Claim: Beyond All Boundaries includes stars like Kevin Bacon and Tom Hanks in their second movie together.
Evidence: Kevin Bacon Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell: Jim Lovell stated that before his book Lost Moon was even written, the movie rights were being shopped to potential buyers and that his first reaction was that Kevin Costner would be a good choice to play him. However, by the time Howard acquired the director's position, Costner's name never came up in serious discussion, and Hanks had already been interested in doing a film based on Apollo 13. When Hanks' representative informed him that a script was being passed around, he had the script sent to him. John Travolta was initially offered the role of Lovell, but declined. Kevin Bacon as Apollo 13 backup Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert