Clint Eastwood is to direct a film about
Captain Chesley "Sullly" Sullenberger,
the pilot hailed as a hero for ditching
his plane on the Hudson in 2009 the studio
behind the project said,
The veteran actor and film maker,fresh from
breaking ,box office records with American
Sniper,will direct and produce the as-yet
untittled film for Warner Bros Picture.,
I am very glad my story is in the hands of
gifted storyteller and filmmaker Clint Eastwood
,and veteran producers Allyn Stewart and
Frank Marshall,"Sullenberger said in a Warner
Bros statement.
"On the heels of his extraordinary work in
American Sniper"it is tremandously exciting
to see him explore the life of another captivating
true life hero.
The US Airway Pilot shot to fame on January
15 2009 when his Airbus A320 flew into a
flock of geese instantly knocking out power
in both engine.
Sullenberger managed to steer to the Hudson
River,off Manhattan and make smooth
landing quickly dubbed the "Miracle on the
Hudson" All 155 passengers and crew survived.
American Sniper"loosely based on the life of
Chris Kyle the deadliest sniper in US military
history, became the highest -grossing war movie
of all time earlier this year
AFP
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