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If you've ever had to take your grandfather on spring break with you, then you can surely related to the upcoming Dirty Grandpa. Lionsgate, via Buzzfeed, has released the first trailer and poster for this outrageous comedy, starring Zac Efron as a young man who gets talked into a road trip pilgrimage with his grandfather, played by Robert De Niro. As you can see in the video below, and as you can likely surmise from the title alone, Robert De Niro's Dick Kelly is not your average grandfather.

Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss' uber-controlling daughter (Julianne Hough), putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick (Robert De Niro), to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties,...

Following on from the announcement of an "Ant-Man" sequel and three more untitled Marvel films in 2020, Disney Pictures has now announced release dates for nineteen of the films it intends to release over the next five years.

The news comes as the studio announced that it crossed the $4 billion mark at the global box office in record time, surpassing its previous fastest time (last year) by nearly six weeks. Below is the entire release slate which sees "Toy Story 4" bumped back a year, "The Incredibles" sequel scoring a release date, and more:

October 16th 2015: "Bridge of Spies"

November 25th 2015: "The Good Dinosaur"

December 18th 2015: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

January 29th 2016: "The Finest Hours"

March 4th 2016: "Zootopia"

April 15th 2016: "The Jungle Book"

May 6th 2016: "Captain America: Civil War"

May 27th 2016: "Alice Through the Looking Glass"

June 17th 2016: "Finding Dory"

July...

DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 3 is slated for release on January 29, 2016, but the animated sequel has made a late casting change. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Kate Hudson is replacing Rebel Wilson as Mei Mei, a ribbon dancer who becomes romantically obsessed with Po (Jack Black). It doesn't appear that this casting change will affect the release date at this time.

Sources claim that the Kung Fu Panda 3 production was recently extended, which created a conflict for Rebel Wilson, forcing her to drop out. The scenes involving Mei Mei will also be re-animated, to reflect Kate Hudson's new take on the character. We got our first look at Mei Mei in the new photos that surfaced in June, but it isn't known what this new version of the character will look like.

Kung Fu Panda 3 follows Jack Black's Po as he reunites with his...

When Kung Fu Panda 3 debuts next January, the highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens will most likely still be in theaters. Today, DreamWorks Animation debuted a new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 3, which pokes some fun at the Star Wars franchise, mocking the iconic villain Darth Vader. This sequel features Po, voiced by Jack Black, meeting his long-lost father Li, voiced by Bryan Cranston, but as we can see in this trailer, Li isn't in the best physical shape.

In 2016, one of the most successful animated franchises in the world returns with its biggest comedy adventure yet, Kung Fu Panda 3. When Po's long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. But when the supernatural villain Kai begins to sweep across China defeating all the kung fu masters, Po must do the impossible-learn...

While the D23 Expo has several panels and events throughout the weekend, the one event most fans were looking forward to was the Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios panel. The studio's highly-anticipated Alice Through the Looking Glass was a part of this massive two-hour panel, along with The Finest Hours, Pete's Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Marvel's Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One and LucasFilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today we have a video featuring highlights from the panel presentation itself, along with a video interview with star Mia Wasikowska, who reprises her title role from 2010's blockbuster Alice in Wonderland.

Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production welcomed Mia Wasikowska to the stage, where she thrilled fans with a preview of the all-new spectacular adventure,...

As a part of yesterday's D23 Expo, Walt Disney Pictures presented their highly-anticipated adaptation of The Jungle Book in front of a packed crowd in Hall D23 of the Anaheim Convention Center yesterday. In case you weren't able to make it to Anaheim yesterday, we've got you covered, with new video interviews with director Jon Favreau, stars Neel Sethi, Ben Kingsley and Lupita Nyong'o. The movie was presented as part of the studio's massive two-hour panel Worlds, Galaxies, and Universes: Live Action at The Walt Disney Studios, which also featured Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass, The Finest Hours, Pete's Dragon, Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesMarvel's Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One and LucasFilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

After an introduction by Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, Jon Favreau,...

Disney have unveiled the latest trailer and poster for The Finest Hours. The action thriller is based on the true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history.

Disney used its presentation at CinemaCon 2015 this week to unveil an inforgraphic of their upcoming release slate over the next few years - and it's a monster. Combining Marvel titles, Star Wars titles, Pixar titles, its live-action adaptations of its classic fairy tales, and a few of its own original projects based on Disney properties, there's no question that the studio will be responsible for many of the biggest movies coming out over the next few years. Here's the full list.

