Exclusive: John Patton Ford is writing to direct an untitled film for Netflix with 21 Laps producing. Ford wrote and directed the Aubrey Plaza starrer Emily the Criminal.
The drama follows a mysterious Union spy named James Andrews who, along with infantry volunteers, stole a Confederate steam engine and planned to destroy the entire Confederacy’s supply line to end the war.
Racing along at speeds up to 60 mph, they destroyed track to the main Southern supply route behind them and shut down communications by cutting telegraph lines, all to disrupt the Confederacy’s supply line. The six surviving raiders became the first to receive the Medal of Honor, awarded by Abraham Lincoln. The caper also would be the historical basis for Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent film The General.
Ford will write to direct the drama, which is based on his idea and is part of a package that includes Russell...
The drama follows a mysterious Union spy named James Andrews who, along with infantry volunteers, stole a Confederate steam engine and planned to destroy the entire Confederacy’s supply line to end the war.
Racing along at speeds up to 60 mph, they destroyed track to the main Southern supply route behind them and shut down communications by cutting telegraph lines, all to disrupt the Confederacy’s supply line. The six surviving raiders became the first to receive the Medal of Honor, awarded by Abraham Lincoln. The caper also would be the historical basis for Buster Keaton’s 1926 silent film The General.
Ford will write to direct the drama, which is based on his idea and is part of a package that includes Russell...
- 12/1/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
WWE.com
As more and more Japanese wrestling superstars continue to make the jump to WWE, Hideo Itami has been stuck on the outside looking in. The former Pro Wrestling Noah star has been out of action since last Spring with a shoulder injury. The injury and recovery was originally expected to keep Itami out of action for six to eight months, but it looks like that prognosis has changed.
According to a new report published in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Itami has experienced complications during his recovery that have set his timetable back indefinitely. According to the report, Itami is nowhere close to being able to return to the ring.
Throughout his recovery, Itami has been rehabbing literally all over the world. He’s spent time in Alabama at the Dr. James Andrews Sports Medicine Center, back in his home country in Japan, as well as considerable time training...
As more and more Japanese wrestling superstars continue to make the jump to WWE, Hideo Itami has been stuck on the outside looking in. The former Pro Wrestling Noah star has been out of action since last Spring with a shoulder injury. The injury and recovery was originally expected to keep Itami out of action for six to eight months, but it looks like that prognosis has changed.
According to a new report published in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Itami has experienced complications during his recovery that have set his timetable back indefinitely. According to the report, Itami is nowhere close to being able to return to the ring.
Throughout his recovery, Itami has been rehabbing literally all over the world. He’s spent time in Alabama at the Dr. James Andrews Sports Medicine Center, back in his home country in Japan, as well as considerable time training...
- 1/29/2016
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
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