Hanks also shares the reason why his career features few sequels
it might have ended up looking liketrip on one of his shrimping boats, eventually getting caught up in the Cold War, somehow. But Hanks seems well aware of the potential downfalls of sequels, which is why he never wants to be roped into one.
“A smart thing I did is I’ve never signed a contract that had a contractual obligation to a sequel,” Hanks says on the podcast. “I’ve always said, ‘Guys, if there’s a reason to do it, let’s do it. But you guys can’t force me.’ There is that natural inclination that is one of pure commerce that says, ‘Hey, you just had a hit, so do it again and you’ll have a hit.
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