Apple Original Films is in talks to pick up a package for the dramatic thriller The Lost Bus that has star Matthew McConaughey and director Paul Greengrass.

Brad Ingelsby adapted the Lost Bus script from Lizzie Johnson’s book Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson, about the 2018 Camp Fire that became the deadliest fire in California history.

The film’s story will be told through the perspective of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay and school teacher Mary Ludwig, who helped navigate a bus full of children through the deadly wildfire as the town of Paradise is caught in the destruction and chaos. The fire destroyed most of the mountain town and killed 85.

Sources stress that deals still need to close and the film is still awaiting a studio greenlight, but insiders say all parties are excited about the film given the talent behind it.

The Lost Bus hails from Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse. Producers include Ingelsby and Greg Goodman, while Johnson and Amy Lord serve as executive producers.

The movie kicked off after Curtis heard Johnson on NPR and took the project to Blumhouse, where the Oscar winner has a first-look deal.

The Lost Bus marks the latest collaboration for McConaughey and Apple TV+ following the news last year that he and Woody Harrelson are set to star in a comedy series from creator David West Read for the platform.

Source: Press Release