Watch: Matthew McConaughey attempts rescue in 'Lost Bus'
July 29 (UPI) -- Matthew McConaughey plays a bus driver attempting to rescue a stranded teacher and her class of 23 students in the new film The Lost Bus.
A trailer released Tuesday shows McConaughey's character driving an empty bus when a voice on the radio asks if there are any drivers who can pick up the kids as a wildfire develops.
McConaughey answers the call and the film follows his journey with the class and their teacher (America Ferrera) through a "terrifying inferno."
Paul Greengrass directs the feature, which is adapted from Lizzie Johnson's book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, a true story.
Yul Vazquez and Ashlie Atkinson also star.
The Lost Bus arrives on Apple TV+ Oct. 3 after a limited theater run beginning Sept. 19.
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