'Flight' trailer: Denzel Washington crash-lands passenger jet - video

The first trailer for Denzel Washington's new movie Flight has been released.

Director Robert Zemeckis, making his return to live-action directing 12 years after the release of Cast Away, is behind the camera for the drama.



Flight centres on an airline pilot who heroically crash-lands his malfunctioning plane, saving the lives of 98 passengers on board. Washington's character 'Whip' is hailed as a hero, but the investigation into the crash unearths troubling details about his behaviour the night before.

Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood and Melissa Leo are among the supporting cast for the film.

Flight will open in US cinemas on November 2 and January 25 in the UK.