With “Dancing with the Stars” set to come back for a 30th season this fall, there’s a long list of celebrities who deserve to compete on the dance floor. Below is a list of female stars I think the show should consider inviting to the ballroom to vie for the next Mirror Ball Trophy. Do you agree with my picks? Vote in our poll at the bottom of this post to let us know which you’d most like to see on “DWTS.” And feel free to let us know in the comments what other stars you would like to see when the show comes back in September.
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- 5/25/2021
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
“Dancing with the Stars” is coming back for a 30th season this fall, and there’s a long list of celebrities I’d love to see compete. Below is a list of male stars I think the show should consider to vie for the next Mirror Ball Trophy. Do you agree with these picks? Let us know which you’d most like to see on “DWTS” by voting in the poll at the bottom of this post And of course let us know in the comments who else you would like to see when the show returns in September.
See‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 30: ABC renews the competition series for landmark year Jerry Mathers
This former child star is best known as the title character on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” but he has proven to be pretty musically inclined in the years since. When he was...
See‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 30: ABC renews the competition series for landmark year Jerry Mathers
This former child star is best known as the title character on the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” but he has proven to be pretty musically inclined in the years since. When he was...
- 5/25/2021
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
Danelle Umstead (‘Dancing with the Stars’) could be the first visually-impaired Mirror Ball champion
“Dancing with the Stars” is making history in season 27 with contestant Danelle Umstead, a Paralympian skiier who will be the show’s first visually-impaired contestant. Will she be able to win the Mirror Ball Trophy? Before the competition gets underway on September 24, let’s consider her pros and cons.
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Pros
Dancing is such a demanding skill that any kind of physical limitation seems like it would be a deal-breaker, but not so. Double-amputees Amy Purdy (season 18) and Noah Galloway (season 20) were both finalists. Little person Terra Jole (season 23) made the top five. And deaf model Nyle Dimarco (season 22) actually won the Mirror Ball Trophy.
“DWTS” fans often rally around contestants with inspiring stories, whether they have overcome physical challenges like the above contestants, recovered from injuries like season 23 runner-up James Hinchcliffe, or committed acts of heroism like season 13 winner Jr Martinez...
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Pros
Dancing is such a demanding skill that any kind of physical limitation seems like it would be a deal-breaker, but not so. Double-amputees Amy Purdy (season 18) and Noah Galloway (season 20) were both finalists. Little person Terra Jole (season 23) made the top five. And deaf model Nyle Dimarco (season 22) actually won the Mirror Ball Trophy.
“DWTS” fans often rally around contestants with inspiring stories, whether they have overcome physical challenges like the above contestants, recovered from injuries like season 23 runner-up James Hinchcliffe, or committed acts of heroism like season 13 winner Jr Martinez...
- 9/22/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The 27th season of “Dancing with the Stars” is upon us. It premieres on Monday night, September 24, with the cast set to be officially announced this Wednesday, September 12. And the results are in from our recent casting poll where you told us which of our suggested celebrities you’d like to see on the dance floor. These are the men our readers would most like to see on the show.
Actor Josh Peck topped the list with 23% of the vote. He rose to fame as one half of the Nickelodeon series “Drake and Josh” (2004-2007). Child stars from both Disney and Nickelodeon shows have a pretty good track record in the competition as evidenced most recently by Jordan Fisher, who appeared in “Liv and Maddie” and “Teen Beach Movie” on the Disney Channel before winning season 25 of “DWTS” less than a year ago.
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Actor Josh Peck topped the list with 23% of the vote. He rose to fame as one half of the Nickelodeon series “Drake and Josh” (2004-2007). Child stars from both Disney and Nickelodeon shows have a pretty good track record in the competition as evidenced most recently by Jordan Fisher, who appeared in “Liv and Maddie” and “Teen Beach Movie” on the Disney Channel before winning season 25 of “DWTS” less than a year ago.
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- 9/11/2018
- by Cordell Martin
- Gold Derby
“Dancing with the Stars” took a chance this past spring with a special all-athletes edition that lasted just four weeks. Responses to that were mixed to say the least, in large part because of the abbreviated schedule. But what about the choice of contestants? Should the show try another themed season bringing together celebrities with a common background? Scroll down to vote in our poll at the bottom of this post.
There have now been 11 athlete winners of “DWTS,” so doing an all-athletes season was a good fit. But singers have also done quite well. Recording artists like Drew Lachey (season 2), Nicole Scherzinger (season 10) and Kellie Pickler (season 16) have won the Mirror Ball Trophy in the past, so perhaps an entire singers season is in order. Given the success of boy-band and girl-group members, the show could probably assemble a roster for a “Boy Bands vs. Girl Groups” season with ease.
