Ultimately, Howard was taken in as a hired gun who re-shot most of the film. While the result didn't fully appeal to fans, ...

The director, 71, told Vulture in an interview published on Aug. 13 that he needed some convincing from his dad, Rance Howard ...

The beloved series may not have come together the way it did if it weren't for a note from Howard's father to the show's star ...

EXCLUSIVE: Apollo 13 mission commander astronaut Jim Lovell, memorialized through Tom Hanks’ performance in the Best ...

In an interview about the making of the 1995 hit, director Ron Howard has admitted he had doubts about casting his mother in ...

Apollo 13' director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer pay to Jim Lovell, commander of the ill-fated moon mission on which ...

The 'Apollo 13' director celebrated the real-life astronaut's 'intellect, courage and commitment to duty' after his death.

Tom Hanks posted a tribute on social media to James Lovell, who died on Aug. 7. Lovell was a NASA astronaut known for ...

Tom Hanks honored astronaut Jim Lovell, whom he portrayed in "Apollo 13," with a touching tribute celebrating the space ...

The Oscar-winning actor played the real-life commander of the 1970 space mission that nearly ended in tragedy.

Apollo 13 (1995) was directed by Ron Howard and it is a dramatized account of the Apollo 13 lunar mission in the 1970s. William Broyles Jr.

"Apollo 13" film star Tom Hanks honored his real-life counterpart Jim Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at 97. Director Ron Howard also ...