The Finest Hours

‘The Finest Hours’ Set Visit Part 2 with Ben Foster & Kyle Gallner

Disney will continue box office domination with the January 29th release of The Finest Hours. It is the incredible true story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most dangerous sea rescue. The film is an adaptation of the best selling book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. In the winter of 1952, a powerful nor’easter capsized the oil tankers, SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer, off the coast of Massachusetts. A group of intrepid sailors, led by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), took a rescue boat into the storm.

Movieweb was invited to the set of The Finest Hours in Quincy, Massachusetts in November of 2014. The production was fairly secretive at this point. Apart from the title, which was obviously correlated to the book, I had no idea what to expect on this trip. What we saw that day was knock your socks off amazing, filmmaking on an epic scale.

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‘The Finest Hours’ Set Visit with Chris Pine & Director Craig Gillespie

Disney’s The Finest Hours is the incredible true story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most dangerous sea rescue. The film is an adaptation of the best selling book by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. In the winter of 1952, a powerful nor’easter capsized the oil tankers, SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer, off the coast of Massachusetts. A group of intrepid sailors, led by Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), took a rescue boat into the storm. They faced impossible odds with temerity and skill, earning a storied place in history for their valiant efforts.

Movieweb was invited to the set of The Finest Hours in Quincy, Massachusetts last November. The production was fairly secretive at this point. Apart from the title, which was obviously correlated to the book, I had no idea what to expect on this trip. A small cohort of reporters were flown into Boston’s Logan airport, then bussed forty-five minutes north to the set in Quincy. The Disney online publicist, part of a very well-liked team I might add, gave us our first details. The Finest Hours stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Casey Affleck, Kyle Gallner, and Eric Bana; with direction by Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl, Million Dollar Arm). Our publicist extraordinaire told us that we would be observing some of the most intense scenes in the story. She wasn’t kidding. What we saw that day was knock your socks off amazing, filmmaking on an epic scale.

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‘The Finest Hours’ Trailer #2 Sends Chris Pine to the Rescue

See the new trailer from the heroic action-thriller The Finest Hours which has just arrived from Disney. This exciting drama tells the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Presented in Digital 3D, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D, the film transports audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale.

Sure to leave you on the edge of your seat, The Finest Hours is the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. On February 18, 1952, a massive nor’easter struck New England. The storm pummeled towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaked havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path. This included the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern.

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D23: Chris Pine Talks ‘The Finest Hours’

Marvel and Star Wars didn’t get to have all the fun at Saturday’s live-action D23 panel. Disney also showed off some of it’s other upcoming movies, including the highly-anticipated drama The Finest Hours. Sean Bailey took the stage to introduce the first film in the Disney live-action lineup, which is based on the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. Chris Pine, who plays Bernie Webber, the captain of the rescue boat, joined the host on stage to give fans a peak at the heroic action-thriller.

Presented in Digital 3D, Real D 3D and IMAX 3D, the film, which is directed by Craig Gillespie and also stars Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz and Eric Bana, transports audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale. It promises to be one of the most exciting movies of the winter, and will surely kick off the 2016 moviegoing experience in fashion.

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‘The Finest Hours’ Trailer Starring Chris Pine & Eric Bana

Watch the new trailer for the heroic action-thriller The Finest Hours, the extraordinary true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. Presented in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D, the film transports audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale. Directed by Craig Gillespie, The Finest Hours features an all-star ensemble cast led by Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and Eric Bana.

A heroic action-thriller, The Finest Hours takes place on February 18, 1952, when a massive nor’easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. As the senior officer on board, first assistant engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) soon realizes it is up to him to take charge of the frightened crew and inspire the men to set aside their differences and work together to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast. Meanwhile, as word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard station in Chatham, Massachusetts, Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff (Eric Bana) orders a daring operation to rescue the stranded men.

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Eric Bana Joins Chris Pine in Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’

Eric Bana will play Coast Guard warrant officer Daniel Cluff, who orders Chris Pine’s Bernie to take a deadly mission in ‘The Finest Hours’.

Coast Guard Drama ‘The Finest Hours’ Casts Ben Foster

Ben Foster joins Chris Pine and Casey Affleck in Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’, based on a daring Coast Guard rescue mission in 1952.

‘The Finest Hours’ Starring Chris Pine Begins Shooting This Month

Graig Gillespie directs the thriller ‘The Finest Hours’ based on the true story of a 1952 U.S. Coast Guard Rescue, co-starring Casey Affleck.

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