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Tom Hanks Sets 'Greyhound’ and ‘Band of Brothers’ Sequels at Apple TV+

 

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Tom Hanks commands a WWII destroyer in "Greyhound." (Apple TV+)

12 Apr 2022
Military.com | By James Barber

Tom Hanks will star in a sequel to the World War II movie "Greyhound" and executive produce a new World War II series "Masters of the Air," about the air campaign against NSDAP Germany for Apple TV+. It's part of a new deal between the streaming service and Hanks and partner Gary Goetzman's Playtone Pictures.

"Greyhound," originally made by Sony for a 2020 theatrical release, became the first big studio movie to adopt a streaming-only release, and it stands as one of the most-watched movies on Apple TV+. Hanks played Capt. Ernie Krause, who's tasked with protecting a convoy from German U-boats as it crosses the Atlantic in 1942. Hanks personally wrote the screenplay based on C.S. Forester's 1955 novel "The Good Shepherd," after picking up a copy in an airport gift shop.

 
 

Related: Tom Hanks Stays Focused on his World War II Mission in 'Greyhound'

While Forester never wrote any kind of sequel to "The Good Shepherd," there are hundreds of untold WWII stories that could inspire Hanks as he prepares to continue Krause's adventures.

"Masters of the Air" has wrapped filming and has a rumored $250 million budget. Cary Funaga, director of the recent James Bond movie "No Time to Die," directed at least the pilot episode of the series, which stars Austin Butler, who will be seen this summer starring as Army veteran Elvis Presley in director Baz Luhrmann's movie "Elvis."

 
 

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"Masters of the Air" is described as a sequel to the classic HBO WWII infantry series "Band of Brothers," also produced by Hanks and Goetzman, along with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. Their subsequent HBO series "The Pacific" featured none of the same characters based on real military members but, because it was also a WWII period drama, HBO called it a sequel. Amblin is also a production partner on "Masters of the Air."

Related: 'Band of Brothers' Sequel 'Masters of the Air' Has Finally Started Production

Hanks and his partner Goetzman have a slew of Emmys from their 25-year partnership, but former child actor Goetzman has achieved a new kind of fame recently as the inspiration for the lead character in director Paul Thomas Anderson's award-winning movie "Licorice Pizza." Like the fictional Gary Valentine, Goetzman appeared in a Lucille Ball movie as a kid and spent his teen years as an entrepreneur in California's San Fernando Valley.

Apple offered no details on a release date for "Masters of the Air," production details on the "Greyhound" sequel nor information about any other projects Playtone might have in development for Apple TV+. We'll update you as things develop.

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Apple TV + picking up steam, people said they were too late, never under estimate Apple

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I still want to see Greyhound and dont want to sign up for yet another "app" in order to watch it. It looks bad ass. Jesus if they have a BoB sequel or even The Pacific sequel, I will HAVE to spring for the app!

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I have subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Disney and Prime. For all others I do a "floater" where I subscribe for a few months then cancel and switch to something else. I'll probably do a few months of Apple when these come out. 

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4 minutes ago, Gannan said:

I have subscriptions to Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Disney and Prime. For all others I do a "floater" where I subscribe for a few months then cancel and switch to something else. I'll probably do a few months of Apple when these come out. 

switch out hulu for motor trend for me. my floater right now is paramount (yes, because of star trek), although there are some other good shows on there. been thinking of checking out apple tv. i think this news may have just made that decision. 

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Thought Greyhound was great but didn't think there could be a sequel. I'll watch whatever Tom Hanks is in though. He's one of those actors that I just very rarely dislike the movie

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I don't know if it is still the case but if you buy an Apple Tv you get one year of Apple TV + free, I did that in July

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