===
[[File:26th Tokyo International Film Festival- Tom Hanks from Captain Phillips, Yakusho Koji from The Kiyosu Conference, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo (15403635119).jpg|thumb|right|Hanks, Japanese Prime Minister [[Shinzo Abe]], and [[Koji Yakusho]] at the 2013 [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]]]
Hanks reprised his role of Woody in ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010) after he, [[Tim Allen]] and [[John Ratzenberger]] were invited to a movie theater to see a complete story reel of the movie.<ref>[http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/04/23/tom-hanks-on-toy-story-3-and-what-they-showed-him-first/ Tom Hanks on Toy Story 3] from [http://www.firstshowing.net/ firstshowing.net].</ref> The film went on to become the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|highest-grossing animated film at the time]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2904&p=.htm |title='Toy Story 3' Reaches $1 Billion |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |date=August 29, 2010 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Ray |last=Subers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7945746/Toy-Story-3-highest-grossing-animated-film.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7945746/Toy-Story-3-highest-grossing-animated-film.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Toy Story{{nbsp}}3 highest-grossing animated film |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=August 14, 2010 |access-date=August 6, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Fro">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26815584 |title=Frozen becomes the biggest animation in box office history |work=BBC News |date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> He executive produced the miniseries ''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/pacific |title=The Pacific |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> In 2011, he directed and starred opposite [[Julia Roberts]] in the title role in the romantic comedy ''[[Larry Crowne]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/06/26/the-first-rule-is-no-punching-tom-hanks/ |title=The first rule is no punching Tom Hanks |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=June 26, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Luis |last=Gomez}}</ref> The movie received poor reviews, with only 35% of the 175 [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reviews giving it high ratings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/larry_crowne/ |title=Larry Crowne (2011) |access-date=July 23, 2011 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Also in 2011, he starred in the drama ''[[Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (film)|Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |title=Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/movies/extremely-loud-incredibly-close-with-tom-hanks-review.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 22, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, he voiced the character Cleveland Carr for a web series he created, ''[[Electric City (web series)|Electric City]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/17/for-web-only-viewing-tom-hanks-created-series-debuts-today/ |title=Online Blockbuster?: Tom Hanks' Electric City Debuts on Yahoo Today |magazine=Time |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |last1=Newcomb |first1=Tim }}</ref> He played multiple parts in ''[[Cloud Atlas (film)|Cloud Atlas]]'' (2012), based on the [[Cloud Atlas (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]], and was executive producer of the miniseries ''[[Game Change (film)|Game Change]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/game-change |title=Game Change |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, Hanks starred in two critically acclaimed films—[[Paul Greengrass]]'s ''[[Captain Phillips (film)|Captain Phillips]]'' and [[John Lee Hancock]]'s ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]''—which earned him praise, including nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] for the former role.<ref name="BAFTAnom">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25648930 |title=Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of nominees |work=BBC News |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/11/tom-hanks-walt-disney-mary-poppins |title=Tom Hanks to play Walt Disney in Saving Mr Banks |access-date=April 13, 2012 |work=The Guardian |first=Ben |last=Child |date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> In ''Captain Phillips'', he starred as [[Captain Richard Phillips]] with [[Barkhad Abdi]], which was based on the [[Maersk Alabama hijacking]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-hanks-play-capt-richard-167846 |title=Tom Hanks to Play Capt. Richard Phillips in Somali Pirate Hostage Story |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 15, 2011 |access-date=April 13, 2012 |first=Borys |last=Kit}}</ref> In ''Saving Mr. Banks'', co-starring [[Emma Thompson]], he was the first actor to portray [[Walt Disney]] in a mainstream film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Mike |title=Tom Hanks becomes first actor to play Walt Disney on the big screen |url=http://uk.yahoo.com/movies/s/tom-hanks-becomes-first-actor-play-walt-disney-212800793.html |website=Yahoo UK |publisher=Yahoo Contributor Network |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403060535/https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/s/tom-hanks-becomes-first-actor-play-walt-disney-212800793.html |archive-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref> That same year, Hanks made his Broadway debut, starring in [[Nora Ephron]]'s ''[[Lucky Guy (play)|Lucky Guy]]'', for which he was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Erin |title=Tonys: Tom Hanks Gets Nomination for 'Lucky Guy' |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/tonys-tom-hanks-gets-nomination-448972 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=April 30, 2013 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>

