Tom Hanks was main the romantic comedy style within the 90s with Meg Ryan, however his spouse, Rita Wilson, revealed that he really turned down starring in one other basic.

Throughout a current episode of the Desk for Two with Bruce Bozzi podcast, the actress-producer mentioned Hanks was requested to star in 1989’s When Harry Met Sally…, however declined the position.

“Individuals most likely don’t know this, however Tom was supplied When Harry Met Sally…, and he turned it down as a result of he was going by way of a divorce and he was very blissful to be not married,” Wilson mentioned. “And so he couldn’t perceive that an individual going by way of a divorce would have something aside from similar to, ‘I’m so blissful.’”

The Forrest Gump actor later went on to star reverse Ryan in 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle and 1998’s You’ve Bought Mail. And Billy Crystal ended up touchdown the position of Harry Burns within the movie directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron.

Earlier than When Harry Met Sally… was launched, Hanks and Samantha Lewes had gotten a divorce in 1987. The actor then tied the knot with Wilson in 1988.

Throughout her podcast look, Wilson additionally opened up about how she received the position of Suzy in Ephron’s Sleepless in Seattle. After Hanks accepted the half, the actress mentioned she “liked that script a lot” when studying it.

Wilson additionally famous that she liked the best way Ephron wrote for Carrie Fisher in When Harry Met Sally… and This Is My Life. Then, when she ended up working into Ephron at a celebration, she requested the filmmaker if she might audition for the position of the most effective good friend (Becky) if she wasn’t going to solid Fisher.

The actress mentioned she went in for an audition, however “didn’t get the half. They gave it to Rosie [O’Donnell]. However Nora supplied me the position of Suzy, this different character. And I used to be like, ‘Oh yeah, that was a extremely good a part of the script. I actually like that character. There was a giant monologue in there.’”

Wilson added that the position ended up being “probably the most enjoyable, most fantastic performing experiences I’ve ever had.”