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A wild, lethal bus hijacking in Atlanta is stirring up some wild flashbacks for one of many actors from “Velocity.”
As we reported, a madman in Atlanta hijacked a metropolis bus, which he used to guide police on an unbelievable high-speed chase … and, throughout which he allegedly shot and killed a passenger.
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Hawthorne James, who performed bus driver Sam Silver within the 1994 blockbuster, tells TMZ … he was shocked watching footage of the Atlanta bus bouncing off automobiles.
All of it gave him some severe déjà vu, however, after all, he acknowledges the foremost distinction is Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and himself all the time knew they have been secure.
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By the years, Hawthorne says he is seen tales about buses being hijacked or concerned in high-speed chases … which all the time blows his thoughts ‘trigger when he was supplied “Velocity” … he turned it down … twice, as a result of the thought the plot was ridiculous!
Nonetheless, the Atlanta incident hits him in another way as a result of an harmless bystander misplaced their life, which he discovered devastating.
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So far as folks considering of “Velocity” each time against the law with a bus happens, Hawthorne says he is not stunned — the enduring flick made Sandra and Keanu superstars, coincidentally, 30 years in the past this month.
Hawthorne says he had no thought whereas filming they’d created a traditional for the ages, however when he attended the glitzy premiere at Hollywood’s famed Chinese language Theater … he figured it was one thing particular.
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