Robert Zemeckis' 'Flight' Sets October Filming Start

Vital has introduced an October start for filming of Flight, the Robert Zemeckis-directed drama project which will star Denzel Washington. Shooting is slated to occur in Atlanta.our editor recommendsRobert Zemeckis in Talks for Live-Action 'Flight' With Denzel Washington Circling THR reported Zemeckis and Wasington's participation within the project in April. Vital remains looking for a lady lead for Flight. Compiled by John Gatins, Flight may be the story of "Whip" (Washington), an air travel pilot with drug abuse issues who saves 98 lives whenever a broken engine intends an plane flight. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce under their Parkes/MacDonald production banner Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, and Jack Rapke will even produce under their ImageMovers banner. The project is going to be Zemeckis' first live action film since Cast Away (2000). The Oscar-winning director-producer of Forrest Gumpand To the near future makes a number of performance capture films during the last decade, but Zemeckis' newest performancecaptionproject, Mars Needs Moms --that they created -- would be a box office bust this spring. Zemeckis is symbolized by CAA, Washington is symbolized by WME and Gatins is symbolized by UTA. Email: Daniel.Burns@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller Related Subjects Denzel Washington Robert Zemeckis