Sully (film)

Sully
Directed by	Clint Eastwood
Produced by	Allyn Stewart Frank Marshall Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman Clint Eastwood Robert Lorenz
Written by	Todd Komarnicki
Based on	Highest Duty by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger with Jeffrey Zaslow
Starring	Tom Hanks Aaron Eckhart Laura Linney Anna Gunn Holt McCallany Jamey Sheridan Jerry Ferrara
Cinematography	Tom Stern
Edited by	Blu Murray
Production companies	Village Roadshow Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment BBC Films FilmNation Entertainment Malpaso Productions The Kennedy/Marshall Company Playtone Flashlight Films
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, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, and Jerry Ferrara. The film will be released by Warner Bros. in conventional and IMAX theatres 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

• Tom Hanks as Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
• Aaron Eckhart as Jeff Skiles
• Laura Linney as Lorraine Sullenberger
• Anna Gunn as Dr. Elizabeth Davis
• Holt McCallany as Mike Cleary
• Jamey Sheridan
• Jerry Ferrara
• Max Adler as Jimmy Stefanik
• Sam Huntington as Jeff Kolodjay
• Autumn Reeser
• Wayne Bastrup as Brian Kelly
• Valerie Mahaffey as Diane Higgins

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. On June 18, 2015, Deadline reported that Tom Hanks was in talks to play the lead role of Captain Sully. 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. On August 17, 2015, Laura Linney was added to the cast to play Sully's wife, Lorraine Sullenberger. On August 19, 2015, Holt McCallany joined the film to play Mike Cleary, the President of the US Airline Pilots Association. 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. On September 11, 2015, Jerry Ferrara joined the cast. On October 6, 2015, Max Adler was cast in to play Jimmy Stefanik, a passenger on the flight. On October 15, 2015, Sam Huntington signed on to play the role of Jeff Kolodjay, a passenger on the plane with his father. Autumn Reeser was also among the cast. On October 19, 2015, Wayne Bastrup joined the film to play Brian Kelly, a flight attendant aboard the plane.

Filming

Principal photography on the film began on September 28, 2015 in New York City. On October 15, filming started in Atlanta, where a building in downtown Atlanta was transformed into a NYC hotel. Filming took place in North Carolina, Los Angeles and Kearny, New Jersey and concluded in April 2016. It was shot almost entirely with IMAX cameras.

Release

Sully is scheduled to released on September 9, 2016 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

External links

• Sully at IMDb