There have now been 11 athlete winners of “DWTS,” so doing an all-athletes season was a good fit. But singers have also done quite well. Recording artists like Drew Lachey (season 2), Nicole Scherzinger (season 10) and Kellie Pickler (season 16) have won the Mirror Ball Trophy in the past, so perhaps an entire singers season is in order. Given the success of boy-band and girl-group members, the show could probably assemble a roster for a “Boy Bands vs. Girl Groups” season with ease.
- 7/13/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
When you’re hot you’re hot. That could be the case for professional dancer Lindsay Arnold on “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes.” She’s coming off her first ever Mirror Ball Trophy win in season 25 with Jordan Fisher, and this season she’s competing with seven-foot basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Can she win back-to-back seasons? Only three other pros have accomplished that feat.
The first to achieve consecutive Mirror Ball victories was Cheryl Burke, who won the first two seasons she ever competed in: season 2 with singer Drew Lachey and season 3 with football player Emmitt Smith. She hasn’t won since, but in her 18 subsequent seasons on the show she made the finals five more times, finishing second with Gilles Marini (season 8) and Rob Kardashian (season 13), and placing third with Christian de la Fuente (season 6), William Levy (season 14) and Jack Osbourne (season 17).
Right after Burke won her titles Julianne Hough...
The first to achieve consecutive Mirror Ball victories was Cheryl Burke, who won the first two seasons she ever competed in: season 2 with singer Drew Lachey and season 3 with football player Emmitt Smith. She hasn’t won since, but in her 18 subsequent seasons on the show she made the finals five more times, finishing second with Gilles Marini (season 8) and Rob Kardashian (season 13), and placing third with Christian de la Fuente (season 6), William Levy (season 14) and Jack Osbourne (season 17).
Right after Burke won her titles Julianne Hough...
- 4/27/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Clint Eastwood is back in the nation’s theaters once again, but you won’t see him on screen. His latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris” is a biographical suspense drama based on the 2015 terrorist attack on a Thalys train headed to Paris. Three American soldiers (Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos) thwarted the terrorist and were declared heroes by the French Government. In a bold move, Eastwood cast the trio of heroes to play themselves in the film, but as a director, Eastwood is no stranger to bold moves.
For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
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For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
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- 2/26/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
MaryAnn’s quick take… Clint Eastwood turns a terrorist attack into a bit of post-hoc reality “entertainment” with the stunt casting of the actual heroes as themselves in a stilted, tone-deaf piece of Christian-American propaganda. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): mostly not a fan of Clint Eastwood lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
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There is no question that what Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone did on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train in August 2015 is worthy of praise, respect, and the highest commendation: they subdued a terrorist shooter and kept him in custody until the authorities arrived. But this is no way to honor them. Director Clint Eastwood (Sully, American Sniper) tells the story of their deed as a stilted, tone-deaf piece of blatant...
I’m “biast” (con): mostly not a fan of Clint Eastwood lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
There is no question that what Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone did on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train in August 2015 is worthy of praise, respect, and the highest commendation: they subdued a terrorist shooter and kept him in custody until the authorities arrived. But this is no way to honor them. Director Clint Eastwood (Sully, American Sniper) tells the story of their deed as a stilted, tone-deaf piece of blatant...
- 2/12/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
This week, the Cinemaholics review The Cloverfield Paradox, the latest entry in the ongoing Cloverfield franchise. These anthology movies have tackled found footage monsters, cat-and-mouse bunker thrillers and something resembling a thread of connections, but is this latest mystery box a paradox unto its own series? Tune in to find out!
Later in the show, the Cinemaholics discuss a whole slew of Mini Reviews, including Peter Rabbit, the James Corden-voiced adaptation of the classic children’s story also starring Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson. They also talk about The 15:17 to Paris, directed by Clint Eastwood and based on a true story starring the real people who were part of the incident: Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Mark Moogalian.
Additional Mini Reviews include Altered Carbon, a new sci-fi series on Netflix starring Joel Kinnaman; Permission, a romantic drama starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens; Entanglement, a quirky...
Later in the show, the Cinemaholics discuss a whole slew of Mini Reviews, including Peter Rabbit, the James Corden-voiced adaptation of the classic children’s story also starring Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson. They also talk about The 15:17 to Paris, directed by Clint Eastwood and based on a true story starring the real people who were part of the incident: Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Mark Moogalian.
Additional Mini Reviews include Altered Carbon, a new sci-fi series on Netflix starring Joel Kinnaman; Permission, a romantic drama starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens; Entanglement, a quirky...
- 2/12/2018
- by Jon Negroni
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – What’s up with Clint Eastwood, and why in the Sam Hill did he attach himself as director to this film? Also, why was the decision made to use the actual rescuers as the actors in a true terrorist train incident? Nothing adds up in the strangely disconnected “15:17 to Paris.”
