Tom Hanks talks working with his son on new movie ‘A Man Called Otto’: ‘It’s special’

Tom Hanks and his son Truman became co-workers during the filming of the new movie “A Man Called Otto.” 

The movie sees the younger Hanks as the younger version of his father in the film.

During a post-screening event, Hanks talked with People about his experience working with his son for the movie. 

“Without a doubt, it’s special because, you know, I changed his diapers,” Hanks said. “But you get past that right away because you gotta show up, and you gotta hit the marks, and you gotta do it on time, and you gotta be right there.”

Tom Hanks’ son Truman is in the new movie, "A Man Called Otto," with his father. 
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The actor went on to talk about why Truman was cast for the role. 

“I know what that takes, and he does too. It’s a little different when it’s the whole shebang. He was cast for a very specific reason. We resemble each other, he’s not a stranger, and he knows what the pressure is, and he’s gotta do it,” the Oscar winning actor explained.

Truman also spoke about what it was like working with his dad. 

“Whenever I do my imitation of him, people are like, ‘That’s not what he sounds like.’ But I have to convey to you the way I hear him. Everyone else hears, ‘Houston we have a problem’; I hear this grumpy old man who’s mad at the DVD player,” Truman said. 

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Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson share two children, Chet and Truman. Hanks also has two kids with his ex-wife Samantha Lewes, Colin and Elizabeth. 
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While Truman only has two acting credits to his name, one for “News of the World” in 2020, a movie that also stars Hanks and now “A Man Called Otto,” he is not a stranger to the entertainment industry. According to IMDb, Truman has done camera and photography work on many movies including “Black Widow” and “West Side Story.”

Hanks recently spoke about the decision to bring his son on to the film amidst the recent conversations about nepotism in Hollywood. The movie stars Hanks and is also produced by his wife, Rita Wilson. 

“The thing that doesn’t change, no matter what happens — no matter who, what your last name is — is whether it works or not… That’s the issue any time any of us go off and try to tell a fresh story or create something that is, has a beginning, a middle or an end. Doesn’t matter what our last names are,” Hanks told The Sun.

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Truman is the youngest son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. 
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Hanks also shared that all four of his kids, Colin and Elizabeth that he shares with his late ex-wife Samantha Lewes, along with Chet and Truman Hanks, who he shares with his current wife Wilson, “are all involved in some brand of storytelling.” 

“This is what we’ve been doing forever, it’s what all of our kids grew up in. We have four kids, they’re all very creative,” Hanks said. 

“A Man Called Otto” will be released on Jan. 13, 2023.