Tom Hanks defends casting his son in new movie 'A Man Called Otto': 'This is a family business'
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Tom Hanks' new movie "A Man Called Otto" not only stars the actor as Otto Anderson, but also his son Truman as a young Otto. The actor defended his decision to cast his son in the movie he's also producing.
The new movie, which stars Hanks as Otto Anderson, is produced by Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson. Their son Truman plays a young Otto. Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer.
"We have to do the work in order to make that a true and authentic experience for the audience. And that's a much bigger task than worrying about whether anybody is going to like… try to scathe us or not," he added.