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Puzzle #788: Tom Hanks → Brie Larson

Monday, October 12, 2026

Tom HanksTom Hanks
Brie LarsonBrie Larson

On Monday, October 12, 2026, the daily puzzle asked players to link Tom Hanks and Brie Larson. The two have never been credited in the same movie, so there's no one-move answer. But 22 actors have worked with both of them in their best-known films, so it can be done in just 2 moves.

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The shortest solution

Show the 2-move answer (spoiler)
  1. Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski in The Terminal (2004), which also stars Zoe Saldaña as Torres.
  2. Zoe Saldaña as Gamora in Avengers: Endgame (2019), alongside Brie Larson as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel.

The full chain: Tom Hanks → The Terminal (2004) → Zoe Saldaña → Avengers: Endgame (2019) → Brie Larson.

Other ways to solve it

Show 3 more 2-move routes (spoilers)
  • Tom Hanks → The Circle (2017) → Karen Gillan → Avengers: Endgame (2019) → Brie Larson
  • Tom Hanks → Saving Private Ryan (1998) → Vin Diesel → Fast X (2023) → Brie Larson
  • Tom Hanks → Catch Me If You Can (2002) → Jennifer Garner → 13 Going on 30 (2004) → Brie Larson

About Tom Hanks

Born
July 9, 1956 in Concord, California, USA
Film career
1980–2025
Widely seen films
59 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain:

About Brie Larson

Born
October 1, 1989 in Sacramento, California, USA
Film career
2003–2023
Widely seen films
30 (films with a sizeable audience on TMDB)

Best-known films, which are often the quickest places to start a chain: