First Photo of Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s Cold War Thriller
Thanks to EW we have our first look at Tom Hanks in the Steven Spielberg Untitled Cold War Thriller that is currently in production. I love it when these two team up for a project! They always do great work. This will be the fourth film project that they’ve worked on together after Saving Private Ryan, The Terminal, and Catch Me If You Can.
The script for the film was polished up by Joel and Ethan Coen and follows the true story of James Donovan, a CIA-backed lawyer who worked to “secretly negotiate the release of Francis Gary Powers, a U.S. pilot shot down over Soviet airspace in 1960 while piloting a U-2 spy plane.”
Spielberg explained why he took on the project,
“This is one of the more astonishing stories about the Cold War I’d ever heard. James Donovan is a hero to me, and Tom made him so completely accessible… I’ve always wanted to make a spy movie, and this is that and then some.”
The movie is set to be released on October 16th, 2015. We’ll keep you updated on any additional information, including what the title will be.