‘Greyhound’ Shift From Theaters To AppleTV+ Is “An Absolute Heartbreak” To Writer And Star Tom Hanks
By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2020 2:30 pm EST
Elsewhere in that same interview, Hanks shed some light on a strange policy Apple implemented for video interviews in the coronavirus era. Apparently, the company demanded that Hanks participate in interviews with nothing but a blank white wall behind him, presumably to keep the focus on the movie instead of having people analyze his bookshelves or decor or whatever might be in the background. Hanks jokingly said that “the cruel whipmasters at Apple” were responsible for the blankness, and he says the result makes it seem like he’s in a “witness protection programme. But here I am, bowing to the needs of Apple TV.”
Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Greyhound, which is directed by Aaron Schneider (Get Low) and co-stars Elisabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, and more, arrives on AppleTV+ on July 10, 2020. We just published our review of the film this morning, and you can read the entire piece here.
In a thrilling story inspired by actual events from the Battle of the Atlantic, Tom Hanks stars as a first-time captain who leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