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Before the train heroics, there are three major acts of this film. First, a childhood backstory for the three eventual heroes, which is about as awkward as it sounds, and contains odd castings of B-level TV “names.” Second, the real dudes take over the story of their lives, and it illogically focuses on Spencer Stone and his journey through the Air Force. Third, and the gosh darn weirdest part, is the travelogue that two of the dudes take before they meet up with the third hero in Amsterdam, and board the ill-fated train together. The length and...
Rating: 2.0/5.0
Before the train heroics, there are three major acts of this film. First, a childhood backstory for the three eventual heroes, which is about as awkward as it sounds, and contains odd castings of B-level TV “names.” Second, the real dudes take over the story of their lives, and it illogically focuses on Spencer Stone and his journey through the Air Force. Third, and the gosh darn weirdest part, is the travelogue that two of the dudes take before they meet up with the third hero in Amsterdam, and board the ill-fated train together. The length and...
- 2/11/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Three Us tourists who foiled a terror attack on a French train play themselves. Poor call by director Clint Eastwood
It seems that evil doesn’t have a monopoly on banality. This woefully misjudged quasi-experimental film by Clint Eastwood, which celebrates the real-life heroism, in 2015, of three American tourists in Europe, is arse-numbingly dull. A key problem is that Eastwood casts the three friends, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, as themselves. God bless them, they may be the bravest men ever to interrupt an interrailing holiday to tackle an armed terrorist. But they have not an iota of screen presence between them.
And since the actual act of heroism is over in a matter of minutes, there is a lot of thuddingly tedious padding to plough through in order to haul the story up to feature length. A considerable chunk of the first act is dedicated to their...
It seems that evil doesn’t have a monopoly on banality. This woefully misjudged quasi-experimental film by Clint Eastwood, which celebrates the real-life heroism, in 2015, of three American tourists in Europe, is arse-numbingly dull. A key problem is that Eastwood casts the three friends, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, as themselves. God bless them, they may be the bravest men ever to interrupt an interrailing holiday to tackle an armed terrorist. But they have not an iota of screen presence between them.
And since the actual act of heroism is over in a matter of minutes, there is a lot of thuddingly tedious padding to plough through in order to haul the story up to feature length. A considerable chunk of the first act is dedicated to their...
- 2/11/2018
- by Wendy Ide
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Clint Eastwood's "The 15:17 To Paris", is the true story about the 2015 'Thalys' train attack, starring Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos as themselves, based on their book "The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes", opening February 9, 2018:
"...three Americans face a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris..."
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"...three Americans face a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The 15:17 To Paris" ...
- 2/9/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
In every sense of the phrase, the newest Clint Eastwood film feels like a one-of-one. The gimmick of The 15:17 to Paris alone grounds it to the specificity of one particular moment: three men (Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and Alek Skarlatos) play themselves acting out their part in the 2015 event in which they thwarted a massacre on a train. But in the sense that the film is tied so intensely to these three individuals, and that it has no story requirements other than to include the train attack at some point, The 15:17 to Paris imparts feelings onto the viewer in a way that is unique in the modern cinema. Faced with the task of condensing the experience of three lives into just over an hour of pre-attack footage, Eastwood abandons plot and almost entirely forgoes dramatic causality. The story moves like a shapeless riff, until it doesn’t. It...
- 2/9/2018
- MUBI
Plot: The true story of Thalys train attack heroes Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos. Review: From day one, critics have been sharpening their knives for Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 To Paris. His decision to cast Stone,Sadler and Skarlatos as themselves was widely met with derision and near-scorn despite his enviable track record, but the fact remains - this would be a... Read More...
- 2/9/2018
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Review: ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ Brings Authenticity, Dullness to Clint Eastwood’s Portrayals of Heroism
Social media discourse around The 15:17 to Paris has already positioned it as the first big cinematic culture war flashpoint of the year. But while liberal thinkpiecers and conservative fans alike will be able to find plenty of moments to thump their chests over, it doesn’t really feel as though director Clint Eastwood is aiming for any big statements about America or terrorism or what have you. That doesn’t mean any of them will necessarily be wrong for reading jingoism or affirmations of traditional values in the subtext or text. It’s just that, for example, characters are seen praying not as a dog whistle for Christian audiences but simply because that’s what their real-life selves would do. (And sure, it can be both, but it comes more matter of fact than pointed.)
Of course, in this film, the distinction between real-life self and movie self is ambiguous,...
Of course, in this film, the distinction between real-life self and movie self is ambiguous,...
