Tom Hanks takes over the sea to film the continuation of USS Greyhound: the battle of the Atlantic

In 2020, USS Grayhound: The battle of the Atlantic was released directly in streaming after being bought by Apple in the middle of the pandemic.

5 years ago, Tom Hanks led The battle of the Atlantic In USS Grayhound,, big maritime war film produced by Sony Pictures and sold to Apple due to the pandemic. A nice little streaming success that even won an Oscar nomination (best sound).

So the studio launches Greyhound 2the rest, always carried by Tom Hanks in the role of the intrepid captain Ernie Krause.

This new adventure will follow Krause and the crew of Grayhound From the Normandy beaches to the vast expanses of the Pacific Ocean, in a decisive mission to switch the course of the Second World War. The shooting of this historic action drama is scheduled for January 2026 in Sydney, Australia. To date, Greyhound 2 does not yet have an official release date, and the cast is still in progress. Stephen GrahamStar of the series Adolescencewould also be in discussions to resume his role.

As for the first opus, it is Aaron Schneider who will make the film, on a script written by Tom Hanks himself. Gary Goetzman will also be back in production via his company Playtone, marking a new collaboration between Hanks, Goetzman and Apple after the war of war Masters of the Air broadcast last year.

USS Grayhound: The battle of the Atlantic was adapted from the novel The Good Shepherd of CS Forester. History, located at the start of the Second World War, saw an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by Captain Ernest Krause aboard his first American destroyer, cross the deadly “Black Pit” waters in the North Atlantic, under the constant threat of the formidable Nazi submarines. Deprived of air cover for five days, Krause had to fight a hard fight to offer the Allies a chance to win the war.