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Tom Hanks is one of the Hollywood stars who is known to take intense measures to prepare for his on-screen characters. While it surely fulfills the purpose, as they present their best to the audience, sometimes it leaves a lasting impact on actors. While sometimes they suffer from mental distress from playing a character, it also leaves physical impacts on actors working on tight schedules and due to the injuries, they suffer while filming.
Hanks also went through something similar while working for his 2000 filmCast Away, which follows a plane crash survivor attempting to survive and go back home.
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Tom Hanks Suffered a Serious Injury onCast Away
The 2000 survival dramaCast AwayfeaturesTom Hanksas Chuck Nolan, a sole survivor of a plane crash, who desperately attempts to survive and go back home. And the struggle became real off-camera as well after he got a cut that later turned into a serious infection.
TheForrest Gumpstar shared that he did not think of it much before and thought that he“had a sore.”However, the infection was“eating its way through his [leg],” and at a point, it got so serious that he needed to be rushed to the hospital, where doctors told him how bad the infection was.
Doctors told him that they had to admit him and treat the infection, as it could have been life-threatening to him. Hanks shared,“Believe it or not, [it] almost killed me.”He was in the hospital for three days, receiving treatment for his infection, and was able to recover and get back to filmingCast Away.
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How Did Tom Hanks Prepare ForCast Away?
Preparing for his role inCast Awaywas also an exhausting experience for Tom Hanks. The actor shared that in order to prepare for his role in the movie, he read several logs of people who went through similar experiences.“It was despair,” he said.
He said that he learned that many such logs and diaries had been found of people who were involved in shipwrecks or other incidents. He learned that these people did everything to survive, from making fire to finding food and water. However, the constant struggle also takes a toll on their mental and physical health.
Everything theGreyhoundstar did for the film worked out for the best as it was a commercial and critical hit. Along with the film’s success, Hanks also received praise for his work and got nominated for Best Actor at the 2001 Academy Awards for the film.
Cast Awayis available on Hulu.
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
