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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture by Tom Hanks 5/09

Cover for the book The Making of Another Major Motion Picture by Tom Hanks. In the center a man is walking away from the view on what appears to be a film strip. He is carrying luggage. the sky is blue and there are a few clouds. The title text is in black . The text Tom Hanks appears in white.

Part One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.
Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. 
Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.
Cue the cast: We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.