Tom Hanks hasn't starred in a war movie in 22 years since the release of Saving Private Ryan in 1998, and this year, that record will be broken.
Directed by Aaron Schneider and written and starring Tom Hanks, the war film "Greyhound" will be released in North America on June 12, 2020, and the first trailer has also been released recently.
Set in The good Shepherd, this World War II Hollywood film is based on true events and is based on the story of the destroyer Greyhound Commander Ernest Klaus (Tom Hanks), who is attacked by a Nazi submarine on his first expedition, and based on this difficult battle, he not only has to win, but also proves himself.
Director Aaron Schneider is not very famous, from the Douban information, he should be from the photography background, and later engaged in directing work, officially directed only one work "His Own Funeral", but the reputation is still passed, and also with this film by the Chicago Film Critics Association, the most potential director nomination.
Male protagonist Tom Hanks, I believe that fans who pay attention to Hollywood are very familiar, the representative of the acting school, two Oscar emperors, four Golden Globe Awards film emperors, Berlin film emperors and other honors are numerous, classic works are even more popular, a "Forrest Gump" is enough for people to talk about for a lifetime.
This time, in addition to playing the male number one, he also concurrently took the job of screenwriter, which is also handy for him.
As early as 1996, it was first tried, including this film, has participated in 7 times of screenwriting, and the results are obvious to all, such as "Unstoppable Miracle", "From the Earth to the Moon", "Brothers Company" and so on are very outstanding, I believe this time also has a guarantee.
The newly released trailer begins with the majestic sea battlefield, the artillery fire is continuous, the wind and clouds change, and the first is a fierce battle situation, with a fierce posture.
From time to time, the painting is interspersed with Tom Hanks' monologues and trivia of life, highlighting the calm before the war and also forming a strong contrast.
Later, the battle gradually escalated, and from the change of scenery, it can be seen that the battle was fought from day to night, the Nazi submarines were haunted, the battle situation was quite tragic, and even a funeral at sea appeared.
Eventually, as the background music grew louder and louder, the desperate U.S. troops began to fight back, and the story probably ended in victory.
As far as the trailer is concerned, the battle screen is a bit dark, and the actual special effects are still uncertain, because the budget of this film is not high, it is possible that the main film does not have a lot of large scenes.
However, war films are not just relying on large scenes to become masterpieces, but more to see the connotation, which is more affected by the story and the actor's acting skills.
Judging from the actors' appearances, this World War II film is most likely Tom Hanks's one-man show, other actors can not find a sense of existence for the time being, and the heroine Elizabeth Sue appears like a memory, because the heroine cannot board the battleship.
It seems that if the operation is good, Tom Hanks alone can conquer the fans with his acting skills, not to mention that the script is still created by himself, which is simply tailor-made. Therefore, this film is still worth looking forward to.