“Yasmeen’s Element” opens with a quote about education from Malala Yousafzai. It’s a smart move, immediately bringing the topic to the forefront of the viewing experience while invoking one of the most famous advocates of girls’ education, one who hails from co-writer and Pakistani-American director Amman Abbasi’s country of origin. But the film, an enthralling escapade centered on the title character and co-written by Jeffrey E. Stern and Sana Jafri, doesn’t need it
Eshal Fatima stars as Yasmeen, a 12-year-old student in a North Pakistan village who delights in going to school and spending time with her classmates. One day, the teacher dismisses students early after speaking with soldiers outside the school, assigning everyone one element from the periodic table to present on the next day. In the rush of post-school giggles and games with her friends, Yasmeen loses her element, and sets off on an adventure...
Eshal Fatima stars as Yasmeen, a 12-year-old student in a North Pakistan village who delights in going to school and spending time with her classmates. One day, the teacher dismisses students early after speaking with soldiers outside the school, assigning everyone one element from the periodic table to present on the next day. In the rush of post-school giggles and games with her friends, Yasmeen loses her element, and sets off on an adventure...
- 3/15/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Exclusive: WME has announced that Noel Tedla Mesfin has joined the agency as an Agent in Production. He will be based out of the New York office.
Prior to his new position at WME, Mesfin worked on the Sundance 2019 selection As Told To G/D Thyself which is directed by the Ummah Chroma, an international artist’s collective that includes Terence Nance, Jenn Nkiru, Marc Thomas, Kamasi Washington and Bradford Young.
He continued his working relationship with Nance and Young on the forthcoming Space Jam, New Legacy at Warner Bros. starring LeBron James. The pic is produced by James’ SpringHill Entertainment as well as Ryan Coogler. He also worked on Sam de Jong’s Slick Woods-vehicle Goldie and the MacRo-produced Really Love from up-and-coming director Angel Williams. The film was chosen as a Special Jury Selection at SXSW 2020.
Previously, Mesfin worked in Creative Affairs at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles.
Prior to his new position at WME, Mesfin worked on the Sundance 2019 selection As Told To G/D Thyself which is directed by the Ummah Chroma, an international artist’s collective that includes Terence Nance, Jenn Nkiru, Marc Thomas, Kamasi Washington and Bradford Young.
He continued his working relationship with Nance and Young on the forthcoming Space Jam, New Legacy at Warner Bros. starring LeBron James. The pic is produced by James’ SpringHill Entertainment as well as Ryan Coogler. He also worked on Sam de Jong’s Slick Woods-vehicle Goldie and the MacRo-produced Really Love from up-and-coming director Angel Williams. The film was chosen as a Special Jury Selection at SXSW 2020.
Previously, Mesfin worked in Creative Affairs at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles.
- 9/18/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
MaryAnn’s quick take… Clint Eastwood turns a terrorist attack into a bit of post-hoc reality “entertainment” with the stunt casting of the actual heroes as themselves in a stilted, tone-deaf piece of Christian-American propaganda. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): mostly not a fan of Clint Eastwood lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
There is no question that what Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone did on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train in August 2015 is worthy of praise, respect, and the highest commendation: they subdued a terrorist shooter and kept him in custody until the authorities arrived. But this is no way to honor them. Director Clint Eastwood (Sully, American Sniper) tells the story of their deed as a stilted, tone-deaf piece of blatant...
I’m “biast” (con): mostly not a fan of Clint Eastwood lately
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
There is no question that what Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone did on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train in August 2015 is worthy of praise, respect, and the highest commendation: they subdued a terrorist shooter and kept him in custody until the authorities arrived. But this is no way to honor them. Director Clint Eastwood (Sully, American Sniper) tells the story of their deed as a stilted, tone-deaf piece of blatant...
- 2/12/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Two-time Best Director Oscar winner Clint Eastwood’s latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris,” starts screening nationwide tomorrow, February 9. The thriller revisits an August 2015 terrorist attack that a Moroccan man, armed with a rifle and a box cutter, carried out aboard an Amsterdam-departing train. Five of the passengers — including three Americans — worked to restrain the suspect. Of the train’s 554 passengers, only four sustained injuries, including the attacker, Ayoub El Khazzani.
This is Eastwood’s third homage in a row to heroic patriots (the others were “American Sniper” and “Sully”). After making more than 40 features, the 87-year-old decided to try a new approach, casting non-actors Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and and Alec Skarlatos, the aforementioned trio, who received medals for their valor from the Obama administration. Eastwood’s Warner Bros.-distributed film is an adaptation of their 2016 memoir of the same name, written with journalist Jeffrey E. Stern.
