A few months ago we had Patriot’s Day, which focused on the search for the Boston Marathon bombers. Now Stronger is gearing up to give a different take on what happened after the twin explosions, looking at someone injured during the attack.

The film based on the story of Jeff Bauman, with the movie despicting how he was waiting at the finish line of the Boston Marathon for his girlfriend (Tatiana Maslany) when a bomb went off, injuring him terribly. Bauman lost both of his legs, and then had to come to terms with what happened to him, including learning how to walk again. His tale helped inpire a city that was still wounded by the double bombing.

The first trailer for the movie has now arrived, which you can watch below. David Gordon Green direct the movie, which is due out this autumn. [Read more…]