You’ve Got Mail stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks have reunited onscreen for Ithaca, the actress’ directorial debut. Hanks is doing a cameo in the movie, as the deceased husband of Ryan’s character. Ithaca is adapted from William Saroyan’s 1943 novel The Human Comedy.
The Trailer of the film was released recently.
The story revolves around a teenage boy, Homer (Alex Neustaedter), who comes of age working as a telegraph messenger to support his recently widowed mother (Ryan) after her eldest son enlists to fight in World War II. Meg Ryan’s son, Jack Quaid, is also a part of the film, besides actors Hamish Linklater and Sam Shepard.
It took a day for Hanks to shoot the cameo and Meg Ryan says she was was touched with his gesture.
“He’s just so dear. He so did not have to do that. At the end of his time, he says to the crew, ‘All right, gather ‘round. Listen, I know we’ve gotten to know each other very well over the last 10 hours together, but I just want to thank you for being here for my friend Meg’,” Ryan told Entertainment Weekly.
54-year-old Meg Ryan was one of the most successful actresses of the 1990s, particularly in romantic comedy films.
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