Film News Roundup: Fire Survival Movie ‘Paradise’ in Development at Focus

In today’s film news roundup, a movie about the deadly Camp Fire is in the works, “The Infiltrators” will open the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival and former Rogers and Cowan topper Tom Tardio will run the Napa Valley Film Festival.Project LaunchFocus Features is producing the survival story movie “Paradise,” based on events during the deadly 2018 Camp Fire.The fire caused 85 fatalities and destroyed the small town of Paradise, Calif.

Matthew Heineman, who was Oscar-nominated for “Cartel Land,” is set to direct and write the script.

Temple Hill will produce along with Heineman.The story will centers on Heather Roebuck, who gave birth via C-section minutes before the local hospital became engulfed by flames.

Focus has optioned life rights for Roebuck, her fiancé and their children along with Butte County emergency medical workers Sean Abrams, Mike Castro, Shannon Molarius and Robin Cranston – who ended up becoming

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