2. Tom Hanks Was Choosy
Tom Hanks wasn’t entirely on board with the role when he first signed on. Although it only took an hour and a half of reading the script for him to determine what it might mean for his career, the actor only agreed to take on the role under the condition that manufacturers made sure the movie was historically true. In reality, most of the events in Forrest Gump are at the very least loosely related to real events.
