The Lost Bus is an upcoming American drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-wrote the screenplay with 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, and Ashlie Atkinson.
[3] 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.
[4] In January 2024, Paul Greengrass was attached to direct, Matthew McConaughey was set to star, and Apple Inc. entered talks to distribute.
[8] Principal photography began on April 1, 2024, in Ruidoso, New Mexico.