Tom Hanks Starrer ‘Sully’ Directed by Clint Eastwood Starts Filming

Burbank, CA – September 30, 2015 – Production is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Sully,” starring Oscar winner Tom Hanks (upcoming “Bridge of Spies,” “Captain Phillips,” “Forrest Gump”) as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, under the direction of Oscar winner Clint Eastwood (“American Sniper,” “Million Dollar Baby”).

ARCHIV: US-Schauspieler Tom Hanks posiert in Beverly Hills (Foto vom 18.06.11). Fuer Hanks waren die Dreharbeiten zu "Cloud Atlas" ein ganz besonderes Erlebnis. "Als Filmliebhaber in Babelsberg zu arbeiten ist wie ein Traum", sagte der 56-Jaehrige im dapd-Gespraech. Dort seien all die grossen deutschen Filme des Expressionismus entstanden, etwa Fritz Langs "M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Moerder" oder "Der blaue Engel" mit Marlene Dietrich. "Fuer mich sind Filmstudios wie Kirchen: Sie stecken voller Geschichte", sagte Hanks. (zu dapd-Text) Foto: Matt Sayles/AP/dapd    Clint Eastwood

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

“Sully” also stars Aaron Eckhart (“Olympus Has Fallen,” “The Dark Knight”) as Sully’s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (“The Savages,” “Kinsey”) as Sully’s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger.

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Eastwood is directing the film from a screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. The project is being produced by Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart and Tim Moore, with Kipp Nelson serving as executive producer.

The film reunites Eastwood with several of his longtime collaborators, who most recently worked with the director on the worldwide hit “American Sniper”: director of photography Tom Stern and production designer James J. Murakami, who were both Oscar-nominated for their work on “The Changeling”; costume designer Deborah Hopper; and editor Blu Murray.

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Principal photography began on Monday, September 28, in New York, where the water landing that instantly made Sully a household name was achieved. Filming will also take place in North Carolina, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

A Malpaso, Flashlight Films, Kennedy/Marshall Company production, “Sully” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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