Martin Henderson plays WW1 hero in big budget epic

Flyboys
In Cinemas Everywhere April 19 - Rating M: Contains Medium Level Violence

Martin Henderson plays World War 1 hero in big budget epic motion picture

From the producers of Independence Day and The Patriot comes the big budget movie Flyboys, the first World War I aviation film in over 40 years, inspired by the epic, courageous tale of young men who would become known as the legendary Lafayette Escadrille. They were ordinary boys who volunteered for the First World War looking for adventure, and in the process, they became heroes. Never before has a movie so accurately portrayed the thrill and danger of the aerial dogfights that played such an integral role in the Allied resistance.

In 1917, the Allied powers of France, England and Italy were on the ropes against the German juggernaut. Some altruistic young men volunteered to fight alongside their counterparts in France. Some joined the infantry, others chose the Ambulance Corps. But 38 young men had a different idea: they decided to learn how to fly.

Their motivations for enlisting may have been different: Blaine Rawlings (James Franco) is searching for his purpose following the bank's foreclosure of his family ranch, Briggs Lowry (Tyler Labine) is shamed into joining by his disciplinarian father, while African-American expatriate boxer Eugene Skinner (Abdul Salis) vows to repay his debt to his adopted, racially-tolerant country.

But under the command of French Captain Thenault (Jean Reno) and the leadership of American veteran Reed Cassidy (New Zealand actor - Martin Henderson), these young American men took to the air with honor everyday as they risked their lives, not just in facing the formidable German aggressors, but also in boarding their newly-invented, mechanically-imperfect aircraft, which were being used in combat for the first time.

Using modern special effects technology and equipment the producers have recreated another time to give the audience an authentic glimpse and experience what it must have been like for those extraordinary and brave young men.

Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille Flyboys is directed by Academy Award®-winner Tony Bill (The Sting) and produced by Dean Devlin (The Patriot, Independence Day, Stargate) and Marc Frydman (ABC's Commander in Chief). James Franco (Spiderman, Spiderman 2) stars with Marin Henderson (The Ring) and Jean Reno (The Da Vinci Code).

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