Movies
Billy Bob Thornton explores 'Floyd Collins'
Published Wednesday, Feb 22 2006, 11:46 GMT | By Daniel Saney
Billy Bob Thornton will direct and star in Paramount Pictures' drama Floyd Collins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film will depict the true story of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer who, in 1925, found himself trapped in a Kentucky cavern sparking a 13-day media frenzy.
Thornton's manager, Geyer Kosinski, will produce. Tom Epperson wrote the screenplay adapted from Robert Murray and Roger Brucker's book Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins.
The film will depict the true story of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer who, in 1925, found himself trapped in a Kentucky cavern sparking a 13-day media frenzy.
Thornton's manager, Geyer Kosinski, will produce. Tom Epperson wrote the screenplay adapted from Robert Murray and Roger Brucker's book Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins.
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