The film felt meaningless after 9/11, its screenwriter said, revealing the plot would have seen Forrest meet more famous figures, including Princess Diana and OJ Simpson.
"And he was sitting on the bench waiting for her to have lunch and all of a sudden the building behind him blows up."
The Oklahoma City bombing, in 1995, is the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in US history, killing 168 people. Bomber Timothy McVeigh, who was later executed, said he was motivated by his dislike of the federal government. In the interview, Roth suggested that scene, given it involved terrorism, was a catalyst for the sequel being scrapped, though the idea of the film itself may have soured for the trio in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.There have been reports in the past about a possible second film.
In 2007, author Winston Groom, on whose book the original film is based, said Paramount Pictures had also bought the rights to Gump & Co, Groom's follow-up novel.Topics:
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