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A catastrophic solar “event” has wiped out most of humanity. [credit: YouTube/Apple TV+ ]
Apple TV+ has dropped the official trailer for Finch , its forthcoming sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks as a robotics engineer who survives an apocalyptic solar flare, then goes on a trek to mountain safety with his trusty dog and robot sidekick. That is so Tom Hanks, amirite? Yes, this is a real movie, not a gag . Based on the trailer—carefully tailored to push all the requisite emotional buttons—the film looks like a strange mix of Cast Away , WALL-E , and Chappie . In the right hands, that unlikely blend just might work.
The title was BIOS when the movie was originally announced in 2017. The global pandemic put the planned 2020 theatrical release on hold indefinitely, and Universal Pictures eventually sold the rights in order to Apple TV, which changed the particular title to Finch. There are reasons to be able to be cautiously optimistic. The motion picture is directed by Miguel Sapochnik , typically the mastermind behind several big, battle-centric episodes of Game of Thrones , including “Hardhome, ” “The Battle of the Bastards, ” “The Long Night, ” and this hugely controversial (because of a favorite character’s heel turn) “The Bells. ” The spec script by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell made 2017’s “Black List” of preferred unproduced screenplays. And you’ve got often the world’s most likable everyman (Hanks) in the lead role.
Per the official synopsis:
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