Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg look set to reunite of a new Cold War thriller.

Hanks and Spielberg are reportedly set to team up for their fourth big screen collaboration after 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Catch Me If You Can' and 'The Terminal.'

Matt Charman has penned the unnamed project, which tells the story of real-life lawyer James Donovan, who famously negotiated the release of U-2 pilot Gary Powers, whose spy plane was shot down over Russia.

According to Variety.com, Marc Platt has been confirmed to produce and Hanks is on board to play Donovan, while Spielberg's involvement hasn't yet been made official.

Should Hanks and Spielberg reunite, it would mark the first time in a decade they have worked together on a film since 2004's 'The Terminal'.

They have also co-produced the critically-acclaimed WWII-set HBO mini-series 'The Pacific' and 'Band of Brothers'.

It is not known when they will be able to find a gap in their busy schedules to make the film, with Spielberg due to work on his sci-fi epic 'Robopocalypse' next.

As for Hanks, he enjoyed critical and commercial success at the end of last year with roles in Captain Phillips and Saving Mr Banks

The Oscar winning actor is currently filming A Hologram of the King with director Tom Tykwer and is set to reprise the role of Robert Langdon in an adaptation of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown.


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