Fascinating Facts About ‘Forrest Gump’

Filling The Director’s Seat

Can you imagine a Forrest Gump starring John Travolta, Dave Chappelle, and directed by Terry Gilliam? Well, it turns out that Gilliam and Barry Sonnenfeld both turned down the chance to direct the adapted screenplay.

It’s amazing to think how different the film could have been if these different creative choices were made at the start. As well as Gump, Zemeckis has directed classic films like Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Cast Away with Tom Hanks.