Watch Tom Hanks Pull Off a Miracle on the Hudson in Sully Trailer

On the morning of January 15th, 2009, pilot Chesley Sullenberger pulled off the impossible by safely easingUS Airways Flight 1549 into New Yorks Hudson River after multiple bird strikes took out his planes engines and forced an emergency crash-landing. That incredible true story gave Clint Eastwood a subject for his latest film Sully(due September 9th), the trailer for which has now surfaced online.

Tom Hanks stars as the resourceful Sullenberger, played here as a typically Eastwoodian conflicted hero. The real-life Sully was immediately anointed a super-saint once the news of his extraordinary act of courage got out, but theres no drama in watching a guy enjoy green-room snacks before appearing on daytime talk shows. Consequently, Eastwoods film also trains itsfocus on the messy aftermath of the incident.

Sullenberger and his copilot (Aaron Eckhart) got everyone out alive, but various probes and tribunals doubted the necessity of the crash-landing and Sullys competence.Ive been in the air for 40 years, he grimlysays, but in the end, Im gonna be judged on 208 seconds.

It wont be an easy judgment for him, but hell have support from faithful wife Lorraine (Laura Linney), not to mention his adoring public.Breaking Bads Anna Gunn and Autumn Reeser (The O.C.,Entourage) round out the cast for this polished-looking biopic, an expected awards contender come Oscar season.

The pedigrees almost too strong to be denied: now 86 years old, Eastwoods still going strong, and despite the recent stumble ofA Hologram for the King, Hanks remains one of Hollywoods biggest-name stars. Part inspirational true-life chronicle, part tangled character study,Sullycould be the first breath of fresh air after the mayhem of summer blockbuster season.