Tom Hanks: ‘Philadelphia’ , Would Not Be Produced Today , With a Straight Actor in a Gay Role.<br />CNN reports Tom Hanks, a recipient of <br />an Oscar for his portrayal of a gay man <br />dealing with AIDS in 'Philadelphia,'.<br />says if the film had been produced <br />today, a straight actor would not <br />have been cast, and "rightly so.".<br />In a recent interview, Hanks answered questions about two of his career-defining roles, 1993's 'Philadelphia'...<br />In a recent interview, Hanks answered questions about two of his career-defining roles, 1993's 'Philadelphia'...<br />... and 1994's 'Forrest Gump' in which Hanks portrayed a man with intellectual disabilities.<br />Hanks said of the films, “timely movies, at the time, that you might not be able to make now.”.<br />Hanks says he believes a straight <br />actor would never be cast if <br />'Philadelphia' was created today.<br />One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man, Tom Hanks, in an interview with 'The New York Times,' via CNN.<br />We’re beyond that now, and I <br />don’t think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight <br />guy playing a gay guy. , Tom Hanks, in an interview with 'The New York Times,' via CNN.<br />It’s not a crime, it’s not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity. , Tom Hanks, in an interview with 'The New York Times,' via CNN.<br />'Philadelphia' was the first major Hollywood release to depict the AIDS crisis in the United States.<br />In the year following its release, data <br />shows AIDS became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 25 to 44