[[File:Tom_Hanks_2016.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Hanks at a ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' premiere in Japan in 2016]]
In 2014, Hanks' short story "Alan Bean Plus Four" was published in ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hanks |first=Tom |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/27/alan-bean-plus-four |title=Alan Bean Plus Four |date=October 27, 2014 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Revolving around four friends who make a voyage to the moon, the short story is titled after the [[Apollo 12]] astronaut [[Alan Bean]]. ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' magazine's Katy Waldman found his first published short story "mediocre", writing that "Hanks' shopworn ideas about technology might have yet sung if they hadn't been wrapped in too-clever lit mag-ese".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waldman |first1=Katy |title=Tom Hanks Has a Short Story in The New Yorker. It's Not Very Good. |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/10/20/tom_hanks_new_yorker_story_alan_bean_plus_four_is_not_very_good.html |website=Slate |publisher=The Slate Group |date=October 20, 2014 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> In an interview with ''The New Yorker'', Hanks said he has always been fascinated by space. He told the magazine that he built plastic models of rockets when he was a child and watched live broadcasts of space missions back in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom Hanks publishes short story in The New Yorker and gets panned |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/movies/story/tom-hanks-publishes-short-story-the-new-yorker-and-gets-panned-20141021 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>

In March 2015, Hanks appeared in the music video for [[Carly Rae Jepsen]]'s "[[I Really Like You]]", lip-syncing most of the song's lyrics as he goes through his daily routine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shetty |first1=Sharan |title=Tom Hanks Lip-Syncs to Carly Rae Jepsen in the 'I Really Like You' Music Video |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/03/07/i_really_like_you_music_video_watch_tom_hanks_lip_sync_to_carly_rae_jepsen.html |website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |date=March 7, 2015 |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> His next film was Steven Spielberg's ''[[Bridge of Spies (film)|Bridge of Spies]]'' (2015), in which he played lawyer [[James B. Donovan]], who negotiated for the release of pilot [[Francis Gary Powers]] by the Soviet Union in exchange for [[KGB]] spy [[Rudolf Abel]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Debruge |first1=Peter |title=Film Review: 'Bridge of Spies' |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/bridge-of-spies-film-review-1201609677/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 10, 2016 |date=October 4, 2015}}</ref> In April 2016, Hanks starred as Alan Clay in the comedy-drama ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]'', an adaptation of the 2012 [[A Hologram for the King|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mclintcock |first1=Pamela |title=Cannes: First Look at Tom Hanks in 'A Hologram for the King' (Exclusive Image) |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-first-look-at-tom-703993 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=July 10, 2016 |date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> It is the second time he was directed by Tom Tykwer after ''Cloud Atlas''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/19/a-hologram-for-a-king-review-tom-hanks-tribeca-film-festival |website=[[The Guardian]]| title=A Hologram for a King review – Tom Hanks presides over meandering mess |access-date=March 16, 2020 |date=April 20, 2016 |first=Nigel |last=Smith}}</ref>

Hanks starred as airline captain [[Chesley Sullenberger]] in [[Clint Eastwood]]'s ''[[Sully (film)|Sully]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dugan |first1=Christina |title=First Look: Tom Hanks as Heroic Pilot Sully Sullenberger |url=http://www.people.com/article/tom-hanks-plays-heroic-pilot-sully-sullenberger |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=July 10, 2016 |date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> He next reprised his role as Robert Langdon in ''[[Inferno (2016 film)|Inferno]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lesnick |first1=Silas |title=Production Begins on Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code Sequel, Inferno |url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/434441-production-begins-on-ron-howards-da-vinci-code-sequel-inferno |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=July 10, 2016 |date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> and