The Lost Bus

The Lost Bus is an upcoming American drama film directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Brad Ingelsby, based on the 2021 book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson. It stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson and Spencer Watson.

Premise
A bus driver has to navigate a bus carrying children and their teacher to safety through the 2018 Camp Fire, which became the deadliest fire in California history.

Cast

 * Matthew McConaughey as Kevin McCay, the bus driver
 * America Ferrera as Mary Ludwig, the school teacher
 * Yul Vazquez
 * Ashlie Atkinson
 * Spencer Watson
 * Danny McCarthy

Production
In June 2022, Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Films and Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions were developing the film as producers, an adaptation of Lizzie Johnson's book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire. In January 2024, Paul Greengrass was attached to direct and Matthew McConaughey to star. In February 2024, America Ferrera joined the cast. In May 2024, Yul Vazquez joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

Principal photography began on April 1, 2024, in Ruidoso, New Mexico.