World War II Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Helen Hunt says Nancy Campbell, the fictional reporter she plays in the war drama “World on Fire,” is based on two different real-life journalists: William Shirer, who chronicled Hitler’s rise to power for CBS Radio, and Claire Hollingworth, the Daily Telegraph reporter whose “scoop of the century” broke the news that Germany invaded Poland — triggering World War II.

In the latest trailer of Tom Hanks starrer World War II, Greyhound, Hanks leads a fierce war against the Nazi submarines. The film is set in the early days of WWII, it features Hanks as Capt. Ernest Krause leading an international convoy of 37 Allied ships. As the ships cross the North Atlantic, they are chased by wolf packs of Nazi submarines, leading to a deadly confrontation. The trailer opened with Hanks saying a prayer, apparently before leading the battle. 

Sony’s Tom Hanks World War II movie “Greyhound” is jumping from its May 8 weekend to June 12, as a means to tee off before Father’s Day weekend, which is during the weekend of June 19-21. I hear the pic’s rescheduling has nothing to do with coronavirus fears which are weighing on many distribs’ minds, rather it’s an opportune time to capture sons and fathers, while also capitalizing on the Flag Day holiday, which falls on June 14.