co-starred alongside [[Emma Watson]] in the 2017 science fiction drama ''[[The Circle (2016 film)|The Circle]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |title=Tom Hanks Eyes David Eggers' Novel 'The Circle' With James Ponsoldt: Hot Package |url=https://deadline.com/2014/12/tom-hanks-eyes-david-eggers-novel-the-circle-with-james-ponsoldt-hot-package-1201325646/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=July 10, 2016 |date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> He voiced [[David S. Pumpkins]] in ''[[The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special]]'', which aired October 28, 2017, on NBC, a character he had portrayed in episodes of ''Saturday Night Live''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/10/29/david-s-pumpkins-halloween-special/ |title=David S. Pumpkins saves the day with a Pumpkinmobile and song in ''SNL'' Halloween special |first=Sarah |last=Weldon |date=October 29, 2017 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=October 29, 2017}}</ref>

Hanks reprised his role as Sheriff Woody in Pixar's ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' (2019).<ref name="YahooHanksUpdate">{{cite web |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/tom-hanks-offers-toy-story-4-update-175036790.html |title=Tom Hanks Offers Toy Story{{nbsp}}4 Update |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=March 16, 2020 |date=May 25, 2016 |first=Ben |last=Skipper}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/incredibles-2-moves-up-summer-2018-toy-story-4-pushed-2019-941475 |title='The Incredibles 2' Moves Up to Summer 2018; 'Toy Story 4' Pushed to 2019 |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=October 26, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=October 26, 2016}}</ref> Hanks portrayed [[Fred Rogers]] in [[Marielle Heller]]'s biographical film ''[[A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood]]'' (2019), for which he was nominated for his first [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-01-13/oscar-nominations-2020-tom-hanks-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood|title=Tom Hanks ends 20-year drought with new Oscar nomination|date=January 13, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

=== 2020–present ===
[[File:Baz Luhrmann, Eva Rinaldi (2), Olivia Dejonge, Austin Butler,Tom Hanks (52123990193).jpg|thumb|right|[[Baz Luhrmann]], [[Olivia DeJonge]], [[Austin Butler]], and Hanks at the premiere of ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]'' (2022)]]
On April 11, 2020, Hanks made his first television appearance since his [[COVID-19]] diagnosis by hosting ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/media/saturday-night-live-snl-coronavirus/index.html|title= 'SNL' kicks off with Tom Hanks as host and sketches from home amid the coronavirus|website= CNN|date= April 12, 2020|access-date= April 12, 2020}}</ref> Hanks delivered an opening monolog via his house but did not appear in any of the sketches. This is the first episode of ''SNL'' to debut after the show's hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]; it features different sketches filmed remotely from the cast members' homes. This is also a first in ''SNL'' history, for the show to be made up entirely of prerecorded content before airing, and the second to not be filmed at [[Studio 8H]]. Hanks had two films released in 2020. Hanks starred in ''[[Greyhound (film)|Greyhound]]'', a war film which he also wrote the screenplay for.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theplaylist.net/tom-hanks-captain-now-ww2-destroyer-greyhound-20160909/ |title=Tom Hanks Is The Captain Now (Of A WW2 Destroyer In 'Greyhound') |website=theplaylist.net |date=September 9, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Oliver |last=Lyttelton}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/tom-hanks-greyhound-release-date-change-overcomer-kendrick-brothers-opening-date-1202401609/|title='Greyhound' Release Date Changes Again As Sony Moves Tom Hanks WWII Pic To March—Update|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> Initially set to be theatrically released in June 2020 by [[Sony Pictures]], due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distribution rights to the film were bought by [[Apple TV+]], where it was released in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2020/06/greyhound-july-10-release-date-apple-tv-plus-wwii-tom-hanks-1202956998/|title=Apple TV+ Sets July 10 Release For WWII Tom Hanks-Starrer 'Greyhound'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> He reunited with Paul Greengrass for the [[Western (genre)|Western]] ''[[News of the World (film)|News of the World]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/paul-greengrass-news-of-the-world-with-tom-hanks-1203129867/|title=Paul Greengrass Circling 'News of the World' With Tom Hanks (EXCLUSIVE)|first1=Brent|last1=Lang|date=February 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tom-hanks-news-of-the-world-release-date-1203348857/|title=Tom Hanks' Historical Drama 'News of the World' Gets Release Date|first1=Dave|last1=McNary|date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Hanks' performance: "Hanks has built a career out of playing thoroughly decent men, so his casting here is entirely to type. But the soulfulness and sorrow, the innate compassion that ripple through his characterization make this an enormously pleasurable performance to watch, with new depths of both kindness and regret that keep revealing themselves."