This is no small accomplishment for a variety of reasons. When you make a movie, you let things fall where they may. On august 21, 2015, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, three childhood friends from sacramento performed an extraordinary feat of heroism aboard a passenger train in france. New film sees clint eastwood reenact isis train attack. Pictures released the first trailer for its movie the 15. Its just like any other train ride to paris until it isnt.
Armenianamerican who helped stop french train attack. Stern, spencer stone, anthony sadler, and alek skarlatos, about the 2015 thalys train attack. American soldiers discover a terrorist plot on a paris bound train. Perversely, you wait and wait for the train attack, hinted at in flurries of flashforwards. Train heroes play themselves in clint eastwoods the 15. Its a thrusting reactionary fable that ends up bumping into the rear of the avantgarde. The movie starts with the tense initial situation aboard the train and then exasperatingly keeps cutting back to the three mens dull and diffidently directed backstories, their unhappy. Jul 12, 2017 alek skarlatos, spencer stone and anthony sadler will play themselves in the upcoming clint eastwood movie about the 2015 attack on a paris bound train. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes by jeffrey e. Their friendship was their greatest weapon that saved the lives of those on board. The title refers to a train that in 2015 was traveling from amsterdam to paris. Clint eastwood is killing hollywood with his new movie. Ayoub elkhazzani boarded the train, heavily armed, at brussels south station on august 21st, 2015 and hid in the toilet.
Of all the movies set in paris, this classic mgm musical best captures the romance of the postworld war ii city, when americans were beloved for winning the war and a guy could live the good life on just a few centimes. American soldiers discover a terrorist plot on a parisbound train. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Clint eastwood, paris train attack heroes on their new movie. Clint eastwood casts real soldier heroes in paris train. The film follows the course of the friends lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of. The armored locomotive was just another conventional steam engine with exterior casing built by the filmmakers. This movie follows the course of the friends lives, from the struggles of childhood. Clint eastwood casts paris train heroes in new film.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Directed by screenlegend clint eastwood and using in young adulthood the reallife heroes reenacting the events that did indeed take place on the amsterdam paris train in 2015 when a heavily armed terrorist boarded the train enroute with the intent of inflicting carnage. Public affairs, an imprint of hachette book group, new york city 2016, isbn 978161039734 6. Clint eastwood will begin filming his new film the 15. Clint eastwood casts paris train heroes as themselves in new. Jul 12, 2017 three of the men who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train bound for paris will star in clint eastwoods upcoming film about the incident, the 15. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american soldiers, opened in theaters across the country over the weekend. Paris train attack heroes will play themselves in new clint. Paris train attack heroes will play themselves in new clint eastwood movie alek skarlatos, spencer stone and anthony sadler will play themselves in the. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes, written by sadler, skarlatos, stone and jeffrey e. Pictures presents, in association with village roadshow pictures, a malpaso production, the 15.
Clint eastwood is killing hollywood with his new movie about. In august 2015, isis terrorist ayoub elkhazzani boards train from brussels to paris. The movie is based on a book that the three men cowrote about the ordeal, titled the 15. On the train were 300odd people, including three american. Clint eastwood to direct paris train shooting film the 15. Paris train attack heroes will play themselves in new. Clint eastwood casts reallife terrorist attack heroes in. I appreciate director, client eastwood, sticking to the facts and sharing the background on theses heroes and avoiding having the usual hollywood cliches. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american soldiers by jeffrey e. The most thrilling moment in clint eastwoods the 15.
The train was actually based on a factual incident in 1944 where a shipment of 148 crates of modern paintings, which were destined for germany, were packed on a train leaving paris on the 1st august, 1944. We see the 3 main characters childhood and honestly i didnt care about it at all. The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in new jersey who came together to. An attempted terrorist attack on a paris bound train is prevented by three courageous young americans. Americans discover a terrorist plot on a parisbound train. The film will be released in theaters on february 9, 2018. Movie about terrorist attack on train to paris the movie. The movie is based off a book the three men cowrote about their experience, titled the 15. Spencer stone, alek skarlatos and anthony sadler, who play themselves in the 15. Paris train attack heroes star as themselves in new movie. Spencer stone, alek skarlatos, anthony sadler, judy greer, jenna fischer, thomas lennon, bryce gheisar, ray. Directed by oscar winner clint eastwood, the film stars the reallife trio of. Elkhazzani is armed with an ak47 and enough ammo to. Jan 25, 2018 director clint eastwood and paris train attack heroes spencer stone, alek skarlatos and anthony sadler discuss the making of their new film the 15.
Stern, spencer stone, anthony sadler, and alek skarlatos. Directed by clint eastwood and starring judy greer, jenna fischer, bryce gheisar and thomas lennon. The film stars stone, sadler, and skarlatos as themselves and follows the trio. The multitalented gene kelly plays a soldier who trades in his uniform for an artists smock, paints in a garret and falls in love with leslie caron. Feb 07, 2018 when you make a movie, you let things fall where they may. All models were 18 years of age or older at the time of depiction. Train to busan 2 begins shooting in 2019, director shares new.
Americans discover a terrorist plot on a paris bound train. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using. Paris train heroes to play themselves in movie from left, anthony sadler, former oregon national guardsman alek skarlatos and air force veteran spencer stone will play themselves in the 15. With alek skarlatos, anthony sadler, spencer stone, ray corasani. Clint eastwood on casting reallife heroes in new movie duration. Clint eastwood casts paris train heroes as themselves in new film cnn three of the men who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train bound for. Movie about terrorist attack on train to paris the movie my. When three american soldiers discover a terrorist plot on their train, it quickly becomes obvious. Feb 08, 2018 the movie starts with the tense initial situation aboard the train and then exasperatingly keeps cutting back to the three mens dull and diffidently directed backstories, their unhappy. Just after the train crossed the french border, he came out of the toilet waving his. Clint eastwood, paris train attack heroes on their new.
Europe leap into action when a terrorist attacks passengers on a parisbound train. O n august 21, 2015, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, three childhood friends from sacramento performed an extraordinary feat of heroism aboard a passenger train in france. The three heroes of the story, anthony sadler, alek skarlatos, and spencer stone, will be heroes on screen as well, as eastwood has reportedly made a last minute decision to reach. Anthony sadler, alek skarlatos and spencer stone will play themselves in eastwoods upcoming movie about their experience thwarting a terrorist attack. Eastwood also produces the film, along with tim moore, kristina. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes, written by the three tourists, anthony sadler, alek skarlatos and spencer. The true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes. Us train attack heroes return to paris for clint eastwood. Anthony sadler, alek skarlatos, and spencer stone the actual real life heroes play themselves.
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