{"id":179588,"date":"2023-01-07T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T06:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tom-hanks-talks-nepotism-but-doesnt-mention-colin-or-chet\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T06:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T06:51:28","slug":"tom-hanks-talks-nepotism-but-doesnt-mention-colin-or-chet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tom-hanks-talks-nepotism-but-doesnt-mention-colin-or-chet\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks talks nepotism (but doesn’t mention Colin or Chet)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whatever trendy cultural debates get left in 2022 (please, please let one of them be Marvel discourse), one thing’s for certain: the conversation on nepotism in Hollywood and so-called \u201cnepo babies\u201d is far from over. The latest actor to share thoughts on the matter\u2014brought to the fore of the cultural membrane last month via a New York Magazine<\/em> package<\/span>\u2014is Tom Hanks. <\/p>\n

Hanks has three sons including Colin and Chet, both of whom have benefited from their father’s cinematic success in, well, different ways. Colin was most recently seen in Peacock’s A Friend Of The Family<\/em><\/span>while Chet’s best known for deeming summer 2021 \u201cWhite Boy Summer<\/span>\u201d As Hanks sees it, having both his sons follow in his footsteps is n’t such a surprise when entertainment is \u201ca family business.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what we’ve been doing forever. It’s what all of our kids grew up in,\u201d Hanks shares in a new interview with Reuters<\/em> (via The Sun<\/em><\/span>). \u201cIf we were a plumbing supply business or if we ran the florist shop down the street, the whole family would be putting in time at some point, even if it was just inventory at the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Hanks understands the familial nature, he also asserts that everyone in the business still has to find a way to create something fresh and endearing for audiences\u2014even the Coppolas and the Chaplins. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that doesn’t change no matter what happens, no matter what your last name is, is whether it works or not,\u201d he explains. \u201cThat’s the issue anytime of us go off and try to tell a fresh story or create something that has a beginning and a middle and an end. Doesn’t matter what our last names are. We have to do the work in order to make that a true and authentic experience for the audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Hanks, \u201cthat’s a much bigger task than worrying about whether anybody’s going to try to scathe us or not.\u201d <\/p>\n

Hanks’ comments join a host of other celebrities who’ve shared comments on nepotism since new York<\/em>‘s reporting dropped. Allison Williams<\/span>, Jamie Lee Curtis<\/span>, Kate Hudson<\/span>and Lily Allen<\/a><\/span> have also discussed the topic, offering reactions ranging between defensive and nonchalant. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n