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/news-of-the-world-film-review|title= 'News of the World': Film Review|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, Hanks starred in the science fiction drama ''[[Finch (film)|Finch]]'', directed by [[Miguel Sapochnik]],<ref name="Oct2017V">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Justin Kroll, Brent |title=Tom Hanks to Star in Sci-Fi Film 'Bios' From 'Game of Thrones' Director (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/tom-hanks-sci-fi-film-bios-1202599035/ |access-date=October 27, 2017 |work=Variety |date=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thegww.com/tom-hanks-post-apocalypse-flick-bios-to-shoot-february-march-in-vancouver/ |title=Tom Hank's Post-Apocalypse Flick 'Bios To Shoot February–March In Vancouver |date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |first=Christopher |last=Marc}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/tom-hanks-sci-fi-movie-bios-moves-to-2021-1202958422/|title=Tom Hanks Sci-Fi Movie 'Bios' Moves To 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref> and released by [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr|date=May 3, 2021|title=Apple Lands Another Tom Hanks Film; 'Finch', Formerly Titled 'Bios', To Likely Release In Awards Season|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/apple-acquires-tom-hanks-finch-formerly-bios-awards-season-1234748776/|access-date=May 3, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref> On March 2, 2022, [[Connor Ratliff]] appeared as a guest on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers|Late Night With Seth Meyers]],''<ref>{{Citation |title=Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Highlight: Connor Ratliff Confronted Tom Hanks About Firing Him for His "Dead Eyes" - NBC.com |date=March 3, 2022 |url=https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/connor-ratliff-confronted-tom-hanks-about-firing-him-for-his-dead-eyes/447173658 |language=en-US |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref> where he revealed that Hanks would at last be interviewed for the season three finale of Ratliff's podcast ''[[Dead Eyes]]''. The conversation between Hanks and Ratliff took place 22 years after Ratliff was about to begin filming an episode of ''Band of Brothers'', when he was subsequently fired, allegedly because Hanks believed Ratliff had "dead eyes". The 90 minute interview was hailed as a momentous achievement in podcasting, a "rare show that gives you a perfect conclusion",<ref name="vulture1">{{cite web |last=Quah |first=Nicholas |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Dead Eyes Should Interview Tom Hanks Every Week |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/03/dead-eyes-tom-hanks-interview-podcast-review.html |access-date=June 21, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> "surprisingly funny and empathetic",<ref name="vulture1"/> and an event [[Paul Scheer]] called "thrilling".<ref>{{Citation |title=Dead Eyes Conner Ratliff on Thursday's with Rob & Paul | date=March 19, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaNRNjqX98 |language=en |access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>

[[File:Normandy American Cemetery ahead of the 80th D-Day Ceremony in Normandy, France, June 6, 2024 - 14.jpg|thumb|left|Hanks at the 80th [[D-Day]] Ceremony in [[Normandy]], France in 2024]]
Hanks had three films released in 2022. He first starred as [[Colonel Tom Parker|Tom Parker]], the manager of [[Elvis Presley]], in [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s ''[[Elvis (2021 film)|Elvis]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=March 28, 2019 |title=Tom Hanks to Play Elvis Presley's Manager in Baz Luhrmann's Next Film (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/tom-hanks-elvis-presley-manager-baz-luhrmann-1203121035/}}</ref> Shooting commenced in the beginning of 2020 in [[Queensland, Australia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |date=July 15, 2019 |title=Baz Luhrmann Sets Austin Butler In Starmaking Elvis Presley Role Opposite Tom Hanks In Warner Bros Film |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/austin-butler-elvis-presley-movie-baz-luhrmann-tom-hanks-colonel-tom-parker-warner-bros-1202646290/}}</ref> and the film was released in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 20, 2020 |title='The Batman' Flies To Fall 2021, 'Sopranos' Prequel Moves To March & More As Warner Bros Makes Release Date Changes Due To COVID-19 Climate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/the-batman-sopranos-prequel-tom-elvis-presley-movie-warner-bros-release-dates-changes-coronavirus-1202912605/ |access-date=June 12, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Hanks next film was portraying [[Geppetto]] in [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios']] [[Pinocchio (2022 live-action film)|live-action adaptation]] of ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/tom-hanks-geppetto-disneys-pinocchio-1203022180/ |title=Tom Hanks Circling Geppetto Role in Disney's Live-Action 'Pinocchio' |first1=Justin |last1=Kroll |date=November 29, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> His involvement in the film, which was directed by his longtime collaborator Zemeckis, was officially confirmed in December 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title='Pinocchio' With Tom Hanks, 'Peter