Hanks film opens 57th BFI London Film Festival

Tom Hanks Credit: Press Association

Film fanatics from around the world will be watching London over the 12 days as the 57th London Film Festival officially opens. This year critics say it has the best line up in its entire history, starting tonight with the premier of Tom Hank's new film, Captain Phillips.

Click here for a full A to Z list of films being shown this year, with details of where you can see them.

Today, Tom Hanks confessed he does not plan to take on any more roles that require him to lose or gain extreme amounts of weight, for the sake of his health. The actor recently revealed on a US talk show that he has been living with Type 2 diabetes for over 20 years.

Speaking at the start of the 57th BFI London Film Festival he said:

Tom Hanks and Director, Paul Greengrass seen ahead of tonight's premiere

Tom Hanks lost dramatic amounts of weight for films including Philadelphia in 1993, in which he played an Aids sufferer, and in 2000 he played a man stranded on a desert island in Castaway.