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America Ferrera is cast opposite Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus about the 2018 California wildfires… after her Barbie Oscar nomination


America Ferrera landed a role opposite Matthew McConaughey in The Lost Bus. It details the 2018 California wildfires that claimed over 100 lives and destroyed the town of Paradise.

Soon after the 39-year-old actress confirmed the casting news on Instagram as she shared, 'I’m honored to be joining the incredible Lost Bus team to tell this true and powerful story.' The picture - which is being developed, distributed and produced by Apple Original Films - is based on Lizzie Johnson's book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire. Soon after the 39-year-old actress confirmed the casting news on Instagram as she shared, 'I’m honored to be joining the incredible Lost Bus team to tell this true and powerful story.'

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