NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughy says working on his survival drama, The Lost Bus, strengthened his respect for and understanding of nature.
"It's a delicate balance as civilization takes over Mother Nature in the wild. It's a delicate balance and we overcompensate sometimes where it throws it out of balance and, usually, Mother Nature, through some way, some form, will let us know, 'I've got to move the needle back and get it back in balance,'" McConaughey, 55, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview with reporters.
"This film [shows] that relationship that mankind has with civilization, has with Mother Nature, is thrown out of whack in dangerous ways."
Directed by Paul Greengrass and opening in theaters Friday, the fact-based film follows school bus driver Kevin (McConaughey) and teacher Mary (America Ferrera) as they save 22 children from California's deadly Camp wildfire in 2018.
Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson, Spencer Watson, Levi McConaughey and Kay McConaughey also star in the movie.
