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Here’s another film lawsuit — and it's not about Covid insurance. Film investor Hudson Private LP Is taking Bron Studios to court, accusing it of misappropriating funds and failing to repay millions due on film loans dispersed between 2017 and 2020. Hudson alleged in the suit filed in U.S, District Court in the…

Any time you get an Oscar nomination it’s exciting, but at the end of the day when one of Hollywood’s biggest stars is singing your praises for your work on their project, its hard to beat that feeling. “It was very gratifying for Tom [Hanks] to come out with that statement, not just because he the star of the movie…

As one of the supervising sound editors and re-recording mixers behind WWII thriller Greyhound, Michael Minkler looked to immerse viewers completely, in a dramatic depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic. Directed by Aaron Schneider, the Apple TV+ title centers on Captain Krause (Tom Hanks), a U.S. Navy commander who…

On Greyhound, visual effects supervisors Nathan McGuinness and Pete Bebb were tasked with bringing a dramatic passage of the Battle of the Atlantic to life, in very little time. Directed by Aaron Schneider, from a script by Tom Hanks, the World War II drama follows Navy commander Captain Krause (Hanks) as he leads a…

"From my point of view, the design was a great technical challenge, because a lot of what is there is based on history, [and you] really have to kind of work within that world," Greyhound production designer David Crank says about finding the perfect balance in the Tom Hanks starrer from Apple TV+. "We certainly took…

In or around 1976, I caught a forlorn moment near New York's Bleecker St. It was early morning. The sun was just up. Two ragged guys were shuffling toward me on the sidewalk, when one offered the other a bottle in a bag. But the drink was declined. "I guess I lost my taste for it," sighed the saddest voice I'd ever…

To rework an exchange William Wyler and Billy Wilder had at Ernst Lubitsch's funeral 73 years ago: "'No more Telluride. 'Worse than that, no more Telluride films.'" That's the way I, and I know many others, feel with the announcement that the best-curated and, due to its small size and remote setting, most rarified…

“Old fashioned” is a term that can be used in a non-flattering way, but in describing Tom Hanks’ new World War II film, it is a compliment. In terms of a genre that has been done repeatedly since, and during, that immortal conflict itself, it is hard to think of a way to bring any new light to it. Greyhound, a…

Tom Hanks didn’t name names, but decried the overall U.S. response to COVID-19 during a 10-minute appearance on Today on Tuesday. (Watch video clips below.) “There’s a darkness on the edge of town here, folks,” he said. “Let’s not confuse the fact. It’s killing people. … You can say, ‘Well, traffic accidents kill a…

EXCLUSIVE: Grantchester actor Tom Brittney, who will next be seen alongside Tom Hanks in WWII war movie Greyhound,  has partnered with actor and writer Oliver Powell (Devs) to form TV and film production company Wild Nest Pictures. The London-based company has acquired the rights to The Mayfair 100 novels, penned by…

Apple has set a July 10 release date for Greyhound, the World War II drama that stars Tom Hanks, who wrote the script from C.S. Foreste’s novel The Good Shepherd. The film will make its global premiere exclusively on streaming service Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries. Greyhound was slated to be released…

EXCLUSIVE: In a real shocker, the WWII naval drama Greyhound that Tom Hanks wrote and stars in has abruptly changed course and will berth at Apple. Originally on the Sony Pictures theatrical calendar for Father’s Day weekend, the film instead will become the biggest feature film commitment made by Apple to premiere on…