Debbie Lang
Video Content Editor | Researcher | 1,502 Articles Published
In addition to handling the financial side of History vs. Hollywood, Debbie is in charge of curating our list of upcoming movies and TV series based on true stories.
Essentially, she monitors upcoming releases to determine which were inspired by real-life events. Needless to say, she spends a lot of time watching movie trailers and reading trade publications.
Debbie has been part of the History vs. Hollywood crew since 2018. When she's not in the office, she enjoys working out, spending time with her family, and burying her toes in the sand on
a beach somewhere. Her guilty pleasures are Survivor and pączki (when they're in season).
Debbie's Latest PostsLast Breath TrailerBased on the true story of Chris Lemons, Last Breath tells the nerve-racking account of a deep-sea diver who becomes cut off from his oxygen supply. He holds onto the hope that his colleagues will be able to rescue him in time.January 24, 2025 Warfare TrailerThe film focuses on Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza's harrowing experiences during the Iraq War in 2006. It follows his platoon in real-time on a mission through insurgent territory. D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai stars as Mendoza. The cast also includes Will Poulter, ...January 24, 2025 The Alto Knights TrailerThe war between crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello comes to a head when Genovese orders a hit on Costello. Robert De Niro takes on the roles of both Genovese and Costello.January 24, 2025 Birth Defect Victims Win Toxic Town Court CaseThe victims and their family members respond to the landmark ruling in the Corby toxic waste case. The lawyers representing 16 young people born with deformed feet and hands successfully argued that the Corby council was responsible for creating the ...January 24, 2025 The Unbreakable Boy TrailerThe Unbreakable Boy tells the story of Austin LeRette, who grew up with both autism and a bone disorder that leads to painful, debilitating fractures throughout his body. The movie, which stars Zachary Levi as Austin's father Scott, tells the story ...January 24, 2025 Unstoppable TrailerThe Prime Video movie tells the story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome), a wrestler who dreamed of being an NCAA champion despite being born with only one leg.November 21, 2024 The Only Undeniable Haunting at The Real Conjuring HouseThe real Conjuring house has become a popular tourist destination for fans of the paranormal, including YouTubers hoping for their next viral video. However, most people don't know the story of the only genuine haunting that took place at the house. ...November 5, 2024 Maria TrailerAngelina Jolie stars as opera singer Maria Callas in the Netflix film Maria, which follows her life story, focusing on her final days in 1970s Paris. Born in New York City in 1923 to Greek immigrant parents, Maria moved to Greece with her mother ...October 10, 2024 Blitz TrailerBlitz tells the story of a 9-year-old boy named George who lives in London during World War II. His mother, Rita, portrayed by Saoirse Ronan sends him to live in the safety of the English countryside, away from the German bombing campaign against ...October 10, 2024 Average Joe TrailerJoe Kennedy, a Marine who became a high school football coach, is fired for kneeling on the field to say a prayer after games. Believing the action of the school violated his freedoms under the Constitution, Kennedy sued and the case went all the ...September 18, 2024 The Outrun TrailerA woman (Saoirse Ronan) who spent a decade as an alcoholic in London returns home to Scotland's Orkney Islands to turn her life around. The film is based on the 2016 memoir by Scottish author Amy Liptrot, who is renamed Rona in the film. Actor ...September 18, 2024 Freedom TrailerThe Prime Video release was inspired by the exploits of Bruno Sulak, a former member of the French Foreign Legion who began robbing supermarkets in the late 1970s. Sulak became known as "the gentleman robber" for never having injured anyone during ...September 18, 2024 The Six Triple Eight TrailerThe Tyler Perry film tells the story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, a predominately black female Army unit tasked with handling the years-long backlog of mail during WWII. Kerry Washington portrays the Army captain in charge of ...September 18, 2024 Rez Ball TrailerRez Ball was inspired by Michael Powell's nonfiction book Canyon Dreams, which follows a high school basketball season on the Navajo Nation. The Netflix movie deviates significantly from the book, replacing the Wildcats of Chinle High School with ...August 16, 2024 Woman of the Hour TrailerIn the midst of a murder spree, serial killer Rodney Alcala appears on The Dating Game and wins a date with bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick).August 16, 2024