Robin Wright explains why she never hung out with Tom Hanks on the ‘Forrest Gump’ set

Robin Wright recently revealed that she and Tom Hanks never really got to know each other while working on “Forrest Gump” — but that’s not all she has to say about it.

On Monday, she explained to “Today” that the reason the two actors didn’t bond on set was that Hanks — who played Forrest — was just too busy, well, Forresting.

“We were racing around shooting that movie and every lunch period Tom was out running, just running wherever they could get him, so we didn’t really get to hang out,” she told the magazine.

Robin Wright as Jenny and Tom Hanks as Forrest in
Robin Wright as Jenny and Tom Hanks as Forrest in 1994’s “Forrest Gump.”

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In the Oscar-winning 1994 film, running is a big aspect of Hank’s titular character. As a child, Forrest becomes a runner out of necessity to run from his bullies. As an adult, he embarks on an epic three-year sprint across the United States for no particular reason.

The film shows Hanks running through lots of scenic spots across the country, like the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Monument Valley in Utah and Arizona, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

A place in Monument Valley, Utah, where hundreds of people from all over the world came to reenact a scene from
A place in Monument Valley, Utah, where hundreds of people from all over the world came to re-enact a scene from “Forrest Gump” where Forrest stops his run across America.

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And while Hanks and Wright were distant during filming, Wright told “Today” they “got to know each other as adults” after reuniting with “Forrest Gump” director Robert Zemeckis for their upcoming film, “Here.”

Hanks and Wright attend the world premiere of "Here" during the 2024 AFI Festival earlier this month.
Hanks and Wright will attend the world premiere of “Here” during the 2024 AFI Festival earlier this month.

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“It was literally like getting the band back together,” she said of working on the sprawling drama about generations of people living on the same plot of land.

She added of Zemeckis and Hanks, “I would do anything with Bob and Tom.”