US EditionMcconaughey Unveils 'Urgent' California Fire Film 'the Lost Bus'
The film portrays Kevin McKay's heroic rescue of 22 children during California's deadliest wildfire, highlighting the human impact amid $13 billion in PG&E settlements.
- Matthew McConaughey stars in "The Lost Bus," a film depicting the 2018 wildfire that devastated Paradise, California, which had its debut screening on Friday during the Toronto festival.
- The film depicts school bus driver Kevin McKay saving 22 children amid the flames, inspired by Lizzie Johnson's book about the Camp Fire and directed by Paul Greengrass.
- A number of actual firefighters and emergency operators involved in the Camp Fire appear as themselves in the film, with pivotal scenes shot amid authentic flames to increase realism.
- PG&E, held responsible for the fire due to its power lines, settled claims exceeding $13 billion and entered a guilty plea for involuntary manslaughter, while McConaughey contemplates heroism as the willingness to confront danger rather than avoid it.
- The film, described as a "huge-action, urgent" story, prompts audiences to confront increasingly frequent wildfires and premieres in theaters September 19 with an Apple TV+ debut next month.
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