‘Greyhound’, out on Apple TV+ Friday, was written by and stars Hanks. © Courtesy of Apple TV+.
The movie follows a destroyer’s terrified young crew crossing the treacherous ocean beyond the range of air cover, bound together in life-and-death responsibility for protecting the fleet and each other. Hanks should know. The “Saving Private Ryan” star and “Band of Brothers” producer in March became the first Hollywood A-lister to contract the deadly virus, which has killed around 130,000 in the United States as a fresh surge brings 50,000 new cases a day.
“They had the original cover on it, and it was of Ernie Krause grey-haired, undone, exhausted, uniform flapping in the wind, ships sinking and burning on the horizon,” recalled Hanks.Director Aaron Schneider constructed a set based on the USS Kidd, the only unmodified US World War II destroyer surviving today.