Tom Hanks is an icon, but why the heck haven't we seen him in a superhero movie? Remember, he's just worked with Disney on the live-action Pinocchio and even starred in a sci-fi movie with Apple TV+'s Finch.
In the video below, the Toy Story star is asked outright whether he's been contacted by Marvel Studios. The answer, unfortunately, may disappoint you. "No, no, not to my knowledge. I do not know," he says. "Boy, talk about coin of the realm. Holy cow."
He'd go on to say, "Okay, alright. Let's unpack this. Is there an era of film in which a very particular type of movie dominated the marketplace? You could say Westerns in the 50s. You could say the John Ford universe of Westerns is not all that different to the Marvel Universe of motion pictures. If it's a bodacious John Ford Western, would you do it? You might do that."
So, it appears he's open to entering into the juggernaut that is the MCU, though it's not a world he's intimately familiar with. He certainly doesn't look down his nose at the genre either, though.
"Is it officially the Marvel Universe of motion pictures? The MCU? Alright. And it's got Spider-Man and the X-Men? Look, I haven't seen them all, I'll give you that right now," Hanks admits. "The ones I've seen, I've never come away without thinking, 'There's a couple of great performances in there. Those people really gave their all.'
"I don't know how they do that. Then, after that, it's like, did they examine the theme? They're all quite good."
We'd be shocked if this didn't happen eventually, and this interview might at least make it clear to Marvel Studios that he's open to working with them. It is hard to say who he would be a good fit to play, but it's hard to believe that a role couldn't be found for him somewhere!
Perhaps he's just playing coy and has already spoken with Kevin Feige? We'll see.