Tom Hanks was grateful to be playing a supporting role as Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' biopic
Tom Hanks felt he could disappear into the part of Colonel Tom Parker in 'Elvis'. The 65-year-old actor plays the King of Rock and Roll's manager in Baz Luhrmann's new biopic and explained that he was happy to play a supporting role to Austin Butler's portrayal of the late music icon. Tom told Entertainment Weekly: "Playing Elvis is like playing Jesus, and it doesn't really matter who plays Pontius Pilate because if you have a good Jesus, you got it. "I had the luxury of essentially recreating somebody who no one really knew. I had a different layer of expectations." Tom had to spend five hours per day in the make-up chair to recreate the Colonel's look and confessed that it was the most challenging aspect of the part. The 'Forrest Gump… (more)