In the Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller “Finch,” star Tom Hanks is tasked with carrying the bulk of the human drama: quite literally, as he’s often the only person in sight, save for a handful of co-stars who appear in limited flashbacks.
As the titular character in the Miguel Sapochnik film, Hanks is a man living in a post-apocalyptic world, but he’s not alone.
He has a dog, Goodyear, and a robot named Jeff he builds to look after Goodyear after his death.That’s not a new challenge to Hanks, who famously spent a full act of Robert Zemeckis’ “Cast Away” interacting only with a volleyball he cheekily named Wilson (the role earned the actor his fifth Best Actor nomination).
During a recent press conference for the film, due out on the streaming service later this week, Hanks said his experience acting opposite a dog and robot was full of vitality.
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