Tom Hanks says he wouldn't accept role as gay man in Philadelphia in modern times

Veteran star Tom Hanks, who essayed the role of a gay man with HIV in Jonathan Demme's 1993 legal drama 'Philadelphia', feels a straight actor would no longer be able to play the openly gay character today.

Hanks opened up on straight performers playing LGBTQ characters in an interview with a popular magazine recently.
"Let's address 'could a straight man do what I did in 'Philadelphia' now?' No, and rightly so.The whole point of 'Philadelphia' was don't be afraid. One of the reasons people weren't afraid of that movie is that I was playing a gay man. We're beyond that now, and I don't think people would accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy," he said.
He added, "It's not a crime, it's not boohoo, that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity."
Hanks won the Oscar and a Golden Globe for his performance in 'Philadelphia.'

Hanks will be next seen in a polarising role in Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis', in which he plays Elvis Presley's conniving manager Colonel Tom Parker. 'Elvis' will be out in theatres on June 24.