- 2/8/2018
- by Daniel Schindel
- The Film Stage
“The 15:17 to Paris” starts with some of Clint Eastwood’s worst filmmaking in years and closes with some of his best. In Eastwood’s ambling look at heroism and civic duty, he revisits the famous 2015 instance in which a trio of young Americans stopped a gunman on a train from Brussels, casting the actual men involved to play themselves. The bulk of the drama leading up to the central event often has a stifling quality, marred by heavy-handed foreshadowing and bland monologues about the existential quandaries of young adulthood. However, at 89, Eastwood remains a deeply purposeful filmmaker, and “The 15:17 to Paris” clearly has a plan — it builds to a riveting showdown, with a unique kind of payoff enhanced by the authenticity of its design. It’s a fascinating gamble even when it doesn’t hold together.
Outside of that extraordinary climax, the story of Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler,...
Outside of that extraordinary climax, the story of Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler,...
- 2/8/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The stars from Clint Eastwood's '15:17 to Paris' want a shot at Hollywood ... and dammit we here at TMZ are gonna do W-h-a-t-e-v-e-r it takes to help make it happen. We got Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone -- the real-life heroes who in 2015 foiled a terrorist attack on a train bound for Paris -- Wednesday night after an appearance on 'The Daily Show.' We first asked Alek if there's...
- 2/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Three young Americans who bravely foiled an attack on a train play themselves in a drama that focuses too much on their excruciatingly dull backstories
The authentic courage of three American heroes who foiled a terrorist attack has been anti-alchemised by Clint Eastwood into a strangely boring, dramatically inert film in which the main characters remain as opaque and unreadable as sphinxes to the very last.
But there is some interest in this film nonetheless because of the experimental chutzpah Eastwood has showed in using – not Chris Hemsworth, not Bradley Cooper, not Trevante Rhodes – but the three actual guys stolidly playing themselves. (The attacker, one Ayoub El-Khazzani, being now incarcerated, was not available for filming.) The resulting film looks bizarrely like an essay in take-it-or-leave-it social realist grit or radical, non-professional clunkiness, as if before filming Clint watched Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake and Tommy Wiseau’s The Room...
The authentic courage of three American heroes who foiled a terrorist attack has been anti-alchemised by Clint Eastwood into a strangely boring, dramatically inert film in which the main characters remain as opaque and unreadable as sphinxes to the very last.
But there is some interest in this film nonetheless because of the experimental chutzpah Eastwood has showed in using – not Chris Hemsworth, not Bradley Cooper, not Trevante Rhodes – but the three actual guys stolidly playing themselves. (The attacker, one Ayoub El-Khazzani, being now incarcerated, was not available for filming.) The resulting film looks bizarrely like an essay in take-it-or-leave-it social realist grit or radical, non-professional clunkiness, as if before filming Clint watched Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake and Tommy Wiseau’s The Room...
- 2/8/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
On August 21, 2015, three American buddies from Sacramento – Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos – were vacationing in Europe. The Air Force medic, Oregon National Guardsman and college student at Sacramento State, respectively, left Amsterdam together and boarded the high-speed 15:17 Thalys train to Paris. Ayoub El Khazzani, a Moroccan-born terrorist, was also on board; he was armed with a Ak-47 assault rifle, a 9mm Luger pistol, a box cutter, a hammer, gasoline and a backpack with enough ammunition to inflict mass casualties on more than 500 passengers. Soon after leaving the first class rest room,...
- 2/8/2018
- Rollingstone.com
It’s impossible to say how tragic the situation might have been on Thalys train 9364 on August 21, 2015, had three Americans — Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone — not stepped in to intercept a terrorist sporting enough will and ammunition to cause countless deaths. But a few minutes of nail-biting, recreated heroism isn’t enough to justify the other 90-or-so minutes in Clint Eastwood’s dry salute of a movie, “The 15:17 to Paris,” which struggles to mix patriotism, friendship, God, and destiny into something meaningful. Unlike the weighty punch of the director’s last couple of true bravery stories,...
- 2/8/2018
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Clint Eastwood’s latest film “The 15:17 to Paris” stages a daring casting stunt. It tells the story of three American soldiers, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, who thwarted a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris. And Eastwood cast Stone, Sadler and Skarlatos to play themselves and relive their heroics of that day. But Eastwood’s stunt isn’t without precedent, as other veterans throughout history have played themselves or versions of themselves on film. Some public figures have even gone beyond simple cameos to actually starring in their own life stories. Harold Russell – “The Best Years of...
- 2/7/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
No matter your opinion on the directing career of Clint Eastwood, it’s impossible not to admire the pace he keeps. At 87 years old, he’s shown no sign of slowing down, essentially putting out a film every other year. It’s not the yearly pace of fellow octogenarian Woody Allen, but it’s not far off. With a new movie opening this week in The 15:17 to Paris, it seems only appropriate to talk about Eastwood a bit, specifically Eastwood the director. He’s an Oscar winner, after all, so even his newest seems like little more than popcorn entertainment, he’s certainly capable of more than one sort of movie. His new film, obviously, is The 15:17 to Paris. Based on a true story, this is the long-is plot description that IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes has: “In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence...
