Garret Dillahunt (“Raising Hope”), Tom Felton (Harry Potter), and Jake Abel (The Host) are set to star in Ghosts Of The Pacific, the true story of three WWII Navy flyers cast adrift on the South Pacific in 1942. The feature will be produced by The American Film Company, which specializes in making movies based on true stories from America’s past.
Producer and American Film Co. president Brian Falk will be making his directorial debut recounting the incredible journey of pilot Harold Dixon (Dillahunt), bombardier Tony Pastula (Felton), and radioman Gene Aldrich (Abel) – virtual strangers assigned to a scouting mission on January 16, 1942. When they are forced to ditch their plane, the men are left with no food, water, or supplies; only a 4×8-foot yellow life raft to keep them afloat on a dangerous ocean.
Written by Mark David Keegan and Falk, Ghosts is being produced by Falk and Mark Moran (Struck by Lightning,...
Producer and American Film Co. president Brian Falk will be making his directorial debut recounting the incredible journey of pilot Harold Dixon (Dillahunt), bombardier Tony Pastula (Felton), and radioman Gene Aldrich (Abel) – virtual strangers assigned to a scouting mission on January 16, 1942. When they are forced to ditch their plane, the men are left with no food, water, or supplies; only a 4×8-foot yellow life raft to keep them afloat on a dangerous ocean.
Written by Mark David Keegan and Falk, Ghosts is being produced by Falk and Mark Moran (Struck by Lightning,...
- 4/10/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Garret Dillahunt ("Deadwood"), Tom Felton ("Harry Potter"), and Jake Abel ("The Host") are all set to star in the WWII true story "Ghosts of the Pacific" for The American Film Company.
The story recounts the incredible journey of pilot Harold Dixon (Dillahunt), bombardier Tony Pastula (Felton), and radioman Gene Aldrich (Abel) – virtual strangers assigned to an aerial scouting mission on January 16th 1942.
When they are forced to ditch their plane, the men are left with no food, water, or supplies; only a 4x8-foot yellow life raft to keep them afloat in the South Pacific.
Mark David Keegan and Brian Falk are penning the script while Falk and Mark Moran will produce. Falk will also make his directorial debut on the project.
Shooting kicks off next week at Baja Studios in Rosarito, Mexico.
Source: The American Film Company...
The story recounts the incredible journey of pilot Harold Dixon (Dillahunt), bombardier Tony Pastula (Felton), and radioman Gene Aldrich (Abel) – virtual strangers assigned to an aerial scouting mission on January 16th 1942.
When they are forced to ditch their plane, the men are left with no food, water, or supplies; only a 4x8-foot yellow life raft to keep them afloat in the South Pacific.
Mark David Keegan and Brian Falk are penning the script while Falk and Mark Moran will produce. Falk will also make his directorial debut on the project.
Shooting kicks off next week at Baja Studios in Rosarito, Mexico.
Source: The American Film Company...
- 4/10/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton and Jake Abel are taking to the skies (and the sea) for Baja Studios feature film, Ghosts of the Pacific, which will tell the true story of three World War II Navy flyers who end up adrift on the South Pacific in 1942. Making movies based on true stories from America's past is the specialty of The American Film Company, the establishment producing the film. The thriller is written by Mark David Keegan and American Film Company president Brian Falk, the latter of whom is making his directorial debut with this film, which follows three flyers who were virtual strangers to one another when they were assigned on a scouting mission near the start of 1942. The three of them end up huddled together in a 4x8-foot life raft, set adrift in the ocean after being forced to ditch their plane. It sounds like quite a story...
- 4/9/2013
- cinemablend.com
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