“Apollo 13” A beloved story of perseverance and overcoming a hopeless situation in outer space.

Movie rights sold while the original work was being written

The move to make the film into a movie began when former captain Jim Lovell reflected on his unforgettable experiences and decided to compile them into a book. Film rights are bought and sold while the story is still being written, and once the contract is finalized, casting begins in earnest.

Here, the production team learned that Tom Hanks had been obsessed with the Apollo program since he was a child, and that he was "interested" in this project as well. He promptly sent the script and succeeded in attracting the cast, who were riding the best wave at the time, without any difficulty.

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In addition, Gary Sinise, who co-starred with Hanks in `` Forest Gump '' (1994), appears, as well as famous people such as Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Ed Harris. The rapid preparations paid off, and we were able to start filming the same year the original book was published in 1994.

According to one theory, Brad Pitt was originally approached to play the role played by Kevin Bacon, but he turned it down to concentrate on `` Seven '' (1995), which was in production at the same time. Considering the fact that `` Seven '', which he chose in this way, was a major turning point in his career as an actor, fate is truly a strange thing.

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