Then, when she ended up running into Ephron at a party, she asked the filmmaker if she could audition for the role of the best friend (Becky) if she wasn’t going to cast Fisher. Wilson also noted that she loved the way Ephron wrote for Carrie Fisher in When Harry Met Sally… and This Is My Life. After Hanks accepted the part, the actress said she “loved that script so much” when reading it. The actor then tied the knot with Wilson in 1988.ĭuring her podcast appearance, Wilson also opened up about how she got the role of Suzy in Ephron’s Sleepless in Seattle. And Billy Crystal ended up landing the role of Harry Burns in the film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron.īefore When Harry Met Sally… was released, Hanks and Samantha Lewes had gotten a divorce in 1987. The Forrest Gump actor later went on to star opposite Ryan in 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and 1998’s You’ve Got Mail. 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' Review: Nia Vardalos and John Corbett Head to the Homeland for a (Mostly) Painless Third Installment “And so he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, ‘I’m so happy.’” “People probably don’t know this, but Tom was offered When Harry Met Sally…, and he turned it down because he was going through a divorce and he was very happy to be not married,” Wilson said. Tom Hanks was leading the romantic comedy genre in the 90s with Meg Ryan, but his wife, Rita Wilson, revealed that he actually turned down starring in another classic.ĭuring a recent episode of the Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi podcast, the actress-producer said Hanks was asked to star in 1989’s When Harry Met Sally…, but declined the role.
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