{"product_id":"349","title":"The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel by Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wild, ambitious and exceptionally enjoyable.\" —Matt Haig, best-selling author The Midnight Library, The Humans and Reasons to Stay Alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for twenty-three years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCue the cast: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus material: Interspersed throughout are three comic books that are featured in the story—all created by Tom Hanks himself—including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel’s \"major motion picture masterpiece.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weathering The Storm Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Buy it Now","offer_id":43832567857230,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Book Rental","offer_id":43885300416590,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Book Rental","offer_id":43885300449358,"sku":null,"price":6.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 Book Rental","offer_id":43885300482126,"sku":null,"price":6.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2133\/3326\/files\/PXL_20260614_034356290.jpg?v=1782098959","url":"https:\/\/wtsbookstore.com\/products\/349","provider":"Weathering The Storm Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}