True West Magazine
News of the World
, Tom Hanks’ first Western, is one of the best films of the year.
News of the World stars Tom Hanks as ex-Confederate Capt. Kyle Kidd and Helena Zengel as former Indian captive Johanna in the cinematic adaptation of Paulette Jiles’ novel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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While Texas novelist Paulette Jiles liked the idea of
News of the World becoming a movie, this wasn’t her first rodeo. “Larry McMurtry did a script for
Color of Lightning, but he couldn’t sell it to Hollywood. Twentieth Century-Fox bought