<p>Tom Hanks&#8217; wife <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rita-wilson-says-slowing-down-her-movie-career-to-raise-her-kids-wasnt-a-sacrifice-but-a-choice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rita Wilson</a> revealed the major role he turned down in the 1980s that would have been his first collaboration with three-time co-star Meg Ryan.</p>
<p>During the 66-year-old actress&#8217; appearance on iHeartRadio&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-table-for-two-105373224/">Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi</a>&#8221; podcast, Wilson said Hanks had been offered the lead role in the 1989 hit &#8220;When Harry Met Sally,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rita-wilson-reveals-tom-hanks-turned-down-when-harry-met-sally-could-not-understand-role?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-foxnews&amp;utm_content=later-35866015&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio">Fox News</a> reported.</p>
<p>She said the &#8220;Splash&#8221; star couldn&#8217;t quite relate with the main character&#8217;s feeling of helplessness about the end of his marriage because Hanks — who was getting a divorce from first wife Samantha Lewes — felt differently.</p>
<p>&#8220;People probably don&#8217;t know this, but Tom was offered &#8216;When Harry Met Sally,&#8217; and he turned it down because he was going through a divorce, and he was very happy to be not married,&#8221; Wilson explained.</p>
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<p>&#8220;And so, he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than just like, &#8216;I&#8217;m so happy,'&#8221; she added of the role.</p>
<p>Hanks and Ryan first teamed up in the 1990 comedy &#8220;Joe Versus the Volcano,&#8221; but the two found huge box office success with 1993&#8217;s &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle&#8221; and 1998&#8217;s &#8220;You&#8217;ve Got Mail.&#8221;</p>
<p>The lead male role in &#8220;When Harry Met Sally&#8221; instead went to Billy Crystal, and his performance in the film could possibly be one of his most memorable ones. In a recent Twitter post, Crystal marked his birthday with a fun side-by-side image of him now and one of a scene in the rom-com.</p>
<p>The &#8220;City Slickers&#8221; star donned a white sweater, jeans, and sneakers and took a photo of himself squatting.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you all.. <a href="https://t.co/EySEYTBJMc">pic.twitter.com/EySEYTBJMc</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillyCrystal/status/1635673188519796737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>He simply captioned it, &#8220;Thank you all&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>Speaking to the Library of Congress of the iconic role, Crystal previously said he &#8220;just felt so plugged into the process of making the movie … Not that anything is ever easy, but it was just such a joy to see it come to life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The movie is beautiful and simple and appropriate, and every shot is just right,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>Hanks and Wilson tied the knot in 1988 and share two sons together. The &#8220;Forrest Gump&#8221; star was previously married to Lewes from 1978-1987, and they share two kids together.</p>

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