The Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron will star in a new documentary produced by Hollywood director J.J. Abrams. "The Blue Angels," which promises to chronicle a year in the life of the team, is set to be released in IMAX theaters in late 2023. It will mark the first time the newest version of F-A/18 Blue Angels jets will have been filmed in IMAX. Abrams is the only person to make the "Star Trek"/"Star Wars" crossover as director. The film will be directed and edited by Paul Crowder, who co-directed and edited "Once in a Lifetime," the documentary about the New York Cosmos pro soccer team in the 1970s. Actor Glen Powell, a military movie enthusiast, has signed on to produce. "I made two naval aviation films back-to-back" and learned firsthand what it takes to be the best of the best," he said in a press release. Powell will appear as “Hangman” in "Top Gun: Maverick."
Mississippi Note: Powell will also play Naval aviator Captain Tom Hudner in "Devotion," a Korean War movie based on the real-life friendship between Hudner and Hattiesburg, Miss., native Ensign Jesse Brown – the first Black naval viator. Hudner was awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts to rescue Brown after his plane was shot down and crashed landed on a mountain top near the Chosin Reservoir. (Source: Military Times 03/14/22) Blue Angels Will Star in Documentary from 'Star Wars' Director | Military.com
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