Tom Hanks WWII Film 'Greyhound' to Premiere on Apple TV+ [Updated]

[D.T.]

The thing is with cable and satellite you don’t need to know who owns what content. You just know that show X is on NBC or whatever. Now you have to know who owns the rights to what to know which platform it will be on. The West Wing is leaving Netflix for HBO Max because AT&T owns Warner Brothers and Warner Brothers owns the distribution rights to the show. Same with Friends. The classic police show Hill Street Blues is on Hulu. Old Carol Burnett shows are on Peacock. I would totally pay for older classic shows but not if I have to subscribe to a half dozen different services to get them.

Yep. The promise of a seamless experience, is sort of hinted at with the TV app, i.e., pick some content and watch it, but with everything a separate service, it's a bit muddled (and the implementation isn't across the board, so searches miss some providers).

I still greatly prefer not being tied into a contract, using my own devices, managing most things online, but things are certainly still in a transition state.

Tom Hanks’ best movie was Batchelor Party.

”hookers on the left, drugs on the right”

The Money Pit would like a word with you ...

 

[mazz0]

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Psycho, Silence of the Lambs and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre are all inspired by actual events... the same single event, actually.

The event is true, Ed Gein was a sick man... the stories they came up with from it is not and are each totally different films. This, too, has a real event it sets itself in and uses for inspiration.

That May we’ll be true, but the point is it doesn’t have to be. “Inspired by” doesn’t actually require any similarity at all. It literally could be put at the start of Rick & Morty and be true - no doubt lots of their story ideas came from absurd riffs on idea from real life.

 

[ipedro]

O.M.G.

this is huge!! I love Tom Hanks and I love War movies!! I bet this is what those earlier reports were about - that Apple is looking into buying the rights to standalone movies and shows, it could mean upcoming shows from third party studios and indies.

I can’t wait! I bet this releases on Father’s day with the Dads doc. Tom is America’s Dad (in our hearts) after all.

I could've written the same exact post. You expressed my sentiments exactly. Big Tom Hanks fan and I love historical war films.

And yes, acquiring completed films and TV series to include in AppleTV+'s catalogue makes more sense than Apple stocking up on old movies and tv shows.

 

[Attirex]

Gave you a 'love' reaction for this, because it's amusing. Hoping it was written with affection for the great Mr Hanks?

Oh yeah. He's a big loaf of Wonder Bread (tm), but I like his movies.

 

[nylonsteel]

ok - now this movie looks pretty good
had no interest in +tv offerings - at least to pay for
otherwise no +tv
im fine with disney+

 

[FightTheFuture]

1. MGM has never earned $1b from any Bond movie.
2. Box office receipts do not equal profits. A studio normally gets around 50% (approx. $400m for the last Bond movie).
3. MGM will not get anything from closed theaters, and very little even from those that are open if people avoid theaters.
4. Under the best circumstances, MGM might earn $450m, and it spent nearly $300m to make the movie.
5. One way this happens is Apple pays MGM $450m, which is far less than it would cost to buy MGM.

All true, but I think most people are well aware that B.O. revenue doesn’t equal profits. It still makes sense to call a $1bn film a $1bn film.

Another WWII movie? This Hollywood romance with WWII is tiring. How about pick another war?

Wish EA would follow this advice.

 

[GREEN4U]

Is this the movie where he gets coronavirus?

 

[Vjosullivan]

I ended up buying the invisible man for $15.

Have you seen the invisible man yet? I haven't.

 

[ipedro]

Excellent, yes, both fantastic. We've had a blast going back through his catalog - of course, we also had a rewatch of The Green Mile ... NO I'M NOT CRYING I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYE ... *ahem*

We haven't seen A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood yet, looking forward to it though, I grew up with Mr. Rodgers, and my wife, _literally_ did, lived right down in the road from him outside of Pittsburgh

You wanna cry? Watch A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood. I had my heart in my throat within the first 20 minutes, not because of anything immediately sad on screen but because of childhood memories anchored in places in my mind that I had forgotten. Fred Rogers was such a good man and nobody could've pulled it off so perfectly as Tom Hanks did.

 

[Vjosullivan]

Another WWII movie? This Hollywood romance with WWII is tiring. How about pick another war?

The trouble is, it's got to be one that the US won. They've been a bit thin on the ground since WWII.

 

[anthogag]

Unless Apple buys MGM there’s no way thats happening. Bond is a Billion dollar movie and needs to show in theaters internationally.

True. A film like Bond should be on a huge screen.