Avengers: Age of Ultron – 5/1/15

Tomorrowland – 5/22/15

Inside Out – 6/19/15

Ant-Man – 7/17/15

Bridge of Spies – 10/16/15

The Good Dinosaur – 11/25/15

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 12/18/15

The Finest Hours – 1/29/16

Zootopia – 3/4/16

The Jungle Book – 4/15/16

Captain America: Civil War – 5/6/16

Alice Through the Looking Glass – 5/27/16

Finding Dory – 6/17/16

The Bfg – 7/1/16

Pete's Dragon – 8/12/16

Doctor Strange – 11/4/16

Moana – 11/23/16

Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One – 12/16/16

Beauty and the Beast – 3/17/17

Ghost in the Shell – 4/14/17

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 – 5/5/17

Star Wars: Episode VIII – 5/26/17

Toy Story 4 – 6/16/17

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales...

Kung Fu Panda 3's cinema release has been moved up by two months.

DreamWorks Animation had previously scheduled the animated sequel for March 18, 2016, but is shifting it to January 29, 2016.

The studio had initially intended on a Christmas 2015 release for Kung Fu Panda 3, but the project was quickly moved to next year to avoid Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This third instalment of the Kung Fu Panda series sees the loveable Po (Jack Black) facing the threat of a dangerous spirit known as The Collector (Mads Mikkelsen).

Its voice cast also includes Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Bryan Cranston and Rebel Wilson.

Kung Fu Panda 3's new release date will see it facing off directly with Chloë Grace Moretz's science fiction film The 5th Wave and Disney's true-life sea epic The Finest Hours.

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Disney and IMAX have been working together for a while to bring their releases to the super big screens, and now they've announced an extension on their deal that will bring more Star Wars and Marvel movies to IMAX as well. Come inside to see all the upcoming films you can expect to see!

This deal isn't really surprising, considering how successful the partnership has been working so far. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is also set to hit IMAX later this year, so it only makes sense that Disney would want to keep the good times rolling for future films. The recently announced deal reveals that Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: Rogue One, and Episode VIII (among many others) will be brought to the IMAX format. Check the press release for more details:

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Though some films are conspicuously absent from the press release, IMAX have announced a partnership with Disney that will see most of their big releases on the large format screens over the next few years.

Specifically named in the announcement are Marvel’s Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Thor: Ragnarok.

As far as Star Wars goes, we already knew about Episode VII but now Rogue One is also on the list.

Pixar’s Finding Dory and Toy Story 4 are named, though Toy Story 4 will only be a limited release, it says. This is maybe because its June 16th 2017 release date is sandwiched between The Fantastic Four 2 on June 9th and some as-yet untitled DC movie on June 23rd.

There’s no sign of Walt Disney Animation’s own films Zootopia or Moana, but th studio’s live action movies The Finest Hours,...

IMAX Corporation&#160and The Walt Disney Studios, a division of The Walt Disney Company, have renewed their exhibition agreement with a multi-picture deal, beginning this year and extending through 2017, that includes &#160live-action and animated tentpole releases from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. As part of the agreement, IMAX will be involved in the release of multiple live-action tentpoles, along with some key animated films from Disney, underscoring IMAX's continued shift toward more flexibility in programming. Highlights of the deal include:

Star Wars stand-alone film Rogue One

Star Wars: Episode VIII

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Thor: Ragnarok

Finding Dory

Toy Story 4

The Finest Hours

Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass

The Jungle Book

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Said Alan Bergman, President, The Walt Disney Studios:

"The pairing of high-quality content with premium experiences like IMAX creates...

IMAX and Disney have announced that they will continue to remain a powerhouse team by renewing their deal through 2017. In their press release, the companies provided a brief list of highlights: Star Wars: Rogue One Star Wars: Episode VIII Ant-Man Captain America: Civil War Doctor Strange Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Thor: Ragnarok Finding Dory Toy Story 4 The Finest Hours Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass The Jungle Book Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Granted, most blockbusters get the IMAX treatment these days, but it’s still exciting that these movies will be available in the best format available. It’s worth noting that the press release states “The IMAX release of each film will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX Dmr® (Digital Re-mastering) technology,” but this doesn’t rule out that any of these...

IMAX Corporation and Walt Disney Studios have renewed their exhibition agreement in a new deal that takes them through 2017.

As part of the agreement, IMAX will be involved in the release of multiple live-action tentpoles, along with some key animated films, from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.

Films covered under this deal include: "Star Wars: Rogue One," "Star Wars: Episode VIII," "Ant-Man," "Captain America: Civil War," "Doctor Strange," "Guardians of the Galaxy 2," "Thor: Ragnarok," "Finding Dory," "Toy Story 4," "The Finest Hours," "Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass," "The Jungle Book" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales".

