CBS 21 News announces upcoming film about Gettysburg College student

CBS 21 News ran a September 13 story on the upcoming movie to be filmed at Gettysburg College, 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story. The movie will tell the story of Gettysburg College student Cory Weissman.

From CBS 21 News:

The story of Gettysburg College basketball player Cory Weissman is about to become a movie.

Gettysburg College announced Wednesday that production of "1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story" will begin in October.

The film will star Beau Bridges as Bullets basketball coach George Petrie.

David Henrie will play Weissman, who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College; but through his will and determination returned to the court for one remarkable moment in the last game of his senior year -- scoring a point from the free throw line.

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