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May 20 (UPI) -- Tom Hanks' new World War II picture, Greyhound, is to premiere on Apple TV+ instead of getting a theatrical release as most theaters remain shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic. The news was reported by Deadline and Apple TV+ retweeted a link to the story.
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No release date has been set yet.
The adaptation of C.S. Forester's novel, The Good Shepherd, is about how Navy Capt. Ernest Krause is chased by Nazis in U-boats, while leading an international convoy of 37 Allied ships during his first command on a U.S. destroyer.
Hanks wrote the screenplay and Aaron Schneider directed the film, which co-stars Stephen Graham, Rob Morgan and Elizabeth Shue.
Other films Apple TV+ has include Beastie Boys Story, Dads, Boys State, On the Rocks, Hala and The Elephant Queen.
Saving Private Ryan and Bridge of Spies star Hanks -- and his wife, actress Rita Wilson -- recently recovered from COVID-19, a virus that has killed about 300,000 people worldwide.
