Filming has begun for the sequel to Tom Hanks’ WWII movie Greyhound, and a current Emmy winner has agreed to reprise his position.
After the success of the primary Greyhound, which had the most-viewed debut for any movie on Apple TV as of 2020 and was Licensed Contemporary on Rotten Tomatoes with a rating of 78%, Apple Studios started improvement on the sequel a few years later, with Hanks again within the lead position as Ernst “Ernie” Krause.
In response to Deadline, Stephen Graham will return as Charlie Cole in Greyhound 2, which simply started filming in Australia. Starring alongside Hanks and Graham within the sequel can be Jack Patten, Rob Morgan, and Elisabeth Shue. Like with the primary movie, the script for Greyhound 2 has been written by none aside from Hanks himself.
Graham is greatest identified for starring in films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Pirates of the Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales, Rocketman, The Irishman, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Venom: The Final Dance, Boardwalk Empire and Peaky Blinders.
Extra lately, the actor’s profession catapulted to new heights after he co-created, co-wrote, executive-produced, and starred within the Netflix collection Adolescence, which earned rave critiques from critics, with a virtually excellent rating of 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
For his position as Eddie Miller, Graham gained an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Selection Award, and he is additionally been nominated on the upcoming Actor Awards (previously SAG Awards).
In Greyhound, which was directed by Aaron Schneider and produced by Gary Goetzman, Krause succeeded in his mission to maneuver the convoy by way of the Black Pit and save the USS Keeling. The 2020 movie, which stars Hanks, Graham, Shue, Morgan, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Josh Wiggins, Tom Brittney, Karl Glusman, and Chet Hanks, went on to obtain an Oscar nomination for Finest Sound and a Critics’ Selection nod for Finest Visible Results.
Greyhound 2 will observe the now-celebrated captain as he begins a brand new operation that spans from Normandy to the Pacific Ocean. Behind the scenes, Schneider and Goetzman are again as director and producer.
After Greyhound was launched in 2020, Hanks went on to star in Information of the World, Elvis, and Disney’s live-action remake of Pinocchio, amongst different movies. Behind the digicam, he produced My Large Fats Greek Marriage ceremony 3, Masters of the Air, The Americas, and Billy Joel: And So It Goes. On the stage, Hanks co-wrote and starred within the off-Broadway play This World of Tomorrow.
Now Hanks is returning for the sequel to Greyhound, which is able to reunite the actor with Graham, Shue, and Morgan, as Krause continues his daring missions throughout WWII.
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July 9, 2020
- Runtime
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92 minutes
- Director
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Aaron Schneider
- Producers
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Gary Goetzman, Nori Chia