Disney and IMAX have teamed for 25 film releases over the past six years. The IMAX release of each film will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology.

A release date has been announced for director Danny Boyle's biopic Steve Jobs.

Michael Fassbender will portray Apple icon Steve Jobs in the film about key moments in Jobs's life and career, from his early years up to the launch of the iMac.

Universal Pictures has announced that Steve Jobs will bow in Us cinemas on October 9 up against the Vacation reboot and Disney's disaster epic The Finest Hours.

Steve Jobs was originally tipped to open next year when Universal Pictures picked up the project after it was dropped by Sony.

Boyle's upcoming movie is based on author Walter Isaacson's critically acclaimed biography on Jobs.

Steve Jobs will also feature Seth Rogen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Jeff Daniels as ex-Apple CEO John Sculley and Kate Winslet as early Mac developer Joanna Hoffman.

Inherent Vice actress Katherine Waterston has been cast as Jobs's first love Chrisann Brennan.

Just a few weeks after production got under way on Universal Pictures' Steve Jobs biopic, the studio has set an October 9, 2015 release date. It isn't known when production is set to wrap, but the project must be moving along smoothly for the studio to issue a release date just seven months from now, with shooting still under way. Steve Jobs will go up against Disney's The Finest Hours, Relativity Media's Kidnap, and New Line's Vacation.

Michael Fassbender will play Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisann Brennan, Jobs' ex-girlfriend, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the Apple Macintosh development team.

There's been some major shuffling around of the release date calendar today with a couple of key changes to four films.

Dreamworks' adaptation of the classic manga "Ghost in the Shell" has now been slated for an April 14th 2017 release.

Disney has set an August 12th 2016 release date for its remake of "Pete's Dragon".

Jon Favreau’s film adaptation of "The Jungle Book" for Disney has been pushed back six months and will now open April 15th 2016.

Finally, the coast guard drama The Finest Hours" will take over the October 9th 2015 release slot vacated by "The Jungle Book".

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  The Theatrical Release Schedule for The Conjuring 2, Top Five, The Finest Hours, and other films have been revealed. The announced release dates and the adjusted release schedules are between 2014-2018. All the release dates are subject to change by their producers and/or their distributors. Zootopia Zootopia will bow nationwide [...]

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We’ve got a trio of intriguing casting stories to share this afternoon. Briefly: Leslie Mann will play the grown-up version of Audrey Griswold in the upcoming Vacation reboot. Billy Bob Thornton is in talks to join Sandra Bullock in director David Gordon Green’s (Prince Avalanche) political drama Our Brand Is Crisis. Ben Foster is the latest actor to join the cast of Disney’s coast guard drama The Finest Hours. Hit the jump for more on the aforementioned castings. With production currently underway in Louisiana, Variety reports that Leslie Mann has signed on to play sister Audrey Griswold to Ed Helms’ Rusty Griswold in New Line’s Vacation reboot. Horrible Bosses screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldestein make their directorial debut on the project, which finds the adult Rusty taking his kids on a family trip similar to the one he took as a boy. Christina Applegate plays his wife,...

We’ve got a number of casting stories to attend to this evening. Briefly: Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to replace Jamie Foxx in the action comedy The Black Phantom. Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are teaming up to develop to star in the dark comedy Big Little Lies. Casey Affleck is in talks to join Disney’s period Coast Guard rescue film The Finest Hours. Eric Bana, Theo James, and Jack Reynor are in negotiations to join director Jim Sheridan’s adaptation of The Secret Scripture. Hit the jump for more on the aforementioned casting news. Firstly, Deadline reports that Samuel L. Jackson is in line to lead the “inappropriate comedy” The Black Phantom. The pic will be directed by Ride Along helmer Tim Story and Kevin Hart is set to play a clever double-crossed mob hitman who ends up teaming up with the notorious hitman (Jackson) who...

  Mrs. Doubtfire 2, Scouts vs. Zombies,  Sinister 2, and The Finest Hours have all made recent film casting news. These films come from movie studios primarily based in the United States. The castings are subject to change. The Finest Hours [Chris] Pine is in talks to lead The Finest Hours, a coast guard drama [...]

