Tom Hanks Disappointed by ‘Greyhound’ Release
By George Robbins
As of now, it is entirely within the realm of possibility for movies to be worked on when it comes to production, but it is much more difficult for films to actually be released at all. The biggest way that many companies have been dealing with this issue is to delay the theatrical releases of their films until it is a safer climate for them to release the films. This has been the case for many of the films that have yet to release this year, but for a select few films, there has been another method of release that has been used. Companies have been using PVOD, or premium video on demand, release strategies for some films in order to get their movies out there and possibly make back some kind of money on their films. The biggest problem is the fact that this has landed companies like Universal in a lot of trouble with theater companies and has resulted in them(AMC) saying they would no longer show their films.
This ends up becoming a problem for not only the studios, but also for the theaters some time down the line because it just ends up being a reduction in possible profits. It is becoming a longer and longer wait for theaters due to a spike in virus cases and they have had to push back their openings multiple times already. Those that have opened already have nothing to show the public that is new and must show only older films that they have available for the time being. Unless someone is just desperate to leave the house, there is really no reason for people to go out to the movies as of now and this is causing very low numbers at the box office, though it is better than the nothing they were getting.
Among the movies that will not see a theatrical release is ‘Greyhound’ starring Tom Hanks which made the switch over to a streaming VOD format a little while back to get it out to the public. With the film’s new release format, one would expect it to be easy to watch the film, but this is not the case. Unlike other films that have had VOD releases thus far, this movie is only available on Apple TV+ amd wasn’t even given the chance to be shown in theaters with other films that will kick off theaters reopening. Tom Hanks is disappointed in the straight-to-streaming release because it means that the film will not be able to be watched in the way that it was intended. He wanted the film to have a theatrical release so that the sound and quality of the film itself would be at peak condition, giving a better experience overall. It is just another disappointment that is to be added to the list these days.