Nothing beats seeing a great movie in a decent movie theater. Tom Hanks knows this, which is why he is heartbroken over the fact thatGreyhoundis skipping theaters. The highly anticipated movie will now premiere on Apple TV+ on July 10th instead of a traditional theatrical opening. The entertainment industry is trying to find ways to adapt after the world shut down in the middle of March, and for some studios, releasing movies on PVOD and other earlier streaming venues has been an experiment.
The change of plans forGreyhoundhas been “an absolute heartbreak,” saysTom Hanks. “I don’t mean to make angry my Apple overlords, but there is a difference in picture and sound quality,” he added. There is definitely a change in quality, but the actor knows that watching movies from home is the safe thing to do during these uncertain times. Hanks also went on to jokingly say that he was working for “the cruel whip masters at Apple” in his latest interview to promote the movie. Overall, the actor is still in high spirits and hopes people will check outGreyhoundon the small screen.
In addition to starring inGreyhound, Tom Hanks also produced it and wrote the screenplay, adapting it from C. S. Forester’s novel The Good Shepherd. The actor jokes, “My ego has run rampant… and it’sall over the picture!” While having a big Hollywood movie move to streaming most hurt a bit, Hanks could certainly do worse than Apple TV+, which boast 4K streaming. Additionally, the new streaming service reportedly offers substantially higher data speeds than Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Whatever the case may be, this is still not as good as watching the movie on Blu-ray.
Greyhoundwas first announced back in 2016 when it was revealed that Tom Hanks wasadapting C. S. Forester’s source material. It was also revealed that Hanks would star in the movie, while Aaron Schneider was brought on board to direct. Pre-production took place in January 2018 at sea on board HMCS Montréal, a frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy. In March 2018, Stephen Graham, Elisabeth Shue, Rob Morgan, Karl Glusman, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo were cast, and production started in Louisiana aboard USS Kidd in Baton Rouge.Greyhoundwill premiere this Friday, exclusively on Apple TV+. The interview with Tom Hanks was originally conducted byThe Guardian.
