Tom Hanks stopped filming the $200 million epic ‘Angels & Demons’ to help a bride get to church on time
As I was reading Ruben Nepales‘ column ‘Only IN Holywood‘ yesterday, I’ve learned that Hollywood actor Tom Hanks stopped the shoot to escort a bride who was about to get married at the Pantheon at about the same time they were filming. Here’s an excerpt of that amazing story…
Tom offered an interesting story about filming in front of the Pantheon. “It’s a complicated place to shoot in front of,” he said of the ancient domed Roman temple that has been used as a Roman Catholic church since the seventh century. “I think we only had two days to shoot there. There were only brief periods of sunlight, lots of people walking around and complicated stuff.”
He continued: “On the second day, we found out that at 3 p.m., a fleet of limousines was going to show up in our shot because a wedding party was scheduled. So we said, ‘Let’s see what we can do.’ Lo and behold, the bride did show up. Luckily, the limousine came down the wrong street. They have barriers that make it impossible to get anywhere so I leapt into the fray.”
“I introduced myself to the bride and said, ‘We’re making a movie here but you have to get married so please allow me the honor of escorting you to the steps of the Pantheon.’ I asked if I could perform the marriage (laughter). Alas, I’m not an ordained minister in any religion. So I just walked her up the steps. I told her she was the most beautiful woman in the world at that moment. She said, ‘I’m glad you don’t have the hair like in the first movie’ (laughter). Then she got married. She was at the premiere. She and her husband are having a baby.”
Fascinated with the great story, I’ve searched the ‘net for more about the incident and the name of the lucky bride. Found out she’s Natalia Dearnley. I’ve also found this amateur video posted in YouTube wile the actor was escorting Natalia and her dad into the Pantheon. Watch this…
Here are more links about the happy incident.