While critics...
This is Eastwood’s third homage in a row to heroic patriots (the others were “American Sniper” and “Sully”). After making more than 40 features, the 87-year-old decided to try a new approach, casting non-actors Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, and and Alec Skarlatos, the aforementioned trio, who received medals for their valor from the Obama administration. Eastwood’s Warner Bros.-distributed film is an adaptation of their 2016 memoir of the same name, written with journalist Jeffrey E. Stern.
While critics...
- 2/8/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
On August 21, 2015, three American buddies from Sacramento – Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos – were vacationing in Europe. The Air Force medic, Oregon National Guardsman and college student at Sacramento State, respectively, left Amsterdam together and boarded the high-speed 15:17 Thalys train to Paris. Ayoub El Khazzani, a Moroccan-born terrorist, was also on board; he was armed with a Ak-47 assault rifle, a 9mm Luger pistol, a box cutter, a hammer, gasoline and a backpack with enough ammunition to inflict mass casualties on more than 500 passengers. Soon after leaving the first class rest room,...
- 2/8/2018
- Rollingstone.com
No matter your opinion on the directing career of Clint Eastwood, it’s impossible not to admire the pace he keeps. At 87 years old, he’s shown no sign of slowing down, essentially putting out a film every other year. It’s not the yearly pace of fellow octogenarian Woody Allen, but it’s not far off. With a new movie opening this week in The 15:17 to Paris, it seems only appropriate to talk about Eastwood a bit, specifically Eastwood the director. He’s an Oscar winner, after all, so even his newest seems like little more than popcorn entertainment, he’s certainly capable of more than one sort of movie. His new film, obviously, is The 15:17 to Paris. Based on a true story, this is the long-is plot description that IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes has: “In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence...
- 2/7/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Author: Competitions
Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, The 15:17 To Paris is in UK cinemas from Friday 9 February, and to celebrate we are giving 3 of you the chance to win a copy of the book that inspired the film.
Watch our Exclusive Interviews here
The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Soldiers by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, The 15:17 To Paris is in UK cinemas from Friday 9 February, and to celebrate we are giving 3 of you the chance to win a copy of the book that inspired the film.
Watch our Exclusive Interviews here
The 15:17 To Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Soldiers by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos tells the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a high-speed railway ride.
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans travelling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
- 2/6/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Clint Eastwood made a bold decision in the casting for his latest movie, The 15:17 to Paris — he enlisted the three real-life heroes on whose story the film is based to play themselves.
In the featurette above, exclusive to People, Eastwood and Paris train attack heroes Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler reveal what they hope is an empowering tale for everyone.
“It’s about the common man,” Eastwood says in the video, which also features footage from the film and behind-the-scenes shots of Eastwood directing the group. “Three guys that grew up together who were put in a position to act quickly.
In the featurette above, exclusive to People, Eastwood and Paris train attack heroes Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler reveal what they hope is an empowering tale for everyone.
“It’s about the common man,” Eastwood says in the video, which also features footage from the film and behind-the-scenes shots of Eastwood directing the group. “Three guys that grew up together who were put in a position to act quickly.
- 1/25/2018
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for director Clint Eastwood's new film 15:17 To Paris and it looks like an intense and inspiring movie. The film tells the true story of the three men who rose to the occasion to save lives during the 2015 terrorist attack attempt in Paris. This brave act turned these ordinary men into heroes. One of the things that is really cool about this movie is that the three men who were actually involved in this horrific event, play themselves in the movie. Here are the details that were released:
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the world watched in stunned silence as the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris—an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends’ lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Author: Zehra Phelan
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the Clint Eastwood directed The 15:17 to Paris, a real-life hero story which stars the actual men who inspired the film.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, who play themselves in the film. Starring alongside them are Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass,” TV’s “The Office”); Judy Greer (“War for the Planet of the Apes”); Ray Corasani (TV’s upcoming “The Long Road Home”); Pj Byrne (“The Wolf of Wall Street”); Tony Hale (TV’s “Veep”); and Thomas Lennon (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”). Paul-Mikél Williams plays the younger Anthony, Bryce Gheisar plays the younger Alek, and William Jennings plays the younger Spencer.
Eastwood (“Sully,” “American Sniper”) directs from a screenplay by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern.
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the Clint Eastwood directed The 15:17 to Paris, a real-life hero story which stars the actual men who inspired the film.
