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News has trickled down to us here at Tail Slate that Warner Brothers’ latest sports flick will be hitting screens December 22nd. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and David Strathairn, We Are Marshall tells the story of the town of Huntington, West Virginia after their university football team dies in a terrible plane crash in 1970.
Here’s the official synopsis:
We Are Marshall tells an inspiring true story set in Huntington, West Virginia, a small town steeped in the rich tradition of college football. For decades, players, coaches, fans and families have come together to cheer on Marshall University’s “Thundering Herd.” For this team and this community, Marshall football is more than just a sport, it’s a way of life. But on a fateful night in 1970, while traveling back to Huntington after a game in North Carolina, 75 members of Marshall’s football team and coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. As those left behind struggled to cope with the devastating loss of their loved ones, the grieving families found hope and strength in the leadership of Jack Lengyel, a young coach who was determined to rebuild Marshall’s football program and in the process helped to heal a community.
McConaughey plays Coach Lengyel and Fox is Red Dawson, assistant coach. Together the two rebuild the team and help the town. Along with the pictures below, it turns out Apple.com is hosting a nice featurette about the film (see it here). It pretty much tells you all you need to know about the film. Here are the pics:
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