Tom Hanks probably never imagined his first film screenplay since That Thing You Do would be a direct-to-streaming endeavor.
But it's 2020, and the tumultuous year not only left Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, struck with Covid-19 while on location in Australia this February, but it's also breathed new life into the streaming film industry.
As studios still struggle to juggle future releases within an ever-changing landscape, Hanks decided to take a chance on streaming, landing an exclusive deal with Apple TV+ that gets Greyhound worldwide release on Friday, July 10.
This is the second war movie in as many weeks with a streaming premiere. There's little doubt that a Hanks' vehicle will be the barometer for future streaming releases.
Greyhound is centered on the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the longest and most tenuous battles of World War II taking place entirely on water.
The fight for the Atlantic...
But it's 2020, and the tumultuous year not only left Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, struck with Covid-19 while on location in Australia this February, but it's also breathed new life into the streaming film industry.
As studios still struggle to juggle future releases within an ever-changing landscape, Hanks decided to take a chance on streaming, landing an exclusive deal with Apple TV+ that gets Greyhound worldwide release on Friday, July 10.
This is the second war movie in as many weeks with a streaming premiere. There's little doubt that a Hanks' vehicle will be the barometer for future streaming releases.
Greyhound is centered on the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the longest and most tenuous battles of World War II taking place entirely on water.
The fight for the Atlantic...
- 7/9/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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