Forrest Gump's Original Script Included Curious George, Says Director

Overview

• Curious George was initially scripted to be a talking monkey companion to Forrest in the early drafts of Forrest Gump.
• Director Robert Zemeckis decided to cut the character, despite its presence in the script, due to creative choices rather than rights issues.
• The film still features Curious George as Forrest's favorite book, which he reads to his son, and a toy version appears in several scenes.
• Zemeckis was selected to direct the film partly due to his experience with blending animation and live-action in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'.
• Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Zemeckis have reunited for a new project, 'Here', marking another collaboration after their success with Forrest Gump.