Director Paul Greengrass (“Captain Phillips”) and Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey have teamed up for a wildfire drama titled “The Lost Bus,” which recently got a teaser trailer over the weekend from Apple TV+ and Apple Original Films.
“The Lost Bus” takes a page from our current worst nightmares as wildfires become more commonplace and threats to all communities. In the new Greengrass movie based on the true events of the 2018 Camp Fire, one of the deadliest fires in American history, McConaughey plays a bus driver who is forced to drive a busload of children around an encroaching wildfire, with America Ferrera playing a school teacher as the two attempt to avoid disaster.
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The new drama has a script penned by Greengrass and Brad Ingelsby, an adaptation of the fact-based Lizzie Johnson novel “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle To Survive An American Wildfire.” Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and Jamie Lee Curtis are listed among the film’s producing team.
Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, and Spencer Watson have supporting roles alongside McConaughey and Ferrera.
A synopsis for the upcoming wildfire pic coming in the fall:
Bus driver Kevin McKay and school teacher Mary Ludwig navigate a bus full of children through a deadly wildfire as the town of Paradise is caught in the destruction and chaos.
The next big release from Apple Original Films is the racing action flick “F1” from “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski, with a stacked cast featuring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Sarah Niles, Shea Whigham, Tobias Menzies, and professional racer Lewis Hamilton. That pic is heading to theaters on June 25, thanks to Warner Bros. partnering with the streamer to distribute the film.
Stay tuned for an official release date for “The Lost Bus” on Apple TV+. Until then, check out the new teaser trailer below.
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