Tom Hanks to Play Down And Out JWT Exec In Universal Movie

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We're told Tom Hanks is set to star in a Gus Van Sant-directed Universal movie based on a fictional memoir/book proposal called How Starbucks Saved My Life by former JWT exec Michael Gates Gill, son of long time The New Yorker writer Brendan Gill. We're not sure, though, how much the movie's going to focus on advertising because the premise involves a man in his 60's who gets downsized, goes through a divorce and gets a job at a Starbucks. A book, published by Penguin Imprint Gotham Books is also on the way. Let's hope, since this is written by someone who actually spent time in the business, we don't end up with account executives creating ads in the movie.

Written by Steve Hall    Comments (1)     File: Celebrity     Mar-30-06  
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you say that like it's a bad thing!

Poor Darrin Stephens (both of them)

Posted by: Stevie on April 1, 2006 12:15 PM

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