Sully (film)

Sully
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Produced by
Written by Todd Komarnicki
Based on Highest Duty 
by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow
Starring
Cinematography Tom Stern
Edited by Blu Murray
Production
companies
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Language English

Sully is an upcoming American-Australian-British biographical drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the autobiography Highest Duty by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow. The film stars Tom Hanks, Anna Gunn, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, and Jerry Ferrara. The film will be released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 2016.

Plot

The story of American pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who heroically landed the troubled US Airways Flight 1549 full of passengers on the Hudson River.

Cast

Production

On June 2, 2015, it was announced that Clint Eastwood would direct a biopic of a real-life hero captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger for Warner Bros., scripted by Todd Komarnicki. The film is based on the autobiography Highest Duty written by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow, about the safe landing of US Airways Flight 1549 known as "Miracle on the Hudson." The book's rights were acquired by Allyn Stewart and Frank Marshall in 2010. Eastwood and Tim Moore would produce through Malpaso Productions with Stewart and Marshall through Flashlight Films.[1] On June 18, 2015, Deadline reported that Tom Hanks was in talks to play the lead role of Captain Sully.[2] On August 11, 2015, Aaron Eckhart signed on to portray Jeff Skiles, the first officer and co-pilot on the Airbus A320, who helped Sully safely land the plane.[3] On August 17, 2015, Laura Linney was added to the cast to play Sully's wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.[4] On August 19, 2015, Holt McCallany joined the film to play Mike Cleary, the President of the US Airline Pilots Association.[5] On August 27, 2015, Jamey Sheridan was cast in the film to play the senior air safety investigator who works tirelessly investigating the cause of the crash.[6] On September 11, 2015, Jerry Ferrara joined the cast.[7] On October 6, 2015, Max Adler was cast in to play Jimmy Stefanik, a passenger on the flight.[8] On October 15, 2015, Sam Huntington signed on to play the role of Jeff Kolodjay, a passenger on the plane with his father.[9] Autumn Reeser was also among the cast.[9] On October 19, 2015, Wayne Bastrup joined the film to play Brian Kelly, a flight attendant aboard the plane.[10]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on September 28, 2015 in New York City.[11] On October 15, filming started in Atlanta, where a building in downtown Atlanta was transformed into a NYC hotel.[12] Filming will also take place in North Carolina, Los Angeles and Kearny, New Jersey.

Release

Sully is scheduled to release by Warner Bros. and Inter-Pathè on September 9, 2016.[13]

References

  1. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (June 2, 2015). "Clint Eastwood's Next Movie Revealed: Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger Tale (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (June 18, 2015). "Tom Hanks In Talks To Play Heroic Pilot Sully Sullenberger In Clint Eastwood Film". deadline.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Ford, Rebecca; McClintock, Pamela (August 11, 2015). "Aaron Eckhart Joins Tom Hanks in Captain Sully Movie (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (August 17, 2015). "Laura Linney Joins Clint Eastwood’s ‘Sully’ To Play Hero Pilot’s Wife". deadline.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ A. Lincoln, Ross (August 19, 2015). "Holt McCallany Flies With Eastwood’s ‘Sully’; ‘Good After Bad’ Casts Leads". deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (August 27, 2015). "Captain Sully Movie Adds Jamey Sheridan (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (September 11, 2015). "Jerry Ferrara Lands Role in Eastwood’s ‘Sully,’ Will Return to Starz’s ‘Power’ (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (October 6, 2015). "'Glee' Actor Max Adler Joins Captain Sully Movie (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Sneider, Jeff; Verhoeven, Beatrice (October 15, 2015). "Sam Huntington Joins Clint Eastwood’s ‘Sully,’ Romantic Comedy ‘Second Nature’ (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (October 9, 2015). "Wayne Bastrup Takes Flight In ‘Sully’; Beau Knapp Enlists In ‘Sand Castle’". deadline.com. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (September 30, 2015). "Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks Begin Production on Sully". comingsoon.net. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ "‘Sully’, starring Tom Hanks, moves from NYC to Atlanta". onlocationvacations.com. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ Stone, Natalie (December 18, 2015). "Clint Eastwood's 'Sully' Gets Early Fall Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.