Tom Hanks Has Never Gotten a Call from Marvel to Join the MCU

We
still
have
yet
to
see



Tom
Hanks
in
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe,
but
that’s
not
because
the
actor
has
been
turning
down
offers.
Since
the
launch
of
the
MCU,
Marvel
movies
have
essentially
taken
over
the
box
office
with
every
new
release
pretty
much
guaranteed
to
be
a
hit.
The
financial
success
has
attracted
a
lot
of
legendary
Hollywood
names
to
appear
in
big
roles
at
various
points
throughout
the
course
of
the
MCU,
including
Anthony
Hopkins,
Glenn
Close,
Angela
Bassett,
Michael
Douglas,
and
Robert
Redford.

Hanks
cannot
yet
be
included
in
that
list,
and
he’s
revealed
why,
explaining
that
he’s
simply
never
gotten
a
call
from
Marvel
Studios.
Recently,
Hanks
appeared
on
the
SmartLess
podcast
with
hosts
Jason
Bateman,
Sean
Hayes,
and
Will
Arnett
to
discuss
his
illustrious
career.
Arnett
was
perplexed
as
to
why
Hanks
hadn’t
gotten
the
Marvel
treatment
yet
with
the
studio
seemingly
gobbling
up
every
other

big
name
in
Hollywood.
When
asked
directly
why
Hanks
hasn’t
been
brought
in
for
the
superhero
movie
franchise
yet,
here’s
what
the
actor
had
to
say.

“Here’s
the
problem.
First
of
all,
they’ve
never
called
me
once.
Nope,
nope,
never.
And
I
think
that
if
one
of
these
days
they
will,
they’d
say, ‘Is
there
any
way
you’d
consider
playing
a
secretary
of
defense?’
You
know,
a
guy
who
comes
and
says, ‘Please,
help
us
Ultraman,
we
can’t
survive!’
I’d
be
one
of
those
guys.”

Tom
Hanks
then
shares
his
opinion
on
the
superhero
movie
franchises
which
have
been
dominating
the
industry
in
recent
years,
noting
how “some
of
those
are
great.”
The
SmartLess
hosts
point
out
how
Hanks
is
one
of
the
few
big
name
actors
to
stick
with
stories
that
hold
up
on
their
own
as
standalone
movies.
For
the
most
part,
Hanks
typically
does
not
revisit
the
roles
he
plays,
always
moving
on
from
one
original
project
to
another
and
rarely
doing
sequels.

With
that
being
said,

Tom
Hanks
does
voice
Woody
in
the

Toy
Story
movies,
so
it’s
not
that
he’s
opposed
to
joining
a
major
franchise.
As
the
actor
explained,
he
can’t
exactly
accept
a
role
if
he’s
never
given
a
call
in
the
first
place.
Given
his
abilities
and
popularity,
it
does
seem
odd
that
Marvel
Studios
execs
haven’t
reached
into
their
piggy
bank
just
yet
to
send
a
good
offer
Hanks’
way,
but
at
the
same
time,
it’s
not
like
the
MCU
is
slowing
down
anytime
soon.
There
are
more
than
enough
upcoming
Marvel
projects
for
Hanks
to
eventually
find
his
way
in.

These
days,
Tom
Hanks
has
been
impressing
viewers
and
audiences
with
his
new
movie

Finch,
which
is
breaking
records
with
its
streaming
viewership
at

Apple
TV+.
This
followed
Apple’s
release
of

Greyhound
last
year
which
the
actor
also
wrote.
He
has
many
projects
for
his
fans
to
look
forward
to
as
well.
The
actor
will
play
Colonel
Tom
Parker
in
the
upcoming
Elvis
Presley
biopic
along
with
the
live-action
Geppetto
in
Disney’s

Pinocchio
remake
for
Disney+.

Until
Hanks
makes
his
way
into
the
MCU,
fans
can
go
ahead
and
speculate
over

which
Marvel
character
he
might
be
best
suited
to
play.
For
more
about
Hanks’
career,
you
can
check
out
the
interview
on
the

SmartLess
podcast.