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Clint Eastwood Casts Tom Hanks as Capt. Sully

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Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood has cast Tom Hanks (Captain Philips) as the lead in his biopic about Captain Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger – the American pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, who safely emergency-landed his plane in the Hudson River after a flock of geese flew into the engine. Sullenberger's safe landing saved the lives of all 155 passengers.

According to Deadline, Eastwood’s take on Sullenberger’s story is based on a book by Sullenberger himself (with Jeffrey Zaslow), titled Highest Duty: My Search For What Really Matters. The book has been adapted for the screen by Perfect Stranger scribe Todd Komarnicki.

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