Pan and Wendy' to Skip Theaters for Disney Plus|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/pinocchio-disney-plus-debut-1234850503/|work=Variety|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> and released on September 8, 2022, by [[Disney+]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 31, 2022 |title='Pinocchio' Live-Action Remake Premiere Date Set on Disney+ |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/pinocchio-premiere-date-disney-plus-1235281371/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602004523/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/pinocchio-premiere-date-disney-plus-1235281371/ |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Hanks' final film of the year was ''[[A Man Called Otto]]'', an English-language remake of the Swedish film ''[[A Man Called Ove (film)|A Man Called Ove]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/tom-hanks-man-called-ove-marc-forster-rita-wilson-comedy-movie-1234914185/|title=Marc Forster To Direct Tom Hanks In 'A Man Called Ove' With SF Studios, Rita Wilson & Playtone Producing David Magee Script|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, Hanks appeared in [[Wes Anderson]]'s ''[[Asteroid City]]'', starring alongside [[Jason Schwartzman]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Adrien Brody]], [[Jeffrey Wright]] and [[Bryan Cranston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tom-hanks-wes-andersons-feature-exclusive-1234990834/|title= Tom Hanks Joins Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive)|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]] to mixed reviews,<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/asteroid-city-review-wes-anderson-scarlett-johnasson-tom-hanks-cannes-margot-robbie-1234739049/|title= Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' Has Sharply Divided Cannes|website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date= May 24, 2023|accessdate= June 17, 2023}}</ref> and was released in June 2023.

HBO confirmed in January 2013 that it was developing a third World War II [[Masters of the Air|miniseries]] based on the book ''Masters of the Air'' by [[Donald L. Miller]] with Hanks and Spielberg, to follow ''Band of Brothers'' and ''The Pacific''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |date=January 18, 2013 |title=HBO Developing Third WWII Miniseries with Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-developing-third-wwii-miniseries-413632 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' reported in March 2017 that production was progressing under the working title ''[[Donald L. Miller#Masters of the Air|The Mighty Eighth]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=March 1, 2017 |title=Production progresses on reported Spielberg/Tom Hanks HBO miniseries 'The Mighty Eighth' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/the-mighty-eighth-filming-spielberg-tom-hanks-1998119 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref> On October 11, 2019, it was announced that the series would keep the title from the book and that the miniseries would stream on [[Apple TV+]] due to budget constraints at HBO. ''Masters of the Air'' was expected to cost $200 million with a duration of at least eight hours.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 11, 2019 |title=Apple Enlists For 'Masters Of The Air' As Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman Fly From HBO For WWII Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/apple-masters-of-the-air-steven-spielberg-tom-hanks-gary-goetzman-wwii-limited-series-don-miller-1202757249/ |access-date=October 11, 2019 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref> The series premiered on January 26, 2024. In October 2024, a feature adaptation of [[Richard McGuire]]'s graphic novel ''[[Here (2024 film)|Here]]'' was released reuniting Hanks with ''Forrest Gump'' co-star [[Robin Wright]] and director [[Robert Zemeckis]].<ref name="Fleming">{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/forrest-gump-trio-tom-hanks-robert-zemeckis-eric-roth-team-on-here-graphic-novel-adaptation-1234956407/|title=Hot Package: 'Forrest Gump' Trio Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation 'Here'|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 17, 2022}}</ref> Hanks attended the ''[[Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special]]'' where he acted in the [[Black Jeopardy]] sketch reprising his role as Doug.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/snl-50-review-saturday-night-live-50th-1235096373/|title= 'SNL50' Review: 'Saturday Night Live's' 50th Was a So-So Show That Wasn't Really for Us|website= [[IndieWire]]|accessdate= February 22, 2025}}</ref>

Hanks is attached to star in an adaptation of the 2011 non fiction book ''[[In the Garden of Beasts]]'' from director [[Joe Wright]] about American diplomat [[William Dodd (ambassador)|William Dodd]]'s time in Nazi Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/tom-hanks-man-called-ove-marc-forster-rita-wilson-comedy-movie-1234914185/|title=Marc Forster To Direct Tom Hanks In 'A Man Called Ove' With SF Studios, Rita Wilson & Playtone Producing David Magee Script|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joe-wright-in-the-garden-of-beasts-tom-hanks-1203154721/|title=Joe Wright to Direct World War II Drama 'In the Garden of Beasts' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|date=March 4, 2019|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>