The Herald-Dispatch, 11/14/06

Now just a month from the film's premiere, those who want to get even more insight into "We Are Marshall" may want to hop online.

America Online's Moviefone site is hosting a new behind-the-scenes mini-documentary about the film, which tells the story of a rebuilding year after a 1970 plane crash killed much of that year's Thundering Herd football team and several community members.

In the more than five-minute clip, the story of the film is explained by Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Mackie who play coach Jack Lengyel and player Nate Ruffin respectively.

McConaughey talks about Marshall's story being a great one that almost fell through the cracks.

"Luckily, it didn't," the actor says in the video.

The sneak peek also features director McG talking about why he wanted to do a very different piece from the "Charlie's Angels" films he had done in the past.

"I've always been a sports fan, and I was looking for a very dramatic piece, and I was from that part of the country, so I connected with the script immediately," McG says.

There are also interviews with screenwriter Jamie Lindon and actor David Straitharn, all culminating with clips from the trailer and McConaughey ruminating on the long-term effects of the crash.

"There's light at the end of the tunnel in this one, and there has been in real life for the people of Huntington and the whole university for some time now," McConaughey says.

The documentary is available at http://movies.aol.com/movie-trailer-clip-bts/we-are-marshall-matthew-mcconaughey-fox

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