Originally Posted By phruby Tom Hanks will be filming scenes for the movie "Saving Mr. Banks" at Disneyland November 6 & 7. Are you planning on going to catch of glimpse of Mr. Hanks play Walt Disney? <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/disney-375568-hanks-movie.html" target="_blank">http://www.ocregister.com/ente...vie.html</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I was wondering why Tom Hanks has been sporting that ridiculous mustache. Now it makes sense.
Originally Posted By familyguy The article linked doesn't say for sure that Hanks will be there. "Disney officials declined to confirm which actors would come to Disneyland, and they warned that visitors shouldn't expect to see any stars on set, which will be obstructed. Because the movie is set in 1961, crews can't risk accidentally filming regular guests in the background" The likelyhood of Hanks being there, however, is pretty good though, I would assume.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Hanks was great on The Colbert Report last week: <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420595/october-25-2012/stephen-ghoulbert-s-spooky-time-halloween-fun-guide---tom-hanks" target="_blank">http://www.colbertnation.com/t...om-hanks</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I hope the scenes shot in Disneyland end up looking like Disneyland from 1964. For some reason, it seems like they'd shoot scenes on Main Street USA. Imagine all the foamers who will tell us various details like railings, shop names, and paint colors aren't exactly correct.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Thank the Horny King fer them foamers, ya' all! Somebody's gotta keep the rest of ya's in line ain't they?
Originally Posted By Bellella I just saw a photo of Tom Hanks as Walt. WHO DO THEY THINK THEY'RE KIDDING HERE?!! Much as I love Hanks as an actor, there is only one person in the world who can convincingly portray Walt Disney, and he's been dead for 46 years.
Originally Posted By Bellella And if they've got Hanks playing Walt, who do they have playing the Sherman Brothers? Julie Andrews? Dick van Dyke? All the brilliant people involved with "Mary Poppins?" I think the Disney folk have finally flipped their lids.
Originally Posted By leemac <<And if they've got Hanks playing Walt, who do they have playing the Sherman Brothers? Julie Andrews? Dick van Dyke? >> Julie Andrews is an English actress called Victoria Summers. A guy called Kristopher Kyer is Dick van Dyke. Robert Sherman is B.J. Novak and Richard is Jason Schwartzman. Don DaGradi is an interesting casting - Bradley Whitford.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Is P.L. Travers in the movie? Who's playing her, if so? And who's doing David Tomlinson (i.e. Mr. Banks himself)? How about Roy Disney (assuming he's in there). Peter Ellenshaw?
Originally Posted By Daannzzz <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Emma Thompson! I had read before she was doing Travers, but I'd forgotten. Paul Giamatti and Kathy Bates, two actors I really like, are doing "Ralph" and "Tommie," respectively. Are these real people? Composites of real people involved in the production?
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ both are fictitious I believe - Ralph is the limo driver that Travers used on her visit to LA and Tommie is a studio employee.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Bellella -- do you have a link to the photo of Tom Hanks as Walt Disney? There's one rolling around the Internet that is a photoshopped fake.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Here's a first look from E! <a href="http://iphone.eonline.com/article?id=361202" target="_blank">http://iphone.eonline.com/arti...d=361202</a> Looks...like Tom Hanks wearing one of Walt's suits.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz He looks about as close as Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock in the new movie. Both of these movies will depend on some great acting to pull it off.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As long as the actors stay more-or-less in character throughout the film, I don't think that the looks will really be that big of a deal. Daniel Day Lewis doesn't really look all that much like Lincoln, yet that film looks like it's going to be pretty darn good. What I think is a little more concerning is that this film will likely have a very tough time finding its audience. I really don't think that the majority of people will get all that excited about a film that is essentially the DVD audio commentary to a 50-year-old movie. As a Disney fan, I'm interested in it, but even I can't say I'm dying with anticipation.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Daniel Day Lewis doesn't really look all that much like Lincoln,> Really? Boy I do.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I think the casting of Tom Hanks is as valid as any other actor working today. No one can be Walt Disney. Hanks, though, has a deep reservoir of good will, which will certainly help with the portrayal. I was at Disneyland for the two days of filming. Purists will, indeed, have much to carp about, unless the filmmakers are planning to do a LOT of CGI. For general audiences, it won't matter, though. And it was fun to see many of the details they did replicate. Main Street Station had the old Santa Fe logo in place, and vintage posters were lined up near the entry tunnels. Back in Fantasyland there were ten cent admission signs on the carousel, and a vintage popcorn cart and peanut stand could be seen. Most interesting to see a black 1961 Lincoln Continental pull right up to the entrance gates. And, of course, a horde of extras all dressed for summer, 1961, including cast members, security, and even an old-time Mickey Mouse!
