The reasons for the supposed anger of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at the Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival is already in its final stretch and continues to give away moments that both attendees of the event and film fans will remember for many years. One of these moments starred him Tom Hanks and Rita Wilsonwho in various images they were very upset with an event worker on the red carpet.

The couple – who have been married since 1988 – came to Cannes as part of the cast of Asteroid Citythe director’s new film Wes Anderson. As they walked down the catwalk for the photographers, Hanks and Wilson were caught speaking harshly to a man who was initially believed to be part of the security personnel.

This moment sparked all kinds of theories and speculations, as it is very strange to see what is considered one of the nicest actors in Hollywood in the middle of an altercation. Among all the controversy, It was his wife who clarified what really happened.

The image that went viral the most shows hanks frowning and pointing his finger and the presumed security personnel trying to explain something without much success. This photo has been used by several tabloids to make the controversy bigger, which took advantage of rita to explain the situation in your instagram staff.

Rita uploaded to her stories a capture of a note titled “Delusional Private Ryan! Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson protest with a red carpet attendant while attending the premiere of Asteroid City at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival”which he used to explain that unlike what has circulated in networks, the couple was only confused by the indications of where they should go after the photos on the red carpet.

“This is called ‘I can’t hear you’. People shout. ‘What have you said?’ ‘Where are we supposed to go?’ But that doesn’t sell stories! Nice try. We had a great time! Go see Asteroid City!” Rita wrote about the alleged altercation. The woman herself explained that at that time it was difficult to communicate with others without raising the tone of voice, which caused the faces of the protagonists to transform as if they were arguing.

The other protagonist of the image, who has already been identified as vincent chapalain, has also shared his version of the story. Through Twitter, Vincent revealed that he was not part of the security force of Cannesbut director of public relations, in addition, confirmed Rita’s story that they were only looking for indications of where they should go.

“(In the image) They just ask me if they should go back to the beginning of the mat with the rest of the team filming (I’m not security) and With the photographers screaming, they’ve got to speak up”, assured Chapalain ending the controversy.

Talking about Asteroid Citythe film had a great reception during its premiere at the Cannes festival, getting a 6 minute standing ovation. The film tells the story of a fictional city in the southern United States famous for its meteorites and its observatory. During a convention of young scientists, a UFO crashes into the city, forever changing the lives of its inhabitants.

In addition to Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, the cast of the film includes the participation of figures such as Sophia Lillis, Margot Robbie, Scarlet Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell, Tilda Swinton, and Willem Dofe. Several of these names have collaborated with Wes Anderson in the past, however, the absence in this film of an Anderson favorite, Bill Murray, has given a lot to talk about. The reason Murray was not a part of Asteroid City is that the 72-year-old actor was sick with COVID when filming began.

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