The heroic trio is comprised of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, who play themselves in the film. Starring alongside them are Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass,” TV’s “The Office”); Judy Greer (“War for the Planet of the Apes”); Ray Corasani (TV’s upcoming “The Long Road Home”); Pj Byrne (“The Wolf of Wall Street”); Tony Hale (TV’s “Veep”); and Thomas Lennon (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”). Paul-Mikél Williams plays the younger Anthony, Bryce Gheisar plays the younger Alek, and William Jennings plays the younger Spencer.
Eastwood (“Sully,” “American Sniper”) directs from a screenplay by Dorothy Blyskal, based on the book by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern.
- 12/13/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Warner Bros. has release the trailer for Clint Eastwood's real-life drama The 15:17 to Paris.
The movie centers on three U.S. servicemen who thwarted a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015. Eastwood has cast the real-life heroes — Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone — in the film.
Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer and Ray Corasani are also among the cast of the movie, which is based on the book The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes, written by the trio with Jeffrey E. Stern. Dorothy Blyskal...
The movie centers on three U.S. servicemen who thwarted a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris in 2015. Eastwood has cast the real-life heroes — Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone — in the film.
Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer and Ray Corasani are also among the cast of the movie, which is based on the book The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train and Three American Heroes, written by the trio with Jeffrey E. Stern. Dorothy Blyskal...
- 12/13/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Completing his unofficial trilogy of American heroism after Sully and American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s latest film recreates the 2015 event in which Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, and Jeffrey E. Stern were on the #9364 train from Brussels to Paris when an Isis terrorist boarded with an Ak-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to kill all 500 people on board. The three American friends took it upon themselves to charge the gunman and stop him. The 15:17 to Paris, arriving in February actually stars the three men, playing themselves, and today the first trailer has arrived.
“I looked at a lot of very good actors who could possibly have done the job. But I kept looking at the faces of these young men — “boys,” I call them,” Eastwood tells EW. “I thought these faces were unique. It just struck me that it would be an interesting experiment. It could be bold or reckless,...
“I looked at a lot of very good actors who could possibly have done the job. But I kept looking at the faces of these young men — “boys,” I call them,” Eastwood tells EW. “I thought these faces were unique. It just struck me that it would be an interesting experiment. It could be bold or reckless,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Clint Eastwood’s thirty eighth feature, “The 15:17 To Paris” is set to enter cinemas in the United States on February 9th, . Based entirely on the disputatiously titled “The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes” written by Jeffrey E. Stern, Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos, the flick is set to be based on the August 2015 Thalys train attack.
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- 12/13/2017
- by Eoghan Lyng
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Sinqua Walls has been cast in Client Eastwood’s upcoming biopic The 15:17 To Paris from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. It’s based on the novel The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes by Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern about the 2015 thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris. Dorothy Blyskal penned the screenplay that follows the course of the friends'…...
- 8/1/2017
- Deadline
The three California friends who foiled an alleged terror plot on a Paris-bound train in 2015 will play themselves in the upcoming Clint Eastwood-directed film about the harrowing attack, reports say.
It is unusual for the subjects of a film to play it’s stars. But, in a headline-making move, Eastwood has tapped real-life heroes Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler to portray themselves in The 15:17 to Paris, an upcoming film about the moments Ayoub El Khazzani opened fire on the crowded train out of Amsterdam, Variety reports.
The film is expected to begin during the men’s...
It is unusual for the subjects of a film to play it’s stars. But, in a headline-making move, Eastwood has tapped real-life heroes Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler to portray themselves in The 15:17 to Paris, an upcoming film about the moments Ayoub El Khazzani opened fire on the crowded train out of Amsterdam, Variety reports.
The film is expected to begin during the men’s...
- 7/12/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
The soldier heroes that were involved in the 2015 terrorist attack attempt in Paris, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, have been cast to play themselves in director Clint Eastwood's film The 15:17 To Paris. These are the men that thwarted the attack, and this movie will tell their story.
While traveling in Europe, the trio found themselves on a train from Brussels to Paris, where they thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by overpowering the man armed with an Ak-47, saving the lives of the 500 passengers on board. The story was heavily covered on cable news, where the friends, one of which was in the Oregon National Guard and the other in the U.S. Air Force, were lauded for their bravery.
I think it's awesome that Eastwood cast these guys to play themselves! That's such an interesting and bold move to make and it's one that I applaud.
While traveling in Europe, the trio found themselves on a train from Brussels to Paris, where they thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by overpowering the man armed with an Ak-47, saving the lives of the 500 passengers on board. The story was heavily covered on cable news, where the friends, one of which was in the Oregon National Guard and the other in the U.S. Air Force, were lauded for their bravery.
I think it's awesome that Eastwood cast these guys to play themselves! That's such an interesting and bold move to make and it's one that I applaud.
- 7/11/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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