- 2/7/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s no surprise that the three brave men who stopped a terrorist attack on a train to Paris in 2015 frequently look back on that fateful day.
On Aug. 21, 2015, childhood friends Spencer Stone, an Air Force staff sergeant, Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and kinesiology student Anthony Sadler, charged and tackled a would-be terrorist on a train to Paris carrying 554 people.
“I was covered in three different people’s blood and my face smelled like gunpowder,” recalls Stone, who was slashed and nearly lost a thumb in the attack. “I remember coming off the train almost deliriously laughing. Like, ‘Oh,...
On Aug. 21, 2015, childhood friends Spencer Stone, an Air Force staff sergeant, Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and kinesiology student Anthony Sadler, charged and tackled a would-be terrorist on a train to Paris carrying 554 people.
“I was covered in three different people’s blood and my face smelled like gunpowder,” recalls Stone, who was slashed and nearly lost a thumb in the attack. “I remember coming off the train almost deliriously laughing. Like, ‘Oh,...
- 2/7/2018
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
In spring 2017, Clint Eastwood was grilling Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler for details about their harrowing takedown of a heavily armed Isis recruit on a crowded train heading from Amsterdam to Paris. At the time, Eastwood also was considering various 20-something actors to play the real-life trio whose story formed the basis of his new film The 15:17 to Paris when it hit him that he need look no further.
"I was going over and over it with them because I wanted to get as much accuracy as I could into the film, and one day it...
"I was going over and over it with them because I wanted to get as much accuracy as I could into the film, and one day it...
- 2/6/2018
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
15:17 To Paris opens Friday, February 9th.
From Clint Eastwood comes “The 15:17 to Paris,” which tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a highspeed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack. Throughout the harrowing ordeal, their friendship never wavers, making it their greatest weapon and allowing them to save the lives of the more than 500 passengers on board.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone,...
From Clint Eastwood comes “The 15:17 to Paris,” which tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a highspeed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack. Throughout the harrowing ordeal, their friendship never wavers, making it their greatest weapon and allowing them to save the lives of the more than 500 passengers on board.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone,...
- 2/6/2018
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 15:17 To Paris tells the harrowing story of three Americans who stopped an attack while on a train in France. To recreate this incredible and heroic tale, director Clint Eastwood made an unusual choice. Not only do we get to see the story based on the book by the three real life heroes, he actually cast the three Americans to portray themselves. Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos not only survived this terrifying conflict and saved many passengers lives, but they.ve written... Read More...
- 2/6/2018
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
The three Americans who helped stop a terrorist attack on a French train spoke about portraying themselves in Clint Eastwood's upcoming movie about the 2015 incident, The 15:17 to Paris, on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday.
The civilian trio – Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone – had never acted before. Sadler spoke about what it was like to do so not just for the first time, but with a director like Eastwood.
"The dynamic at first, he's such an icon, so...
The civilian trio – Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone – had never acted before. Sadler spoke about what it was like to do so not just for the first time, but with a director like Eastwood.
"The dynamic at first, he's such an icon, so...
- 2/6/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Author: Competitions
Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, The 15:17 To Paris is in UK cinemas from Friday 9 February, and to celebrate we are giving 3 of you the chance to win a copy of the book that inspired the film.
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The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Soldiers by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, The 15:17 To Paris is in UK cinemas from Friday 9 February, and to celebrate we are giving 3 of you the chance to win a copy of the book that inspired the film.
Watch our Exclusive Interviews here
The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Soldiers by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
- 2/6/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Family movie night looks a little different for the Eastwood household. Instead of gathering around the television and scrolling through Netflix, Clint Eastwood and his kids head to a major film premiere for his latest flick.
The 87-year-old actor and director was joined by six of his kids at the Los Angeles premiere at his latest movie The 15:17 to Paris, which tells the true story of three American men who came face-to-face with a suspected terrorist on a train holding more than 500 people in 2015.
The father of seven posed with children Kyle, Alison, Scott, Francesca, Morgan and Kathryn on the red carpet.
The 87-year-old actor and director was joined by six of his kids at the Los Angeles premiere at his latest movie The 15:17 to Paris, which tells the true story of three American men who came face-to-face with a suspected terrorist on a train holding more than 500 people in 2015.
The father of seven posed with children Kyle, Alison, Scott, Francesca, Morgan and Kathryn on the red carpet.
- 2/6/2018
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Clint Eastwood made a bold decision in the casting for his latest movie, The 15:17 to Paris — he enlisted the three real-life heroes on whose story the film is based to play themselves.
