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Was Tom Hanks really playing ping pong in the movie?

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Retry Correct Incorrect The battles were all Computer-Generated Imagery. Whether or not Tom Hanks really is that good at ping pong in real life is still up for debate, but when it came to filming, he wasn’t really playing.
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Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images

Was Tom Hanks really playing ping pong in the movie?

  • Yes, he was childhood friends with ping pong master Randy Daytona
  • Yes, he trained for six months at the National Ping Pong Federation to prepare for the role
  • No, his face was superimposed onto the head of a professional ping pong player
  • No, the ping pong battles were all CGI
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