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For the most part, over the past few years, Chris Pine has taken on big blockbusters like Star Trek, last year's sequel and this year's disappointing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Now he's sticking with studio films, but looking to get a little more serious with his acting chops. THR has word that Pine is in talks to lead The Finest Hours, a coast guard drama set back in 1952 and based on the non-fiction book of the same name about how two oil tankers were caught in the middle of a nor'easter, a macro-scale storm along the upper East Coast of the Us and Atlantic Canada. What happened is unbelievable, and worthy of the big screen. During the storm, the two oil tankers were split in town, dumping all 84 of their crew members into the swirling sea, leaving the coast guard doing their best to save as many as they could.

• Fantastic Four’s Michael B. Jordan has signed on to star in Twentieth Century Fox’s Men Who Kill. Specific details for the film are being kept tightly under wraps, but the upcoming project is being described as a “CIA thriller.” [Deadline]

• Star Trek’s Chris Pine is in talks to star in Disney’s upcoming period drama The Finest Hours. Directed by Million Dollar Arm’s Craig Gillespie, the upcoming drama is based on the true story of how two oil tankers and their crews got caught in the middle of a Nor’easter storm that hit the New England...

We all have certain affections for certain cinematic tropes.  As for me, I just love movies about old phogies who have to dig their weapons out of the gutter and fight just one more time.  So, you can guess how bonkers I went over Red when it came out and how much I'm looking forward to Red 2, which comes out in July.  Now, the director of Red has the chance to flex his cinematic muscles, for a new Disney film called The Finest Hours.

Tim Van Patten is probably one of the best directors working in television right now. He’s largely known for his impressive body of work with HBO, which includes The Wire, The Sopranos, The Pacific, Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire. Now it seems he’s going to make the move to the big screen. Variety reports that Van Patten is in talks with Disney to direct the upcoming Coast Guard drama, The Finest Hours.

Disney have bought the rights to the film adaptation of the best selling book, and tale of human courage, The Finest Hours.

The book tells the true story of a Coast Guard rescue team’s attempt to save 84 men who were left stranded in the freezing waters of the Atlantic when a blizzard saw their two oil tankers torn in half, in a cold winter of 1952.

As a storm raged through the Atlantic the men clung to floating parts of their ship’s wreckage, whilst the wooden, motorized lifeboats battled against the waves.

The adaptation will be penned by Oscar nominees, and The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, according to a Deadline report. The pair are set to work alongside producers Jim Whitaker and fellow The Fighter alumni Dorothy Aufiero.

Whitaker called the book “a riveting story of courage” that was “all the more compelling” because it was true.

Ever on the lookout for true-life tales of daring do, Disney has snapped up the rights to Casey Sherman and Michael J Tougias’ book The Finest Hours.The tome, which hit shelves in 2009, chronicles an incredible rescue pulled off by the Us Coast Guard in 1952 off the coast of Cape Cod. The teams scrambled when two oil tankers were ripped in half by massive waves during a deadly blizzard.As part of four separate rescue efforts, men went out In old, wooden, motorized lifeboats, hugely ill-equipped to deal with the freezing winds and high sees, but undaunted by the task at hand – finding the 84 men who were clinging to the halves of the smashed tankers.To bring the adaptation to life, the Mouse house and producer Jim Whitaker have hired Paul Tamsay and Eric Johnson, whose last attempt at a real-life story landed them with Oscar nominations for the script of The Fighter.

Disney may have failed to copyright Navy Seal Team Six, but that didn't dampen their enthusiasm for stories of military heroism and bravery.   According to Deadline, they've optioned Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias' "The Finest Hours," the harrowing true story of a daring (and successful!) Coast Guard rescue mission.   In 1956, Cape Cod was slammed by a vicious Nor'easter. Two old and outdated WW2 vessels were caught in it, and actually torn in half by the force of the waves.  (This is the same area where "The Perfect Storm" took place.) Miraculously, all four halves stayed afloat, while survivors desperately sent out distress signals and hoped for an unlikely rescue.      Four separate search-and-rescue missions were sent out, but the most famous and honored was the one conducted by a humble wooden lifeboat with the unromantic name of CG36500.  It was captained by Bernie Webber and a handful of men, who...

Walt Disney Pictures has just dished out plenty of clams to pay for the rights to the bestselling book The Finest Hours (reports put the deal in the six to seven-figure ranges, which translates to a lot of lobster rolls). The fact-based book, written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias, was published in 2009 and recounts the tale of a Coast Guard rescue attempted off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952. The rescue involved two oil tankers so damaged by waves during a blizzard that they were actually ripped in half. The Coast Guard launched no less than four different rescue attempts, including a sort of last ditch effort that included the use of wooden lifeboats. The story sounds like a combination of The Perfect Storm and that terrible Coast Guard film that inexplicably starred Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner (I am speaking of The Guardian, a nightmare on the high seas surely to be topped only...

