Matthew McConaughey in Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’ Teaser Trailer

Matthew McConaughey in Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’ Teaser Trailer

by Alex Billington
June 8, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Is there anybody who can go & pick these kids up?” Apple TV has revealed an the first brief teaser trailer for a film titled The Lost Bus, the latest feature from acclaimed director Paul Greengrass since he made News of the World in 2020. Apple TV+ will be releasing this movie; we’ve yet to see if they’ll be sending it to theaters (perhaps it’ll play at a film festival or two this fall?) or just dropping it streaming directly later in the fall. Inspired by real events, The Lost Bus is a white-knuckle ride into one of the deadliest wildfires as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. The film explores more of what went wrong in California’s Camp Fire, America’s deadliest wildfire in a century (85 were killed), and how to prevent future tragedies, also including the story of a bus driver and school teacher who helped kids through the blaze. In addition to McConaughey and Ferrera, the cast includes Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, and Spencer Watson. Yet another new wildfire movie following Kosinski’s Only the Brave (in 2017) and the doc Rebuilding Paradise about this very same fire. Not much footage to see yet, but it looks like this is going to harrowing to watch.

Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Paul Greengrass’ film The Lost Bus, direct from YouTube:

The Lost Bus is an emotional, action-packed rescue drama from Paul Greengrass inspired by real events. A white-knuckle ride through one of America’s deadliest wildfires (California’s Camp Fire) as a wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) & a dedicated school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from the terrifying inferno. The Lost Bus is directed by the acclaimed English filmmaker Paul Greengrass, of the movies Resurrected, The Theory of Flight, Bloody Sunday, The Bourne Supremacy, United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone, Captain Phillips, Jason Bourne, 22 July, and News of the World previously. The screenplay is written by Paul Greengrass and Brad Ingelsby; based on the book titled “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire” by Lizzie Johnson. It’s produced by Brad Ingelsby, Gregory Goodman, Jason Blum for Blumhouse, and Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Pictures. Apple debuts Greengrass’ The Lost Bus film later in 2025 – stay tuned for the exact release date. Look any good?

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