9/11 World Trade Center Film

Nearly four years after the collapse of the World Trade Center, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will direct a film based on the story of two police officers who were trapped in the rubble on Sept. 11, 2001.

Nicolas Cage, who won a best-actor Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas," will star as Port Authority police Sgt. John McLoughlin. McLoughlin and fellow officer William J. Jimeno became trapped during rescue efforts after the collapse of the twin towers.

Paramount Pictures said the movie is expected to be released next year.

"It's a work of collective passion, a serious meditation on what happened and carries within a compassion that heals," Stone said in a statement Friday. "It's an exploration of heroism in our country but it's international at the same time in its humanity."

Paramount said the film also will focus on the officers' rescuers and their families. McLoughlin and Jimeno are said to be the last two men rescued.

"I feel someone had to tell the story of the people who were in the Trade Center before and after it collapsed," McLoughlin said in a statement. "It needs to be told how this horrific tragedy brought Americans and the world together to help those in need."

While the star power of Stone and Cage will likely make the movie the most high profile film to tackle 9/11, it's not the first. Many independent films have turned their lens to downtown New York, and in the 2002 film "The Guys" Anthony LaPaglia played a fire captain who lost eight men in the towers' collapse.

Wow.I don't know if I could watch it or not.

Cage is good at whining, so i guess he would be good for this role. I think it is far to soon for a 9/11 flick even though there has been two made for t.v movies for it.

i think it is to early for a 9/11 film to be made.

although IMO it would prob make loads of money and thats what the makers will be thinking of.

Great timing..

wasn't sigourney weaver in a film about the firemen who survived the 9/11 attacks...the film never focused on the attacks themselves but the people trying to come to terms with lost friends

what was it called again?

got it..."the guys" is what it was called

never saw that, but i think i'll see this film

No, I'm not watching this film. Even worse.. fallen from grace Oliver Stone is directing this? Not good...well at least in my opinion this is a stupid project. Might see it if a friend of mine likes it and reconmmends the movie. Until then this film falls short for me.

If Stone directs it, then I will boycott it.

The thought of this project makes me cringe.

Oliver Stone being involved only makes it worse......

WOW!! TIME TO RE-LIVE THE TERROR ALREADY?

I can't really say I find the prospect enticing, because at the most basic I don't find "real life" stories all that interesting on the screen (a few rare examples exist that I think are good.) Of course theoretically it has been suggested this kind of process aids in the moving on stage of social mourning (though it is questionable)

Likewise, not all that sure Stone is a good directorial choice, but I can't help but feel no matter what it will make alot of money, just because things like this have alot of pulling power, if for the spectacle alone.

you know what i realise...oliver stone is perhaps the most over rated producer EVER

look at his history and the only good films he has done was "born on the 4th of july" and "JFK"

everything else was crap

yep the pulling power of films like this is huge look at Titanic made billions i think.

Kind of disappointing really, a film should do well based on how good it is, not on name alone.

yeah i know.

by the way is there suppost to be an I on the end of ur name ?

Yes. But when I first joined I rushed the signing in thing, and failed to see that Imperial_Samurai didn't fit and as such the i was lost. Noticed it later on though. Still, I decided it added character and so didn't change it.

I read somewhere that the proceedes will be donated to charity. You can't argue with that.

I doubt I'll watch it tho. 😬

Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
Yes. But when I first joined I rushed the signing in thing, and failed to see that Imperial_Samurai didn't fit and as such the i was lost. Noticed it later on though. Still, I decided it added character and so didn't change it.

cool 🙂

u think they will use footage from the actual thing in this ?