Tom Hanks to play Captain “Sully” Sullenberger in Clint Eastwood dramaJune 20, 2015 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger for Warner Bros. and director Clint Eastwood, TheWrap said citing an individual familiar with the project. Sullenberger became an American hero when he landed his disabled jet on the Hudson River, saving the lives of everyone aboard. The incident was captured on video that was viewed around the world. The film will go beyond Sullenberger’s heroic act and explore the behind-the-scenes drama that nearly cost him his reputation and his wings. Eastwood will direct the film from a screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, who adapted the book “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters” that Sullenberger co-wrote with Jeffrey Zaslow. The film is being produced by Eastwood and Tim Moore for Malpaso, Frank Marshall for Kennedy/Marshall and Allyn Stewart for Flashlight Films, whose Kipp Nelson will executive produce with RatPac-Dune’s Steven Mnuchin. Hanks is no stranger to playing American heroes, having starred in “Captain Phillips,” “Apollo 13” and Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming “Bridge of Spies.” He’s currently filming the latest Dan Brown movie “Inferno” for Sony and director Ron Howard, and he’ll soon be seen in Tom Tykwer’s adaptation of Dave Eggers’ “A Hologram for the King.” Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |