PREVIEW: Finch (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump), Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out), Samira Wiley (Detroit), Laura Harrier (BlacKkKlansman), Skeet Ulrich (Scream)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Miguel Sapochnik (Repo Men), director; Ivor Powell (film debut), writer, producer; Craig Luck (film debut), writer; Jacqueline Levine (Allied), Kevin Misher (Public Enemies), Jack Rapke (Cast Away) and Robert Zemeckis (The Polar Express), producers; Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain), composer; Jo Willems (Hard Candy), cinematographer; Tim Porter (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Finch (Hanks) is an ailing inventor who is one of the very last people left alive on a post-apocalyptic Earth, with only his pet dog and a newly-created robot named Jeff (Jones) to keep him company. Soon, Finch must go on a perilous journey that will change the course of his life forever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Tom Hanks is on top form even at the end of the world, in this emotional sci-fi tale from co-writer Ivor Powell, best known as one of the producers on Blade Runner, and director Miguel Sapochnik who has brought to life some of the very best Game of Thrones episodes.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE TV+

 

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