Greyhound (film)

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Greyhound
File:Greyhound poster.jpeg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Aaron Schneider
Produced by Gary Goetzman
Screenplay by Tom Hanks
Based on The Good Shepherd
by C. S. Forester
Starring
Music by Blake Neely
Cinematography Shelly Johnson
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release dates
 June 12, 2020 (United States)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $50.3 million[2]

Greyhound is an upcoming war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also serves as screenwriter.[3] The film is based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester. It also stars Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. The film follows a US Navy Commander on his first war-time assignment at the midpoint of World War II during the Battle of the Atlantic, as he leads his multi-national escort group in defending a convoy of merchant ships as submarines attack.

A portion of principal photography for the film was filmed aboard the USS Kidd, a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer museum ship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kidd is an important local monument and tourist attraction.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 12, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Premise

During the early days of the United States' involvement in World War II, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Lieutenant Commander Ernest Krause, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while being hotly pursued by wolf packs of German U-boats.[4] The film focuses on Krause, a career officer who was finally given command of a destroyer, USS KEELING (radio code named 'Greyhound')'. Unlike the prototypical hero, he must battle his own self-doubts and personal demons to be an effective leader of the defenders.[5]

Cast

Production

It was announced in September 2016 that Tom Hanks was writing a screenplay about a World War II Navy destroyer. Hanks would also star in the film.[6] In February 2017, Aaron Schneider was brought on to direct, and Sony Pictures acquired the distribution rights.[7]

Pre-production photography 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 filming had commenced in Louisiana,[8][9][10] including aboard the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge.[11][12]

Release

It is scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020.[13] It was originally scheduled to be released in the United States on March 22, 2019, but its release date was first moved to May 8, 2020,[14] then later to June 12, 2020.

References

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External links

  • Greyhound at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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