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Cruise as Burke or Hicks; Hanks as Hudson

Hanks

Cruise

The panel role-swaps both actors: one audible choice favors Hanks and another favors Cruise, then the discussion explicitly says they do not really have to choose.

Hanks works for Jimmy; Cruise is test-driven and rejected.

Tom Hanks won after debate over which actor fit Goodwin or Van Doren.

Tom Cruise wins because he could plausibly play every male part, especially Lecter or Miggs; Tom Hanks is preferred only for Crawford.

Tom Cruise would make the running and stunt work more intense and the movie funnier, but the panel does not say he would make a better Forrest than Hanks.