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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

By: Tom Hanks
Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, Ego Nwodim, Nasim Pedrad, Connor Ratliff, Holland Taylor, Rita Wilson, Full Cast
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A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.

Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.

Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.

This audiobook features 15 narrators, including Rita Wilson, other character backstories performed by Peter Gerety (Charlie Wilson's War, The Wire), Natalie Morales (Dead to Me, Language Lessons), Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live), Nasim Pedrad (Chad, Saturday Night Live), Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Holland Taylor (The Practice, The Morning Show). Additional parts are performed by Frankie Corzo, Hillary Huber, David Lee Huynh, Sean Patrick Hopkins, JD Jackson, January LaVoy, and Oliver Wyman.

Interspersed throughout the book are three comic books featured in the story. This audiobook contains downloadable PDF of the comics from the book and a QR code for access to the original screenplay of Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall.

© Tom Hanks 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

 Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Funny Superhero
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Critic Reviews

Affectionate and endlessly entertaining. Hanks writes with such tenderness about human connection and the magic of the movies (Richard Osman)
With a unique insight and a rare eye for detail, Tom Hanks delivers a stunning, emotionally satisfying tale about the art of storytelling. I never wanted the lights to come up. I could not put it down (Graham Norton)
THE MAKING OF ANOTHER MAJOR MOTION PICTURE MASTERPIECE is its own universe, complete with a sun, a cast of circling planets, and a limitless number of stars. Its gravity pulls you in and its far reaching, multi-layered, rollicking exuberance holds you in place. I would have been happy to live inside this book forever (Ann Patchett)
A proper literary belter
An extravagant, buoyant, joyfully sprawling book, bursting with affection for its characters, for the intricate lore of the movie business, and for the many ways in which human beings are one another's greatest opportunity (Tana French)
This is a wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable novel. A story about how stories happen, with a swirling kaleidoscope of characters across the best part of a century, and a real beating emotional heart. It has a lot of astute and fascinating things to say about comic books, movies, show business, America and human beings. I loved every page (Matt Haig)
Vibrant, jazzy, witty, snazzily written, with a great sense of time and place, this novel-cum-comic book is one of those rare, unique, pieces of fiction. Loved it (Kate Mosse)
Do you want to go on an adventure? Who doesn't? This was a joy to read in that certain kind of way that only happens when it was a joy to write. Tom Hanks is such a natural storyteller that everything feels like he's telling this story just for you, at a dinner table, and you don't want the night to end (Fredrik Backman)
A heartfelt tribute to movies and the people who make them . . . Lovingly crafted, a wildly entertaining story beautifully told . . . You'll love this book
An impressive debut
All stars
Most relevant
Although I was originally sceptical, I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. Well done Tom Hanks and cast.

Unexpected pleasure

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Once I started, I could not stop listening to this book! The narration, particularly Tom Hanks’ transports you to another world. So many interesting stories wrapped into one. I was sorry when it came to the end. You have to marvel at the many talents of Tom Hanks!

Prepare to be transported into a world of interesting characters!

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Beautifully narrated by Tom Hanks and other actors. I was teleported in time and place.

Masterpiece of narration

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This started off slow and hokey but built to such an extent that you were invested in almost all the characters( not you, ok).

But in the meantime we were treated to a detailed exposition of the art and grunt work of filmmaking.

I wish my teachers had taught me like this.

Well done Tom and all the people that helped you on this

A wonderful look behind the green curtain

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This book had me on the edge of my proverbial seat. What a real rendition of the reel world. Amazing Mr. Hanks.

What a book!

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