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How Are Movie Releases Doing During Lockdown And Which Ones Will Be Available To Stream?
Greyhound had projected to be a highlight of this summer's new movie releases. The war genre film, which was scheduled for a June 12 premiere, stars Tom Hanks as a US Navy Commander during WWII.
But with theatres closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the film will now instead head directly to streaming.
And, after a heated bidding war, Greyhound will make its debut on Apple TV+ in the near future.
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Greyhound: Tom Hanks' new WWII movie heads to Apple TV+
Deadline first reported the news of Apple's acquisition of Greyhound. It's one of the first major studio releases of the summer to head to a streamer rather than go the route of a rescheduled premiere.
Apple paid up for the movie, also. Amid a bidding war with other big streamers, they secured Greyhound's exclusive Apple TV+ release for around $70 million.
A release date for the film on Apple TV+ isn't yet known, but it's thought that the streamer will want to capitalize quickly on current trends in lockdown viewing.
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Popular leading man Tom Hanks stars in Greyhound as a US Navy Commander aboard a warship during the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Hanks also wrote the screenplay for the film.
You can watch the trailer for Greyhound below. (It's already added a "coming soon to Apple TV+" note!)
Watch Greyhound trailer: Coming soon to Apple TV+
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