In the featurette above, exclusive to People, Eastwood and Paris train attack heroes Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler reveal what they hope is an empowering tale for everyone.
“It’s about the common man,” Eastwood says in the video, which also features footage from the film and behind-the-scenes shots of Eastwood directing the group. “Three guys that grew up together who were put in a position to act quickly.
In the featurette above, exclusive to People, Eastwood and Paris train attack heroes Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler reveal what they hope is an empowering tale for everyone.
“It’s about the common man,” Eastwood says in the video, which also features footage from the film and behind-the-scenes shots of Eastwood directing the group. “Three guys that grew up together who were put in a position to act quickly.
- 1/25/2018
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Sneak Peek footage from director Clint Eastwood's "The 15:17 To Paris", the true story about the 2015 'Thalys' train attack, starring Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos as themselves, based on their book "The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes", opening February 9, 2018:
"...three Americans face a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris..."
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"...three Americans face a terrorist attack aboard a train bound for Paris..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The 15:17 To Paris" ...
- 12/16/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Clint Eastwood has won an appeal to overturn the R rating originally assigned to his upcoming film, The 15:17 to Paris. Instead, it will be rated PG-13.
The real-life drama recounts the much-publicized story about an attempted terror attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015, which was thwarted by three former U.S. servicemen — played by the real-life heroes Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone in the film.
According to a source, the R rating was given for the train attack scene at the center of the film, which the Classification and Rating Administration described as...
The real-life drama recounts the much-publicized story about an attempted terror attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015, which was thwarted by three former U.S. servicemen — played by the real-life heroes Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone in the film.
According to a source, the R rating was given for the train attack scene at the center of the film, which the Classification and Rating Administration described as...
- 12/14/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Clint Eastwood is celebrating real-life heroes again in his latest biopic, ‘The 15:17 to Paris,’ whose official trailer has been unveiled by Warner Bros. Pictures. The video highlights how three Americans, including Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, thwarted an Isis attack on a train that was headed to Paris in 2015. The […]
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- 12/14/2017
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Simon Brew Dec 14, 2017
Here's the trailer for Clint Eastwood's new movie, The 15:17 To Paris, that lands in the UK early in 2018...
As always, Clint Eastwood has been busy over the year making another film, and his latest, The 15:17 To Paris, has now been given a February 9th 2018 release date in the UK. Furthermore a first trailer or the movie has been released, along with an official synopsis.
We’ll do them in turn. Here’s the trailer first…
And here’s the synopsis…
From Clint Eastwood comes “The 15:17 to Paris,” which tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe.
Here's the trailer for Clint Eastwood's new movie, The 15:17 To Paris, that lands in the UK early in 2018...
As always, Clint Eastwood has been busy over the year making another film, and his latest, The 15:17 To Paris, has now been given a February 9th 2018 release date in the UK. Furthermore a first trailer or the movie has been released, along with an official synopsis.
We’ll do them in turn. Here’s the trailer first…
And here’s the synopsis…
From Clint Eastwood comes “The 15:17 to Paris,” which tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe.
- 12/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Clint Eastwood retells the story of three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in the first trailer for The 15:17 to Paris.
The upcoming film stars the actual heroes from that August 2015 incident: Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone.
The first trailer for the film opens with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone aboard the Thaylis train while on a European vacation. Panic sweeps through the train as a rifle-toting terrorist walks the aisles. The preview flashes...
The upcoming film stars the actual heroes from that August 2015 incident: Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone.
The first trailer for the film opens with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone aboard the Thaylis train while on a European vacation. Panic sweeps through the train as a rifle-toting terrorist walks the aisles. The preview flashes...
- 12/13/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Clint Eastwood retells the story of three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in the first trailer for The 15:17 to Paris.
The upcoming film stars the actual heroes from that August 2015 incident: Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone.
The first trailer for the film opens with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone aboard the Thaylis train while on a European vacation. Panic sweeps through the train as a rifle-toting terrorist walks the aisles. The preview flashes...
The upcoming film stars the actual heroes from that August 2015 incident: Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone.
The first trailer for the film opens with Sadler, Skarlatos and Stone aboard the Thaylis train while on a European vacation. Panic sweeps through the train as a rifle-toting terrorist walks the aisles. The preview flashes...
- 12/13/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 To Paris is the next film from the director to deal with the story of real-life heroes — and this time he’s got the actual men playing themselves. On August 21, 2015, Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone thwarted a terrorist attack on a Thalys train bound for Paris from Brussels. The film follows the course of the friends' lives, from the struggles of childhood through to…...