Disney has scored the film rights to Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman's 2009 novel "The Finest Hours" reports Deadline.

Based on a true story and set in New England in 1952, the story deals with a Coast Guard rescue undertaken after two oil tankers were torn in half by treacherous waves during a deadly nor'easter blizzard. There were four rescue efforts, including two undertaken by a handful of men on two old, wooden, motorized 36-foot lifeboats.

The men understood they had no business fighting frozen gale winds and seas but went anyway in an attempt to rescue the 84 men who were floating on halves of the cracked and sinking oil tankers.

Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson ("The Fighter") are attached to adapt the script. Dorothy Aufiero and Jim Whitaker will produce.

Walt Disney Pictures has grabbed the rights to the 2009 novel The Finest Hours, written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias.

The story follows a daring Cape Cod rescue by the Coast Guard in 1952, which saw two oil tankers torn in half by treacherous waves during a blizzard. There were four rescue attempts in all, two of which saw a handful of men attempting to rescue the 84 trapped sailors via two old, wooden motorized lifeboats.

The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson have been hired to write the screenplay, which will be produced by that film's Jim Whitaker and Dorothy Aufiero.

Disney has acquired the rights to the bestselling book The Finest Hours. Written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias, the book recounts the 1952 Coast Guard rescue mission to recover 84 men trapped in a deadly nor'easter blizzard. Two WWII oil tankers were ripped in half, leaving four halves of ship floating aimlessly through the storm carrying the disaster's only survivors. The brave Coast Guard men set out on a suicide rescue mission, some on old wooden motorized lifeboats, in order to recover the lost seamen. Deadline reports that The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson have been set to write the screenplay, with Jim Whitaker (Rebirth) and Dorothy Aufiero (The Fighter) producing. It’s definitely a great story, and as long as it’s not treated like a Movie of the Week, The Finest Hours could make for a very good film. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the book.

Walt Disney Pictures has acquired the movie rights to the bestselling book, The Finest Hours, an inspirational true rescue story by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias. The novel will get a screenplay adaptation by Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson who recently worked on the Mark Whalberg boxing film, The Fighter.

The Finest Hour tells the story of a daring Coast Guard rescue off Cape Cod in 1952. “Two oil tankers were torn in half by treacherous waves during a deadly nor'easter blizzard. There were four rescue efforts, including two undertaken by a handful of men on two old, wooden, motorized 36-foot lifeboats. The men understood they had no business fighting frozen gale winds and seas but went anyway in an attempt to rescue the 84 men who were floating on halves of the cracked and sinking oil tankers.”

It amazes me sometimes, the things that people will do in extreme circumstances to help people.

Exclusive: While the summer dealmaking has tapered off in the dog days of August, a big one went down yesterday. In a deal worth high-six against seven-figures, Walt Disney Pictures acquired a package to make a movie out of the bestselling book The Finest Hours, with Oscar-nominated The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson to write the story of a daring Coast Guard rescue off Cape Cod in 1952. The project was set up through Jim Whitaker's Entertainment and he will produce with Dorothy Aufiero, who worked with the writers as the original producer of The Fighter. Published in 2009 by Scribner, the Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias-authored book tells the story of a Coast Guard rescue undertaken after two oil tankers were torn in half by treacherous waves during a deadly nor'easter blizzard. There were four rescue efforts, including two undertaken by a handful of men on two old,...

Pundits will tell you recent Hollywood book deals mostly involve teen fantasies as studios look for the next Twilight or Hunger Games franchise. Proof not all book acquisitions are teen-oriented, Deadline reported that Walt Disney Pictures acquired rights to the popular book The Finest Hours, the 2009 book co-authored by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias about a Coast Guard rescue after two oil tankers were torn in half by treacherous wavess during a nor’easter storm. Disney hired The Fighter scribes Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson to adapt the story of a 1952 Coast Guard rescue as men took to the ocean in wooden lifeboats in order to save eighty-four crewmembers caught at sea trapped on the broken halves of the two oil tankers...

Disney has secured the rights to Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman's The Finest Hours , Deadline reports. Based on a true story, the 2009 best-seller is described as follows: In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic became a wind-whipped zone of peril, setting the stage for one of the most heroic rescue stories ever lived. In the early hours of Monday, February 18, while the storm raged, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, found themselves in the same horrifying predicament. Built with "dirty steel," and not prepared to withstand such ferocious seas, both tankers split in two, leaving the dozens of men on board utterly at the Atlantic's...