The Australian Government is putting up A$13 million to Imagine Entertainment and film big MGM to shoot a live-action characteristic film known as Thirteen Lives, based on the Chiang Rai Tham Luang cave rescue story. The movie might be shot in Queensland, Australia in the hinterland areas behind the Gold Coast.
The movie might be directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, The Da Vince Code, Cocoon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Splash, Frost/Nixon), and start filming in March 2021. The state’s Gold Coast hinterland will double for Thailand with an identical sizzling, humid climate.
The Australian Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher MP, says the production should inject greater than A$96 million into the Australian economy, “directly creating round 435 jobs for forged and crew”.
“Thirteen Lives will inform the outstanding story of the hassle by many volunteers, together with Australians, to undertake an extremely advanced rescue. And I am proud to say that this story shall be told here in Australia.”
“I understand this project will also undertake a significant quantity of cutting-edge visual effects work here, a fantastic alternative for our local post, digital and visible results companies.”
Thirteen Lives follows the true story of the 2018 Tham Laung cave rescue of the Mu Pa (Wild Boar) soccer staff, trapped in a cave by heavy rain and flooding in Chiang Rai, far north Thailand. After the team was caught for days with no supplies and falling oxygen ranges, a bunch of diving and rescue experts from all over the world were called as much as work together with their Thai counterparts to avoid wasting the 13 younger men. Among these specialists were a group of divers from the United Kingdom and Australia.
The first main characteristic film in regards to the rescue operation was The Cave, released in October 2019. The movie was quite important of the Thai red-tape which hampered much of the early rescue efforts.
Key has labored with loads of Australians prior to now.
“From Thirteen Lives to the animated projected I am directing with Animal Logic in Australia, I am excited in regards to the opportunity to film and work in Australia and dramatically increase on that listing of collaborators whose sensibilities and work ethic I really have lengthy admired and revered.”
Imagine Entertainment and MGM’s Thirteen Lives might be distributed by Universal Pictures International..