Tom Hanks on his friendship with 12-year-old co-star in News Of The World

Graham Norton interviews Tom Hanks remotely during the filming for the Graham Norton Show (Matt Crossick/PA)

Tom Hanks has revealed that his 12-year-old co-star in News Of The World knew nothing about his reputation and had seen none of his films.

The Hollywood actor, 64, stars in the post-Civil War America drama as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a widower and veteran of three wars, who now works as a traveling non-fiction storyteller.