- 12/13/2017
- Deadline
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for director Clint Eastwood's new film 15:17 To Paris and it looks like an intense and inspiring movie. The film tells the true story of the three men who rose to the occasion to save lives during the 2015 terrorist attack attempt in Paris. This brave act turned these ordinary men into heroes. One of the things that is really cool about this movie is that the three men who were actually involved in this horrific event, play themselves in the movie. Here are the details that were released:
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
If anyone knows how difficult actors can be, it’s Clint Eastwood. Maybe that’s why he chose to cast non-actors in his latest directorial effort, “The 15:17 to Paris,” which recently released a dramatic new trailer worthy of its clunky title. Returning to ground he found fertile in 2016’s “Sully,” Eastwood depicts the true story of passengers on a French train who overtook an armed terrorist in 2015, preventing a potential mass shooting. Eastwood cast many of the real passengers to play themselves in the movie, including three Americans: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone.
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- 12/13/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The first trailer for Clint Eastwood’s “The 15:17 to Paris” landed on Wednesday, teasing the backstory behind the three American heroes who thwarted a terrorist attack on board a Paris-bound train in August 2015. In an unusual twist, Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone play themselves in the film — alongside actors depicting their boyhood selves as well as others in their lives past and present. The cast includes Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass”); Judy Greer (“War for the Planet of the Apes”); Ray Corasani (“The Long Road Home”); Pj Byrne (“The.
- 12/13/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
"Don't try and take any shortcuts. Do what you know is right." Warner Bros has debuted the first official trailer for Clint Eastwood's The 15:17 to Paris, telling a fictionalized version of the story of three men who thwarted a potential terrorist attack on a train in France in 2015. The story goes that three men confronted and subdued the attacker before he could harm more people, and they have since become heroes for their actions. The 15:17 to Paris actually stars the three real men playing themselves: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone, along with a cast of actors including Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer, Ray Corasani, Pj Byrne, Tony Hale, and Thomas Lennon. Eastwood is really into these stories of regular American heroes, my goodness. The twist in this is using the actual men, which is kind of cool to see. Enjoy. Here's the first official trailer for...
- 12/13/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Author: Zehra Phelan
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the Clint Eastwood directed The 15:17 to Paris, a real-life hero story which stars the actual men who inspired the film.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, who play themselves in the film. Starring alongside them are Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass,” TV’s “The Office”); Judy Greer (“War for the Planet of the Apes”); Ray Corasani (TV’s upcoming “The Long Road Home”); Pj Byrne (“The Wolf of Wall Street”); Tony Hale (TV’s “Veep”); and Thomas Lennon (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”). Paul-Mikél Williams plays the younger Anthony, Bryce Gheisar plays the younger Alek, and William Jennings plays the younger Spencer.
Eastwood (“Sully,” “American Sniper”) directs from a screenplay by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern.
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the Clint Eastwood directed The 15:17 to Paris, a real-life hero story which stars the actual men who inspired the film.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, who play themselves in the film. Starring alongside them are Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass,” TV’s “The Office”); Judy Greer (“War for the Planet of the Apes”); Ray Corasani (TV’s upcoming “The Long Road Home”); Pj Byrne (“The Wolf of Wall Street”); Tony Hale (TV’s “Veep”); and Thomas Lennon (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”). Paul-Mikél Williams plays the younger Anthony, Bryce Gheisar plays the younger Alek, and William Jennings plays the younger Spencer.
Eastwood (“Sully,” “American Sniper”) directs from a screenplay by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern.
- 12/13/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros. has release the trailer for Clint Eastwood's real-life drama The 15:17 to Paris.
The movie centers on three U.S. servicemen who thwarted a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015. Eastwood has cast the real-life heroes — Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone — in the film.
Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer and Ray Corasani are also among the cast of the movie, which is based on the book The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes, written by the trio with Jeffrey E. Stern. Dorothy Blyskal...
The movie centers on three U.S. servicemen who thwarted a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015. Eastwood has cast the real-life heroes — Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone — in the film.
Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer and Ray Corasani are also among the cast of the movie, which is based on the book The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes, written by the trio with Jeffrey E. Stern. Dorothy Blyskal...
- 12/13/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Completing his unofficial trilogy of American heroism after Sully and American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s latest film recreates the 2015 event in which Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, and Jeffrey E. Stern were on the #9364 train from Brussels to Paris when an Isis terrorist boarded with an Ak-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to kill all 500 people on board. The three American friends took it upon themselves to charge the gunman and stop him. The 15:17 to Paris, arriving in February actually stars the three men, playing themselves, and today the first trailer has arrived.
“I looked at a lot of very good actors who could possibly have done the job. But I kept looking at the faces of these young men — “boys,” I call them,” Eastwood tells EW. “I thought these faces were unique. It just struck me that it would be an interesting experiment. It could be bold or reckless,...
