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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, Ego Nwodim, Nasim Pedrad, Connor Ratliff, Holland Taylor, Rita Wilson, full cast
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
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A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.
Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.
Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.
This audiobook features 15 narrators, including Rita Wilson, other character backstories performed by Peter Gerety (Charlie Wilson's War, The Wire), Natalie Morales (Dead to Me, Language Lessons), Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live), Nasim Pedrad (Chad, Saturday Night Live), Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) and Holland Taylor (The Practice, The Morning Show). Additional parts are performed by Frankie Corzo, Hillary Huber, David Lee Huynh, Sean Patrick Hopkins, JD Jackson, January LaVoy, and Oliver Wyman.
Interspersed throughout the book are three comic books featured in the story. This audiobook contains downloadable PDF of the comics from the book and a QR code for access to the original screenplay of Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-06-23
The Making of a Major Audio Materpiece
Brilliantly produced and perfectly narrated by Mr Tom Hanks. Not just an amazing insight into the making of a movie and its cast and crew but also a beautifully crafted story of popular culture born from small town America.
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- Josie's Mum!
- 23-05-23
Excellent insight into movie making!
Very well narrated, great story, and an education into how to make a movie!
It was a pleasure to listen to.
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- LeonBlank
- 06-07-23
Latte-flavored and kind-hearted love letter
Tom Hanks reading a love letter to filmmaking has value in itself, but truthfully, it's a bit too kind, fluffy and sweet to really go inside your skin, even as a filmmaker. it shows Tom knows his craft but weirdly some stuff is a bit off, too, that you would think he would have gotten right.
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- JS
- 15-07-23
Excellent
Had me entertained from start to finish. Excellent just excellent what more can i say
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- Tal Yishay
- 27-09-23
A real treat
Really enjoyed the book, loved the story line, reading was brilliant (as expected), a beautifully written book.
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- boo123
- 17-02-24
lovely characters and a great circular story pulling at the heart
A lovely listen, witty poignant and full of great description. I just wish i cpuld see the movie!
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- Sean H
- 07-01-24
A great story, brilliantly read and performed!
In a strange way, this book reignited my passion for films. I was enthralled from start to finish and even though I've never worked in this industry professionally, I understood and recognised some things from my time as a student and found myself missing that creative world.
The characters were interesting and some were recognisable.
I wanted to spend some more time with some characters and timelines but overall, the story flowed well.
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- mike barden
- 28-12-23
film geeks guide
loved this I wasn't sure about the business of an ensemble of players but it added to my enjoyment and Tom's warm tones made this a real pleasure to walk the dog in the rain to!
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- Spcp
- 28-08-23
Great story, shame about some narration
A great story from Tom Hanks and I got used to the different timelines and locations. A good insight into the film-making business and a chance to learn a bit more about some of the ‘minor’ members of the crew. I could listen to Tom Hanks for ever but oh, some of the narration was woeful.
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- Jamie Klingler
- 23-05-23
Brilliantly engrossing peek behind the curtain
This book was not at all what I was expecting, but I absolutely adored it. More than anything else, the recognition of kindred spirits, women that can get anything done and are who make the world happen. The relationships between Inez and Al and Al and Dais are where I lost track of time and space. I worked on set for almost two years right out of Uni, and this brought it all back. I loved it.
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