Furious Trump slams 'so-called' judge's decision to controversially halt his immigration order in morning Twitter tirade and claims 'certain Middle Eastern countries AGREE with the ban'
Police arrest boyfriend, 25, of Texas college student, 22, missing since October after human remains were found in a shallow grave
Is Trump ALREADY sending the 'feds' into Chicago? ATF is asking agents to transfer to the city to form a 'Crime Guns Strike Force' after president announced a crackdown on violence
Revealed: Secret list of Netflix codes that will help you watch your favorite TV shows and films no matter where you live
California sex offender, 48, who kidnapped and murdered four women over six-month span despite being tagged with a GPS monitoring device is reduced to tears as he is sentenced to death
Iran is set to 'showcase its power' with a missile test just a day after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran
Teenage 'hitman' nicknamed Little Bean is arrested on suspicion of carrying out more than 30 murders in Colombia
Jaws of death: New movie lays bare the agony of US sailors who were victims of the worst shark attack in history after their ship was sunk by Japanese torpedoes and their bodies were picked off over five days
'She was a grand lady': Larry King mourns the passing of one of his ex-wives, former Playboy bunny Alene Akins, whom he married twice
Woman is jailed after three-year-old boy with bruises on his genitals was found beaten with a garbage bag tied around his neck
Texas high school math teacher pleads GUILTY to engaging in sexual activity with two 17-year-old students - but WON'T have to register as a sex offender
High school teacher is suspended for rescinding her student's college letter after sending it because the teen created a swastika with tape and made offensive comments about Jews
'My son is no jihadi': Father of Louvre suspect protests his innocence as investigators probe 'pro-ISIS messages posted to Twitter moments before attack on four soldiers outside Paris art gallery'
Glamorous air hostesses, exotic ads and America's earliest planes: Captivating images trace Pan Am's 60-year history from glory to bankruptcy
Virginia woman wins $1 MILLION payout after catching horrific bacterial infection that left her covered in boils from a pedicure at a nail salon
Maryland woman 'killed her four-year-old daughter with a kick to the stomach for not brushing her teeth'
Triple murderer who brutally slit his victims' throats after stabbing them and stealing their cars erupts in court at judge as he is sentenced to death in Massachusetts
EXCLUSIVE: NBC to CANCEL one hour of the Today show for $12m Megyn Kelly's new 10am slot
Rabble rouser who could be the next nail in the EU's coffin: He's the virulently anti-Muslim politician on course to win the Dutch election - with even the respectable middle classes supporting him
Apocalypse island: Tech billionaires are building boltholes in New Zealand because they fear social collapse or nuclear war. So what do they know that we don't?
PGA golfer is arrested for 'super extreme' DUI in Arizona after being found asleep at the wheel - but manages to make his tee time hours later
Forget painkillers - try artichoke! As a study reveals the dangers of drugs, expert reveals the natural ways you can treat five common ailments
Schwarzenegger jokes that he would 'smash Trump's face into a table' after the president trashed his record as Governor of California
Trump's pick for Army secretary drops out

'They're my close friends!' Colin Hanks on why he hopes Eagles Of Death Metal documentary will help band move on from Paris terrorist attack

Published: 12:23 EST, 4 February 2017 | Updated: 12:27 EST, 4 February 2017

e-mail

View
comments

Colin Hanks made the documentary 'Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)' to help the band cope.

The new HBO film follows the group's journey back to Paris to perform for the first time since their 2015 concert that became the site of a terror attack that killed nearly 90 people.

Director Colin Hanks said he wanted to make the documentary so that his friends could finally move on from the tragedy.

Friend indeed: Colin Hanks said he wanted to make the documentary 'Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Ami (Our Friends) to help the band move on from the tragedy of the 2015 Parisian terror attacks that happened at one of the band's converts

He told Entertainment Tonight: 'I've known these guys in the band for a long time. They're my close friends.'

'When they were going back to Paris to finish their concert and resume their tour, I thought it would be an interesting opportunity to show something positive and to show people collectively coming together and moving on with their lives.

He continued: 'From that initial idea sprung this movie that really sort of transcends the subject matter and is really a story about friendship and people who care about each other and the lengths that people will go to, to help their friends.

'And, selfishly, it's also an excuse for me to be able to help my friends move on with their lives so they don't have to speak about this publicly again.'

Friend indeed: The actor and filmmaker says Eagles Of Death Metal are 'close friends' and he wanted the film to reflect all the triumphs and hardships of the band's time since the 2015 tragedy

Eagles Of Death Metal frontman Josh Homme tried to talk Colin out of making the movie at first but is happy his friend went ahead with it.

He said: 'Because I like him. I told him, you don't have to be part of this. Stay away. And he chose not to, which I think is an extremely kind and noble and giving thing to do for your friends.

'I trust Colin and I love Colin, and I hope that you like it. ... [The terrorists] may have started the sentence, but the punctuation needs to be something more and something beautiful, and that's what's important.'

Eagles Of Death Metal: Nos Ami (Our Friends) is set to premiere on HBO in the US on February 13.