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Katrina hero's story to be told on big screen

Source: China News
New Orleans : LA : USA | 6 months ago  
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Sony Pictures and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment have picked up the movie rights to the story of an ex-Marine who orchestrated the rescue of hundreds of his neighbors during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 260 pounds, John Keller lived in a five-story apartment...
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  • News Source: BBC | 6 months ago
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  • News Source: China News | 6 months ago
    Sony Pictures and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment have picked up the movie rights to the story of an ex-Marine who orchestrated the rescue of hundreds of his neighbors during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 260...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | 6 months ago
    Sony Pictures Entertainment and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment are set to dive into the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Studio and shingle have obtained bigscreen life rights to John Keller, an ex-Marine who orchestrated the rescue of 244 of...
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