Hanks and Wright share the screen in the upcoming movie 'Here,' 30 years after the release of 'Forrest Gump' Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock says it was "so easy" reconnecting with on the set of their new film Speaking on the red carpet of the movie's world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 25, Hanks, 68, opened up about what it was like to once again work with his costar — along with director Robert Zemeckis — 30 years after the film's 1994 release. "Everybody was [saying], 'Oh, what was it like, the reunion?' " Hanks recalled of seeing Wright, 58, on set again after so many years.
"You know what it was? It was like, 'Hey, how you doing?' " "We just picked up right where we left off," Hanks continued. "I'm going to say we love each other because we're so easy with each other. It was a luxury to be able to come in and get the same conversations we've been having for the last 30 years after a moment of, 'Hey, this kooky look, do you believe this? Can you believe this? Look at this, look at this.
' " VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Related: Hanks has been candid about how he and Wright immediately clicked when they came back together for , years after shooting , in which the pair played childhood friends who marry by the end of the movie. In an exclusive , Wright said that working with Hanks and Zemeckis, 72, came easily, adding, "Working with people you know and you're compatible with, there's nothing like that." "We all know each other so well," Hanks chimed in.
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