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Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis reveal Forrest Gump originally featured a famous animated character

The cast and director of Forrest Gump have revealed that the eponymous character once had an animated sidekick that didn't make it to the finished film.

The cast and director of Forrest Gump have revealed that the eponymous character once had an animated sidekick that didn't make it to the finished film. Wright joined in to ask if the friendly simian was cut from the film due to licensing issues, but Hanks and Zemeckis pointed out that the character of Curious George is referenced multiple times throughout the film, including in a tender scene in which Forrest reads Curious George — his favorite book — to his son, who was played by a young Haley Joel Osment. 'Let me tell you something about these 'c***s****rs' who write about movies,' Hanks said, as he recalled a film critic who had written a scathing review of his directorial feature debut, That Thing You Do!

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