Denzel Washington and director Robert Zemeckis will team up on the drama Flight.

Washington will star as “Whip” Whitaker, an airline pilot who diverts a tragedy when his plane malfunctions and a crash seems imminent. Yet when an investigation is launched into the cause of the near crash, Whip is found to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

Flight will mark the first collaboration between Washington and Zemeckis (Cast Away), and will mark Zemeckis’ return to live action filmmaking.

John Gatins (Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story) wrote the screenplay.

Flight will begin filming this October.

Source: Deadline