More 9/11 films on the way

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2006

Other movies about the events of Sept. 11 are headed to theaters:

*Nicolas Cage stars in World Trade Center, a film about Port Authority officers who were trapped in the rubble of the twin towers. Oliver Stone is directing, and the film premieres Aug. 11.

Cage says the true-life story focuses on the brotherhood and sacrifice of the rescuers.

"I certainly think one of the main reasons to make the movie is to find a way to cope with 9/11 and the way it affected all of us," says Cage, who hopes movies like World Trade Center and United 93 become topics for discussion around the water cooler or dinner table. "Film is a very powerful medium which literally changes people's minds."

*Columbia Pictures is developing a movie version of the best-selling book...