Hillary Swank’s pilot dreams dashed by Amelia’s insurance bosses
October 22nd, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANIWashington, Oct 22 (ANI): Hollywood actress Hillary Swank’s high-flying dreams were dashed when Amelia’s insurance company didn’t let her fly alone.
The 35-year-old actress plays iconic aviator Amelia Earhart in the new film ‘Amelia’ directed by Mira Nair.
“I had about 19 hours of flying under my belt, but the insurance policy on the movie was never going to allow me do that (fly solo),” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
“But I definitely want to see that through,” she added.
The film was earlier to be helmed by Phil Noyce of ‘Catch A Fire’ fame, but he later dropped out.
Besides being an aviation pioneer, Earhart was also known as an author and women’s rights advocate.
She disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937. (ANI)
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