The Lost Bus: Greengrass directs Camp Fire survival drama

Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in The Lost Bus, a Paul Greengrass-directed survival drama that recounts the true story of a school bus caught in the 2018 Camp Fire. The film, based on Lizzie Johnson's 2021 book Paradise One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, follows bus driver Kevin McCay and teacher Mary Ludwig as they attempt to shepherd more than two dozen children to safety. The Lost Bus opens in select U.S. cinemas on September 19 and will stream on Apple TV beginning October 3.

The film portrays the harrowing efforts to evacuate a classroom of 22 children amid one of California's deadliest wildfires. According to the official synopsis, the picture is a "white-knuckle ride" through the inferno as the bus driver and teacher battle to save the children. Matthew McConaughey plays Kevin McCay, America Ferrera is Mary Ludwig, and the supporting cast includes Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Spencer Watson, Danny McCarthy and Levi McConaughey.

Paul Greengrass, known for his work on the Bourne films, Captain Phillips and United 93, directed the movie from a screenplay by Brad Ingelsby, who also produced alongside Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum for Blumhouse...