“I looked at a lot of very good actors who could possibly have done the job. But I kept looking at the faces of these young men — “boys,” I call them,” Eastwood tells EW. “I thought these faces were unique. It just struck me that it would be an interesting experiment. It could be bold or reckless,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Clint Eastwood’s thirty eighth feature, “The 15:17 To Paris” is set to enter cinemas in the United States on February 9th, . Based entirely on the disputatiously titled “The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes” written by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, the flick is set to be based on the August 2015 Thalys train attack.
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- 12/13/2017
- by Eoghan Lyng
- The Playlist
Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The Dancing With the Stars pair took home the top prize in season 25 and they have a place already in mind for their Mirrorball trophies. "Thanksgiving table!" Lindsay told E! News after being crowned victor of DWTS season 25. Jordan agreed with the placement idea. This is Lindsay's first time taking home the Mirrorball. She came in second last season with David Ross and placed third in season 23 with Calvin Johnson Jr. and in season 21 with Alek Skarlatos. "Standing there, waiting to hear who wins—I've been there before and I've not won, so going into tonight, I don't want to say I went in...
- 11/22/2017
- E! Online
Exclusive: Sinqua Walls has been cast in Client Eastwood’s upcoming biopic The 15:17 To Paris from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. It’s based on the novel The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern about the 2015 thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris. Dorothy Blyskal penned the screenplay that follows the course of the friends'…...
- 8/1/2017
- Deadline
There’s some odd stuff going on with the casting for Clint Eastwood’s The 15:17 To Paris, the director’s latest tale of stalwart, good-hearted American heroes doing right. Eastwood already made headlines earlier this week, when he announced that the story’s central figures—Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone, who helped stop a 2015 attack on a French train—would be appearing as themselves in the upcoming film. Now, for whatever reason, he’s surrounding the trio with a bunch of very talented sitcom stars.
Variety reports that Tony Hale, of Veep and Arrested Development fame, and Reno 911! and The Odd Couple’s Thomas Lennon have both signed on for the film, playing the gym teacher and principal at the school where Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone grew up. The two funnymen join a cast that already includes The Office’s Jenna Fischer and Hale ...
Variety reports that Tony Hale, of Veep and Arrested Development fame, and Reno 911! and The Odd Couple’s Thomas Lennon have both signed on for the film, playing the gym teacher and principal at the school where Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone grew up. The two funnymen join a cast that already includes The Office’s Jenna Fischer and Hale ...
- 7/14/2017
- by William Hughes
- avclub.com
The three California friends who foiled an alleged terror plot on a Paris-bound train in 2015 will play themselves in the upcoming Clint Eastwood-directed film about the harrowing attack, reports say.
It is unusual for the subjects of a film to play it’s stars. But, in a headline-making move, Eastwood has tapped real-life heroes Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler to portray themselves in The 15:17 to Paris, an upcoming film about the moments Ayoub El Khazzani opened fire on the crowded train out of Amsterdam, Variety reports.
The film is expected to begin during the men’s...
It is unusual for the subjects of a film to play it’s stars. But, in a headline-making move, Eastwood has tapped real-life heroes Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler to portray themselves in The 15:17 to Paris, an upcoming film about the moments Ayoub El Khazzani opened fire on the crowded train out of Amsterdam, Variety reports.
The film is expected to begin during the men’s...
- 7/12/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
Clint Eastwood has taken up the director’s chair to yet again make a film on the real life heroes who stopped a terror attack on a French train back in 2015 in an as-yet-untitled project.
Adapted from the book the three men co-wrote themselves about that terrifying event, the film, which starts filming this week, focuses on the lives of the three friends from their childhood to the evening when they helped subdue the man who opened fire inside a train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris.
Pic by: Nick Razzell
The Sacramento-area men were vacationing in Europe when they tackled Ayoub El-Khazzani, a man who authorities said had ties to radical Islam. El-Khazzani had boarded the Paris-bound train with a Kalashnikov rifle, pistol and box cutter.
What’s even more unusual that the three men the film is based on will all play themselves in Eastwood’s retelling.
Clint Eastwood has taken up the director’s chair to yet again make a film on the real life heroes who stopped a terror attack on a French train back in 2015 in an as-yet-untitled project.
Adapted from the book the three men co-wrote themselves about that terrifying event, the film, which starts filming this week, focuses on the lives of the three friends from their childhood to the evening when they helped subdue the man who opened fire inside a train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris.
Pic by: Nick Razzell
The Sacramento-area men were vacationing in Europe when they tackled Ayoub El-Khazzani, a man who authorities said had ties to radical Islam. El-Khazzani had boarded the Paris-bound train with a Kalashnikov rifle, pistol and box cutter.
What’s even more unusual that the three men the film is based on will all play themselves in Eastwood’s retelling.
- 7/12/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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