The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

A novel

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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.<br><br>"Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable." Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay Alive<br>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.<br><br>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. <br><br>Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.<br><br>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.<br><br>Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story all created by Tom Hanks himself including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel s "major motion picture masterpiece."

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781524712327

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

26 x 167 x 236 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Knopf