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Robert Zemeckis has settled on a Flight plan.
The Back to the Future filmmaker is making his first non-motion-capture movie since 2000′s Cast Away, Paramount Pictures announced today. Denzel Washington is set to star as an airline pilot who is hailed as a hero after landing a crippled jet with only a handful of deaths, but is plagued by guilt over things he did that may have caused the crash.
Over the past decade, Zemeckis has focused largely on the performance-based animation films The Polar Express, Beowulf, and Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol, though with somewhat diminishing enthusiasm from audiences and critics.
This is the first collaboration between Zemeckis and Washington. Flight begins filming in Atlanta next month.
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I’m surprised that movie studios have so much faith in him, especially coming off the heels of the disaster of Mars Needs Moms.
This sounds really bad.
This is great news!
While, IMO, his last good movie was in 2000, this is one of my 3 or 4 favorite directors ever. I mean Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and the Back to the Future Trilogy is tough to beat. I am eagerly awaiting this movie!
About freaking TIME this man directed a live-action film again.
I like that Zemicks is directing this, but why Washington?
I don’t like his work!!! But love robert’s!!!!!!!!!
I love Denzel Washington. I’ve seen him in Cry Freedom on the TV movie channels; in the story of the Father of the child who needed a heart transplant while on an HMO plan; I love his work.
Sweet!
Wow the plot sounds like an incredible downer! Like a super depressing version of the Landing on the Hudson! Can’t wait to not see this.
It’s about time Zemeckis stopped making cartoons!
Denzel’s 3rd Oscar
Denzel is terrific, he can do everything, comedy, drama, action, gangster movies, he’s America’a greatest actor. I’d like to see him do Shakespeare, a Woody Allen movie, or something off-Broadway, he’s already proved he is a bankable movie star, but now he needs to do some art stuff.
Check out his performance in “As You Like It”.
Set Builders and costume designers rejoice. Zemeckis has returned
I LOVE DANZEL wow
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How can anyone go wrong with Mr. Denzel Washington as the star. He is a wonderful actor. Glad to see him coming back again. Love all his movies.
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