Finch (film)

Finch is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film directed by Miguel Sapochnik from a screenplay written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. It stars Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Samira Wiley, Laura Harrier and Skeet Ulrich. In the film, a dying inventor builds an android to accompany him and his dog on a cross-country journey.
The film was announced as "BIOS" in October 2017. Filming took place throughout New Mexico from February to May 2019. The film was scheduled to be released in theaters in the United States by Universal Pictures on October 2, 2020, but was delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was retitled "Finch" and sold to Apple TV+ for a release in 2021.
Plot.
An ailing inventor, the last man on Earth, builds an android to keep him and his dog company and goes on a journey across the country.
Production.
On October 26, 2017, it was announced that Tom Hanks would star in "BIOS", a post-apocalyptic film about a robot who is built by Hanks' ailing character Finch to protect the life of his beloved dog when he dies. Miguel Sapochnik would direct the film, which would be produced by Robert Zemeckis and Kevin Misher, from a script by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. Several major studios were bidding for the rights of the film, with production expected to begin in early 2018. A few days later, it was reported that Amblin Entertainment had purchased the project, with Universal Pictures set to distribute it. In January 2019, Caleb Landry Jones joined the cast in a "motion-capture" role as the robot which Finch builds. In March 2019, Samira Wiley joined the cast. In May 2019, Skeet Ulrich and Laura Harrier joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography began in February 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Filming also took place in Santa Fe, Shiprock, Los Lunas, Socorro, and the White Sands National Monument, and ended in May 2019.
Release.
In May 2018, the film was scheduled to be released in theaters by Universal Pictures on October 2, 2020.
In June 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shutting down theaters worldwide, it was delayed to April 16, 2021. In January 2021, it was moved to August 13, 2021, and in March, it was moved a week later to August 20.
In May 2021, it was announced that the film had been retitled from "BIOS" to "Finch" and bought by Apple TV+ for a release on an unspecified date later in the year, likely during awards season.