Tom Hanks is heading back to WWII for Apple TV+ in a new sequel to Greyhound, while also producing the upcoming Masters of the Air series.
Forged from the sea, and elsewhere
The movie is sneakier about its ending than you'd think.
The period movie was a very modern creation.
Tom Hanks and World War II seems like a winning combination but Greyhound is a gaunt, CGI-heavy distraction. The film debuts on Apple TV+ on July 10.
The verdict is in.
He brings up an excellent point.
Every dad in America should get to see Greyhound for free. It is your right as dads to see a movie that doesn’t really have a plot or characters but is an incredibly well-made tribute to World War II naval warfare starring America’s Dad, Tom Hanks. Some might argue that Greyhound is too thin to warrant consideration, but I would counter that it hits the sweet spot of what it’s going for, which is to put you in the middle of a tense standoff as a Fletcher-class destroyer attempts to protect a group of supply …
The Sony release will go straight to streaming this summer.
Apple today has announced that the World War II action movie Greyhound will be released exclusively on Apple TV+ this July. The film was originally a Paramount Pictures movie and was intended for a theatrical release, but after the COVID-19 shutdown, Paramount decided to sell the film to Apple to turn it into an “Apple TV+ Original” and release it via their streaming service. And today, Apple has confirmed its subscribers in over 100 countries will be able to watch Greyhound on Apple TV+ starting on July 10th. Hanks wrote Greyhound himself, which revolves around a longtime Navy veteran (…
While it may not have the same brand recognition, level of buzz, or frankly number of subscribers as a Netflix, Disney+, or Hulu, the relatively nascent streaming service Apple TV+ is making some big moves lately. Per Deadline, they just acquired Greyhound, the upcoming Tom Hanks-starring World War II film originally scheduled to bow in theaters over Father's Day weekend by Sony. This move is the biggest acquisition move Apple TV+ has made to date. Greyhound is based on the true story of a first time US Navy Commander whose boat is under attack from enemy submarines. Hanks …
The Sony film is jumping ship on its planned upcoming theatrical release.
Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Greyhound, the World War II drama starring Tom Hanks as a US Navy skipper crossing dangerous waters. Hanks himself wrote the screenplay, while Aaron Schneider (Get Low) is in the director's chair. Hanks will play Commander Ernest Krause, who is tasked with shepherding an Allied convoy to the front lines through a Nazi U-boat-infested area. As you can see in the trailer down there, this does not go according to plan. The scope of this thing looks massive, but Hanks is no stranger to war epics. It's the …
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