Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey is the hero we want proper now within the newly launched trailer for subsequent month’s survival drama, The Misplaced Bus. The celebrated actor, who, after main all method of rom-coms returned for what was dubbed “The McConaissance” due to roles within the likes of True Detective, Mud, Dallas Consumers Membership, and Interstellar, has not been seen on display screen for six years, with The Misplaced Bus marking his fiery return.
Directed by Academy Award-nominee Paul Greengrass and impressed by actual occasions, The Misplaced Bus is written by Brad Ingelsby and Paul Greengrass, and is produced by Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions, Jamie Lee Curtis for Comet Footage, Brad Ingelsby, and Gregory Goodman. The survival drama relies on the e book “Paradise: One City’s Battle to Survive an American Wildfire” by Lizzie Johnson and stars America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, and Ashlie Atkinson alongside McConaughey. The Misplaced Bus is because of land in choose theaters from immediately, September 19, earlier than touchdown on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 3, 2025. You possibly can try each the brand new trailer and official synopsis beneath…
“Directed by Academy Award-nominee Paul Greengrass and impressed by actual occasions, “The Misplaced Bus” is a white-knuckle experience via one among America’s deadliest wildfires, as a wayward college bus driver (Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey) and a devoted college trainer (Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award-winner America Ferrera) battle to avoid wasting 22 kids from the terrifying inferno.”
‘The Misplaced Bus’ Boasts a Rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes
The Misplaced Bus made its debut on the 2025 Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant earlier this month and now sits at a vastly promising 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. The true-story survival outing has been hailed by critics and has been described by critics as Paul Greengrass’ “best movie” since 2009’s critically acclaimed Captain Phillips.
“In addition to a return to the fashion of Captain Phillips, The Misplaced Bus proves to be Greengrass’s best movie since: a narrative of human resilience within the direst of straits, with an unflinchingly human focus,” concluded Robbie Collin of the Every day Telegraph alongside an ideal ranking of 5/5, with one other 5/5 being awarded by Danny Leigh of the Monetary Occasions, who mentioned, “Given the strain, it feels unusual to say Greengrass is in his consolation zone, however few different administrators may choreograph the story with such seemingly straightforward precision.”
Reward has additionally been heaped on Matthew McConaughey, with Peter Grey of The AU Evaluation calling the film “as efficient as it’s as a result of it has McConaughey as its centre.” Lastly, the applause continues courtesy of Katie Doll of CBR, who mentioned, “The Misplaced Bus is epic, to say the least, designed to make audiences really feel a vicarious rush in a continuous drive for survival.”
After six years away, Matthew McConaughey is again, and he means enterprise, with the actor set to observe The Misplaced Bus with the equally acclaimed crime thriller The Rivals of Amziah King, which is awaiting a large launch date after debuting on the 2025 South by Southwest Movie & TV Pageant again in March.
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October 3, 2025
- Runtime
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130 minutes
- Director
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Paul Greengrass