"They had the original cover on it, and it was of (Commander) Ernie Krause gray-haired, undone, exhausted, uniform flapping in the wind, ships sinking and burning on the horizon," recalled Hanks. Forester's 1955 novel "The Good Shepherd," in a seven-year process that began when he spotted a second-hand copy. Hanks, a self-described history buff, based his screenplay on C. "If anybody cannot find it in themselves to practice those three very basic things, I just think, shame on you," he said. The "Saving Private Ryan" star and "Band of Brothers" producer in March became the first Hollywood A-lister to contract the deadly virus, which has killed around 130,000 in the United States as a fresh surge brings 50,000 new cases a day.Ĭontrasting today's simple instructions to socially distance, wash hands and wear a mask with World War II sailors pulling together as torpedoes tore through the icy waters and slammed into ships' hulls, Hanks sounds indignant. you don't have to go very far to see the correlations and the similarities to the war years," he told a virtual news conference. "COVID-19, no one knows how long it's going to go on, no one knows who's going to die because of it. all they can do is what's expected of them, and hope for some combination of providence and serendipity to see them through," said Hanks. Greyhound is set to make it to theaters later this year on June 12."Those guys on the ship. With war movies finding that kind of success, Hanks throwing himself into the mix should be box office catnip for dads who want to go to the movies this summer. After Dunkirk’s immense box office success in 2017, there was last year’s Midway, a fine-enough movie that almost no one under the age of 50 saw, but still managed to make almost $60 million at the domestic box office. Speaking of Dunkirk, Greyhound seems to be the latest in a string of movies about naval operations in the second World War. It’s also worth noting that this is Hanks’ first return to World War II since 1998’s Saving Private Ryan - unless you count his narration in the mini-series The Pacific, which we do not. In fact, it sort of looks like he was jealous of Kenneth Branagh’s scene-chewing Commander in Dunkirk, and decided to give himself a whole movie to play that part, which honestly sounds great. The last time was 2011’s Larry Crowne, a misbegotten romcom which Hanks also directed, but it looks like he’s giving himself a little bit more to do here. This isn’t the first time Hanks has written a movie he’s starred in, but it’s been a while. From there, all naval-hell breaks loose, waves crash into boats, torpedoes are fired, and Tom Hanks makes that worried-but-brave face that he’s so good at. While the boat is on patrol, it’s ambushed by a pack of Nazi U-boats. destroyer in the early days of World War II. Greyhound - which is, like all great dad-movies, inspired by a actual events - follows captain Ernest Krause, played by Tom Hanks, on his first day in command of a U.S. In other words, it might be the most dadcore movie ever made. It’s also written by and stars Tom Hanks. The movie’s called Greyhound and it’s about boats, submarines, and the second World War. ![]() ![]() The trailer for Tom Hanks’ latest movie is here, and it looks like what you get if you mixed Captain Phillips with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |