News of the World 

Drama
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Luke Davies (adaptation), Paulette Jiles (based on the novel by)

Star:

Tom Hanks

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A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

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USA

Language:

English

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20th Century Fox was originally going to make this film through its Fox 2000 label. But after the Walt Disney Company closed its purchase of the film studio in March 2019, Fox 2000 was retired by Disney and would only proceed with Fox-produced films already in production. Universal Studios subsequently bought the film rights to this project. See more »

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