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Brogan-Leigh Hurst

Tom Hanks says movies Forrest Gump and Philadelphia 'couldn't be made now'

Actor Tom Hanks has acknowledged that two of the biggest films he has previously starred in could not be made today.

The 65-year-old Hollywood star - most famous for his roles in Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan - recently acknowledged that he would not be able to play his role as a gay man in 1993 movie Philadelphia today, and 'rightly so'.

Tom played the role of lawyer Andrew Beckett in the film, and his character - who was dying of Aids - gets fired from his job after his bosses discover his sexuality.

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