Tom Hanks says he rejected Jeff Bezos space offer because it cost $28M
Tom Hanks revealed that Jeff Bezos had offered him a ride aboard his Blue Origin rocket on which William Shatner became the oldest person to travel to space — but the “Apollo 13” star said he would have had to foot the $28 million price, Page Six reported.
“Well, yeah, provided I pay!” Hanks, 65, said during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when asked if the billionaire Amazon founder offered him a seat on the short trip.
“You know, it cost 28 million bucks or something like that,” the actor said. “And I’m doing good, Jimmy, I’m doing good. But I ain’t paying 28 [million] bucks.”
“You know what, we could simulate the experience of going to space right now,” he joked.
“It’s about a 12-minute flight, is that about it? We could all do it in our seats right here.”
The “Forrest Gump” star then simulated the spaceflight experience by playfully shaking his chair, to the amusement of the audience.
“I don’t need to spend 28 million bucks to do that. I can do that at home,” said Hanks, who appeared on the show Tuesday to promote his new movie “Finch.”
The seat was then given to the 90-year-old “Star Trek” icon.