# @thirteenwnet on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=dwagAZQsxkc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68956784-thirteenwnet-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cfe66b6d62.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-06T16:00:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** THIRTEEN (@thirteenwnet) — https://gondola.cc/thirteenwnet

## Caption

When Ron Howard cast Tom Hanks in the true space survival story of Apollo 13, many people, including Jim Lovell, the real-life NASA astronaut who commanded the mission, were skeptical and worried the Forrest Gump star could turn the biopic into a comedy. Howard recounts a meeting that changed everything, the challenges of filming inactual weightlessness, and being surprised that his movies are commercial successes.

#Apollo13 #TomHanks #RonHoward #Filmmaking #BehindTheScenes #Movies #HollywoodHistory #THIRTEEN #WNET #Shorts

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,595
- **Likes:** 101
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 3

## Tags

filmmaking, hollywoodhistory, apollo13, behindthescenes, tomhanks, movies, ronhoward, wnet, thirteen, shorts

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