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Tom Hanks says that if 1993's 'Philadelphia' came out now, he wouldn't be able to play the gay male lead: 'And rightly so'

Tom Hanks won his first-ever Oscar for his performance as a gay lawyer with AIDS in the acclaimed 1993 movie "Philadelphia."

However, the performer said that if that movie were made today, a straight man couldn't play the role.

"Let's mention 'could a straight dude do what I did in 'Philadelphia' now?'" Hanks asked during a recent interview with The Unused York Times Magazine.

"No, and rightly so. The whole point of 'Philadelphia' was don't be afraid," he said. "One of the reasons people weren't scared of that movie is that I was playing a gay man. We're beyond that now, and I don't think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy."

"It's not a crime, it's not boohoo," the performer added, "that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity."

In recent years there has been a debate over whether straight actors should be cast in LGBTQ roles.

Russell T. Davies, who created the TV series "Queer as Folk," told The Times in January of last year that h

Tom Hanks Discusses "Inauthenticity" of Playing a Gay Ethics in Philadelphia

While promoting the Elvis Presley biopic, Tom Hanks discussed his role in the Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia. Hanks received an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a corporate attorney who conceals his homosexuality and is fired over his AIDS diagnosis. The movie was released in 1993, and the actor told The New York Times Magazine that if the clip was being cast today, he would not participate the role of Beckett.

"Could a straight man perform what I did in Philadelphia now? No, and rightly so. The whole point of Philadelphia was, ‘Don’t be afraid.’ One of the reasons people weren’t afraid of that movie is that I was playing a same-sex attracted man. We’re beyond that now, and I don’t think people would approve the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy," Hanks said.

Philadelphia was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Demme, and starred Hanks and Denzel Washington. Philadelphia is recognized as one of the first Hollywood films to center its plot around the HIV/AIDS epidemic and homophobia. Besides Hanks' Best Actor

When a man with HIV is fired by his statute firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.When a man with HIV is fired by his statute firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.When a man with HIV is fired by his commandment firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

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    Wonderful.

    A touching film, which has taken the place of "The Fugitive" (1993) as my favorite movie. Tom Hanks' performance was obviously worthy of his first Oscar for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a gay, AIDS-stricken guy who was fired from his employment for what he believes to be discrimination against his sexual orientation and disease. Denzel Washington, in his portrayal of Joe Miller, the ex-homophobic who decides to support Andrew win his case, is superior, deserving of a Best Supporting Player award. This story of AIDS, homophobia and homosexualism is first-rate. I highly recommend this to an

    Philadelphia (1993)

    I found Philadelphia quite fascinating as it speaks about the story of the life of a homosexual lawyer who is suffering from AIDS; this role is played by the well-known actor Tom Hanks. The messages that the film presented were highly controversial at the period due to the era of when the film is set; people who had AIDS were treated as outcasts as it seemed to be compared and viewed appreciate the plague. Hence, this has a considerable effect on the life of the main ethics, Andrew Beckett, a successful gay lawyer who thinks that he has been fired because he suffers from AIDS, which then leads to him accusing his employers of discriminating against him. In my belief, the film becomes more and more compelling as it progresses. One of the many controversies in “Philadelphia” is when Beckett is having to serve from home for a period of time; which is a pivotal moment in the show as he bids to hide his lesions as he was aware that they were noticeable signs of his suffering of AIDS. However, his labor that he conducted at home was meant to be filed away safely; Beckett never did this. Therefore, Beckett’s employers use this as a reason for his firing. Towards the

    “Philadelphia,” the first major Hollywood movie about AIDS, opens in theaters

    Directed by Jonathan Demme (Something Wild, The Silence of the Lambs) and featuring Antonio Banderas as Beckett’s boyfriend, Jason Robards as his boss and Joanne Woodward as his mother, Philadelphia was nominated for five Academy Awards and collected Oscars for Best Actor (Hanks) and Best Original Lyric (Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia”). During his Academy Award acceptance speech, Hanks thanked his high academy drama teacher and a fellow classmate, calling them, “two of the finest gay Americans, two delightful men that I had the good fortune to be associated with, to fall under their inspiration at such a juvenile age.”

    Prior to Philadelphia, only a handful of smaller films, such as 1986’s Parting Glances and 1990’s Longtime Companion, had dealt with AIDS, which emerged as an epidemic in the early 1980s and was initially heavily stigmatized because it was perceived as a disease of gay people and drug users.

    Before making Philadelphia, Hanks, who was born on July 9, 1956, in Concord, California, co-starred in the 1980s TV sitcom Bosom Buddies and rose to fame on the big scr

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