tom hanks played apollo 13 commander jim lovell in apollo 13.
who did tom hanks play in apollo 13?
apollo 13 commander jim lovell
bullet::::- tom hanks as apollo 13 commander jim lovell: jim lovell stated that before his book "lost moon" was even written, the movie rights were being shopped to potential buyers and that his first reaction was that kevin costner would be a good choice to play him. however, by the time howard acquired the director's position, costner's name never came up in serious discussion, and hanks had already been interested in doing a film based on apollo 13. when hanks' representative informed him that a script was being passed around, he had the script sent to him. john travolta was initially offered the role of lovell, but declined.
apollo 13 (film)
apollo 13 is a 1995 american space docudrama film directed by ron howard and starring tom hanks, kevin bacon, bill paxton, gary sinise, and ed harris. the screenplay by william broyles jr., and al reinert dramatizes the aborted 1970 apollo 13 lunar mission and is an adaptation of the book "lost moon: the perilous voyage of apollo 13" by astronaut jim lovell and jeffrey kluger. the film depicts astronauts lovell, jack swigert, and fred haise aboard apollo 13 for america's third moon landing mission. en route, an on-board explosion deprives their spacecraft of most of its oxygen supply and electric power, forcing nasa's flight controllers to abort the moon landing, and turning the mission into a struggle to get the three men home safely.
apollo 13 (film)