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Wednesday, 1 February 2006
Lost's Fox now cast in sport drama
'Lost' star Matthew Fox has been cast opposite Matthew McConaughey in an as-yet-untitled film about the real-life tragedy involving the West Virginia-based Marshall University American Football team.
The Hollywood Reporter says that the film is about the events which followed the 1970 air crash which killed 37 members of the Marshall team, their entire coaching staff, commentators and fans. In total, 75 people died in the crash.
McConaughey is to play Jack Lengyel, the coach who tries to rebuild the team; Fox will play his colleague, Red Dawson.
The film will be directed by 'Charlie's Angels' helmer Joseph 'McG' Nichol.
