MOVIE NEWS – Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood works together to bring the heroic story of the famous US Airways pilot to life in the first trailer for the upcoming biopic Sully.

From the 86 years old western movie star and Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood (American Sniper, Million Dollar Baby) comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama Sully,” with also the Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Bridge of Spies, Forrest Gump) as Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

On January 15, 2009, the world was awed by the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, thus saving the lives of every 155 passengers aboard. Still, even as Sully was being proclaimed by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was started that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

Aaron Eckhart (Olympus Has Fallen, The Dark Knight) also plays in the movie as Sully‘s co-pilot, Jeff Skiles, and Oscar nominee Laura Linney (The Savages, Kinsey, Showtime’s The Big C) as Sully‘s wife, Lorraine Sullenberger. The screenplay is written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book Highest Duty by Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. The movie will be produced by Eastwood, Frank Marshall, Allyn Stewart and Tim Moore, with Kipp Nelson and Bruce Berman serving as executive producers.

The cast is rounded out by Jerry Ferrara, Autumn Reeser, Sam Huntington, Holt McCallany, Max Adler, Lynn Marocolo and Doris McCarthy. The film reunites Clint Eastwood with several of his longtime collaborators, who most recently worked with the director on the worldwide hit American Sniper. Amont these collaborators are director of photography Tom Stern and production designer James J. Murakami, who were both Oscar-nominated for their work on The Changeling; costume designer Deborah Hopper and editor Blu Murray.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Flashlight Films production, a Kennedy/Marshall Company production, a Malpaso production, Sully. This drama has been given a September 9 release date, going up against Before I Wake, When The Bough Breaks and The Wild Life. Take a look at the first trailer for Sully courtesy of Youtube, and stay tuned for more footage.