 

[D.T.]

You wanna cry? Watch A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood. I had my heart in my throat within the first 20 minutes, not because of anything immediately sad on screen but because of childhood memories anchored in places in my mind that I had forgotten. Fred Rogers was such a good man and nobody could've pulled it off so perfectly as Tom Hanks did.

Dude, I could barely make it through the trailer Hahaha, I'm sure it will be a beautiful, emotional film.

 

[YatBob]

“...a WWII battleship drama...”

Hanks plays the captain of a destroyer, as a class called ‘tin cans’, Several steps down from a battleship.

Filmed aboard the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge

 

[Mayostudent]

Will this come out on 4K Bluray?

 

[mw360]

Will this come out on 4K Bluray?

Not for at least 15 years.

 

[Realityck]

Will this come out on 4K Bluray?

Depends if Sony sold all distribution rights. I doubt that. Apple TV+ just won the exclusivity on streaming with this title. The real question concerns whether Apple has control of anything thing outside their streaming service. We haven't seen them investing much, only signing licensing deals for disparately needed content. It was also reported by Bloomberg that they are trying to buy older TV series or movies to shore up their limited content compared to Disney, Netflix, and Hulu to name a few.

 

[Ar40]

Depends if Sony sold all distribution rights. I doubt that. Apple TV+ just won the exclusivity on streaming with this title. The real question concerns whether Apple has control of anything thing outside their streaming service. We haven't seen them investing much, only signing licensing deals for disparately needed content. It was also reported by Bloomberg that they are trying to buy older TV series or movies to shore up their limited content compared to Disney, Netflix, and Hulu to name a few.

Incorrect. CNBC reports that Apple controls theatrical rights as well, except in China, where Sony is free to air the movie in Chinese theaters. Apple owns all other international and US rights, including bluray.

 

[Realityck]

Incorrect. CNBC reports that Apple controls theatrical rights as well, except in China, where Sony is free to air the movie in Chinese theaters. Apple owns all other international and US rights, including bluray.

Eh? Looking at the CNBC article.

• Apple paid Sony about $70 million for 15 years of streaming rights to the film, which cost about $50 million to make, according to people close to the matter who declined to be named discussing confidential business matters. Sony will retain the right to distribute the movie in China, where it could eventually put it in theaters, these people say.

Rather vague on Apple controls all forms of distribution except to imply it won't be in theaters except China as the only example mentioned. Has Apple in the last so many years distributed anything for video?

 

[dampfnudel]

How unusual! Tom Hanks playing a man who overcomes obstacles to become a hero!

Well, if something works, you stick with it.

 

[UK-MacAddict]

They should release all new major movies from now on in both cinemas and on streaming/download platforms.

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

I don’t know one person IRL who has Apple TV. This doesn’t excite me at all.

 

[incoherent_1]

Tom Hanks + WWII = Great

His miniseries on HBO were absolutely fantastic. You can tell he has a passion for sharing the sacrifice, pain, and heroism of the the people of that time.

 

[Madmic23]

According to CNBC, Apple paid Sony $70 million for 15 years of streaming rights to the film.

15 years?!? That’s an optimistic view for Apple TV+. I hope it works out for them, but it’s hard to imagine a streaming service taking off that was basically created to sell hardware.

I know the service is available on the web, the Fire Stick, and some smart TVs, but it seems like the strategy they used when launching iTunes on Windows, let people try it and hope they buy Apple hardware to get the best experience in the future.

 

[Realityck]

They should release all new major movies from now on in both cinemas and on streaming/download platforms.

PVOD is a touchy subject with theater chains (AMC theaters vs Comcast NBCUniversal). This COVID 19 times is a give take with a lot of content normally going theaters->VoD->media. Studios still derive most money from theaters, even the trolls PVOD example didn’t make that money compared to what it would done in the theaters. Even this greyhound deal, is it going to change people’s perceptions?

 

[Amplelink]

15 years?!? That’s an optimistic view for Apple TV+. I hope it works out for them, but it’s hard to imagine a streaming service taking off that was basically created to sell hardware.

I know the service is available on the web, the Fire Stick, and some smart TVs, but it seems like the strategy they used when launching iTunes on Windows, let people try it and hope they buy Apple hardware to get the best experience in the future.

You're operating under the assumption that Apple's business model isn't slowly changing. I'd argue that hardware is slowly shifting as a vehicle to sell services. Thus the lower price points Apple's willing to touch with the iPad, iPhone SE, MacBook Air, etc.