Tom Hanks "doesn't know at all" when he returns to work

American actor Tom Hanks said Tuesday that Hollywood had "no idea" when filming could resume, due to the pandemic he suffered several months ago. Oscar-winning actor for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia became the first movie star to publicly announce having contracted Covid-19 in March, while in Australia with his wife Rita Wilson, also infected, to start a film on Elvis Presley. “Since we've wiped the plaster from the Covid-19, we're fine. We suffered for ten days from very bothersome symptoms, but fortunately not dangerous , ” said Tom Hanks at a virtual press conference.

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California, one of the main sources of coronavirus in the United States, recently gave the green light to the studios to resume filming provided they comply with strict sanitary rules. But most productions are still on hold and Tom Hanks does not imagine a recovery anytime soon. "I have no idea when I can get back to work," he said, "no one has a clue . " "It will happen but we don't know when." Many things must be taken into account, the financial aspect, the legal aspect, the insurance, " explains the actor, not to mention the constraints linked to the physical distancing that he says he practices himself in his daily life.

"Heartbreaking"

USS Greyhound - The Battle of the Atlantic , a WWII thriller starring Tom Hanks, was to be released this summer. But most cinemas being closed or reduced capacity in the United States because of the pandemic, Sony has agreed to sell it to Apple TV + for direct broadcast on this streaming platform. For Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay, the fact that the film is not screened in cinemas is a "heartbreaker" . But he still welcomes the possibility of broadcasting it worldwide from July 10 via the Internet.

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Filming has resumed recently in some countries, such as Iceland, South Korea and New Zealand, but the star says he does not yet have a schedule for the recovery of Elvis de Baz Luhrmann in Australia.