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# Tom Hanks Supported Meg Ryan in the Sweetest Way Possible

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by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Jul 25, 2016 9:45 PM UTC

by 

[Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/)


## Ashley Hoffman


Jul 25, 2016 9:45 PM UTC

[Tom Hanks](http://time.com/4379762/tom-hanks-career-advice-allison-williams/), who is producing [Meg Ryan’s](http://time.com/74493/meg-ryan-in-how-i-met-your-dad/) directorial debut movie _Ithaca_, gave everyone on the set of the film an adorable speech about supporting her.

It’s not like Meg Ryan isn’t “getting her life” all by herself directing a movie about a heroic teen boy who shows everyone what he’s made of during WWII, but Hanks did do something lovely [again](http://time.com/3742246/tom-hanks-girl-scout-cookies/). [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/24/meg-ryan-ithaca-interview) asked Ryan what it meant to have Hanks on set, and she told such a sweet story about it that it could belong in a little indie book shop.

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The duo previously played opposite each other in the romantic comedies _Sleepless in Seattle_ and _You’ve Got Mail._ Hanks won’t play Ryan’s love interest in this movie though. But that doesn’t matter. Wherever Meg Ryan goes, Tom Hanks is there. He will always be there, lending a sturdy helping hand and a voice of comfort with his pep talks about how great she is. And the bond lives on.

Ryan will star alongside Sam Shepard, Melanie Griffith and Jack Quaid in _Ithaca_.

\[[Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/24/meg-ryan-ithaca-interview)\]

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