Overview

• Paul Greengrass’s docudrama dramatizes a 2018 Camp Fire rescue, adapted from Lizzie Johnson’s reporting on California’s deadliest wildfire that claimed 85 lives.
• Variety reported a strong audience response at the world premiere, marking Matthew McConaughey’s high-profile return opposite America Ferrera.
• McConaughey’s real-life son, Levi, and his mother, Kay, portray his character’s family, adding a personal layer to the casting.
• Filming leaned on practical effects with actors working in front of real flames, and McConaughey described on-set close calls while driving the bus.
• Producers Jamie Lee Curtis and Jason Blum developed the project from Johnson’s book, and coverage ties the film’s urgency to recent fire seasons and PG&E’s established liability.