First Novel Inspired by His Filmmaking Experience
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece is set to release in May 2023.

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece will follow “the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film … and the humble comic books that inspired it,” according to Penguin Random House.
According to the publisher, the novel will also touch on the changes that have happened in America and American culture since World War II.
“Every character in the book does something I’ve experienced while making a movie, as well as discovered a philosophy or learned an important lesson,” Hanks told People. “Even the foolish moments are some kinds of stunts I’ve pulled or mistakes I’ve survived.”
In the present day, a director discovers the nephew’s comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’s description says.
It continues, “We meet the film’s extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the gofer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera.”
Hanks’ novel will include three comic books that he created himself, including the one that becomes the present-day “major motion picture masterpiece.”
The Oscar-winning actor took to social media to promote his newest endeavor, captioning a photo of the cover, “The results of one smoking hot typewriter. Hanx,” playfully referencing his typewriter collection.
The novel marks Hanks’ second foray into book writing. In 2017, he penned a best-selling collection of stories called Uncommon Type.
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece hits shelves on May 9, 2023.