American actor Tom Hanks feels his heart is "broken", because his new movie about World War II was not released in cinemas due to the pandemic of "Covid-19", but he sees the war that his ship waged in World War II as similar and inspiring in the world war against " Corona ». The movie, titled "Greyhound", will be shown starting July 10 on the Apple TV platform. In addition to being a screenwriter, Hanks plays the role of captain of an American warship accompanying a group of Allied ships crossing the North Atlantic Ocean planted with German submarines during World War II.
The movie accompanies the young crew of the ship on this terrifying journey in which its members face two responsibilities, the first of which is the protection of the ships they accompany, and the second is the protection of each other.
Hanks said: "These young men are on the ship ... all they can do is what is expected of them, and the hope that a mixture of providence and luck will help them cross."
7 years
Hanks, who is passionate about history, was inspired by the screenplay of his film The Good Shepherd (The Good Shepherd) by CS Forster. Hanks took seven years to work on the scenario, since he discovered a used version of this 1955 book.
The original cover of the book bears the image of a gray, dirty and tired man whose military uniform is flying in the wind, the captain of the ship, Ernie Krause, who Hanks plays in "Greyhound". And the latter said: «When I saw this picture, I thought that this man was exhausted and he lived hell.
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USSKED, the only US destroyer that dates back to World War II and is still present today with its original design. To be more realistic, a number of the interior scenes of the film were filmed aboard the real USSKED that survived an attack by Japanese suicide pilots in 1945 and landed today in Louisiana, where it has been converted into a museum.
Outside the cinema
However, viewers will not be able to enjoy the details of the movie scenes on the big screen, as it will not be shown in cinemas. The producers of the film decided not to continue waiting for the decline of the "Covid-19" pandemic in the United States, especially since shows of films with large budgets are expected to be launched in the winter or next year. From this standpoint, the producers took the initiative to sell the film’s exclusive rights to “Apple” to display it on its demand-to-video service.
Hanks commented, "Our heart is broken because this movie will not be shown in movie theaters," because of the current reality of the pandemic. He added, “Just like Captain Ernie Krause, who was thinking, in the middle of the Atlantic, about how he would survive and do his work, and whether he would survive, we are all in the midst of a pandemic crisis (Covid-19), which exceeded five Many times what we expected, and we do not know how we will survive, and whether we will survive, and who will be able to reach safety »
In addition to writing the script, Hanks plays the lead of the warship.