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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 10, 2018 20:30:44 GMT -6
deadline.com/2018/07/thailand-cave-rescue-pureflix-ceo-michael-scott-movie-rights-1202424314/Pure Flix CEO Michael Scott In Thailand Eyeing Movie Rights To Cave Rescue The world got a heaping dose of good news this week as all 12 kids and their adult soccer coach were rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand. And today Pure Flix CEO and managing partner Michael Scott posted a video on Facebook saying he’s out to secure movie rights to story. We’re here really looking at this as a movie that could inspire millions of people across the globe,” he says in the clip filmed near the rescue scene (watch it above). “We’re just kinda here witnessing the events, gathering some contacts and everything to really tell a story abot the international effort — the entire world coming together to save 13 kids trapped in this Thai cave.” God’s Not Dead producer Scott, who runs the company that “strives to be the most trusted family-friendly video-streaming source on the web,” also noted in the video that his wife grew up with the Thai ex-SEAL who was killed during the rescue effort. “It’s an incredible story,” he added. “And I’m so excited for this.” The riveting Thai drama is reminsicent, of course, of the stunning rescue of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped 2,300 feet underground for 69 days in 2010. That amazing tale was adapted as The 33, a 2015 film that starred Antonio Banderas and Rodrigo Santoro. It gross nearly $25 million worldwide.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 10, 2018 20:33:02 GMT -6
variety.com/2018/film/news/thai-cave-rescue-movie-1202869737/Thai Cave Rescue Movie in Early Stages of Development The Thai cave rescue operation will likely soon get the movie treatment. Pure Flix Entertainment is seeking the movie rights about the mission to rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach who were trapped deep within a labyrinth. “I could not be more excited; this story has meant so much to me as I followed it,” Pure Flix managing partner Michael Scott said on Tuesday at the scene of the flooded cave. “To see all that bravery in the cave and then to get all the divers out has been such a touching event.” The near three-week ordeal prompted an international rescue effort that kept the world on edge. The 12th boy and his coach were the last of the team to be rescued on Tuesday. The team became trapped on June 23 when rising flood water confined them deep inside the cave. Scott, who lives in Thailand for part of the year, has been assisting in rescue efforts at Chiang Rai for the past four days. He said the story touched him partly because his wife grew up with former Sgt. Saman Kunan, who was working as a volunteer alongside rescuers when he died on July 6. “We’re here looking at this as a movie that could inspire millions of people around the globe,” Scott said. “We’re here witnessing the events and gathering some contact information to really tell a story about the entire world coming together to save 13 kids trapped in a cave on the Chinese border.” David A.R. White, the production company’s co-founder, told the Wall Street Journal that Pure Flix has begun talking to actors, writers, and investors about partnering on a movie. He also said some potential partners have reached out to Pure Flix, including Thai investors specializing in faith-based stories. “At the same time, these stories still have to be entertaining and moving.” Pure Flix focuses on faith-based films, including “God’s Not Dead” movies, “Same Kind of Different as Me,” “Woodlawn,” “The Case for Christ,” and “Do You Believe?”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 11, 2018 7:25:49 GMT -6
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 11, 2018 19:15:08 GMT -6
variety.com/2018/film/news/thai-cave-rescue-second-movie-jon-m-chu-1202871074/Second Thai Cave Rescue Movie in the Works The Thai cave rescue will be the subject of not one, but two competing movies. “Now You See Me 2” director Jon M. Chu and Ivanhoe Pictures are teaming up on a movie about the rescue operation a day after Pure Flix Entertainment announced it was seeking the movie rights to the mission. Chu last partnered with Ivanhoe in directing the upcoming romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians.” Ivanhoe, an SK Global company, is currently in talks with the most senior officials in Thailand, both on provincial and national levels, about the rescue project. The company is also currently in talks with multiple studios that have shown interest in this project. Chu signaled that he was working on the project on Wednesday with a tweet, which appeared to slam Pure Flix’s efforts. “I refuse to let Hollywood #whitewashout the Thai Cave rescue story! No way. Not on our watch,” he wrote. “That won’t happen or we’ll give them hell. There’s a beautiful story abt human beings saving other human beings. So anyone thinking abt the story better approach it right & respectfully.” Pure Flix is behind such faith-based films as the “God’s Not Dead” movies, “Same Kind of Different as Me,” “Woodlawn,” “The Case for Christ,” and “Do You Believe?” Pure Flix said its project would focus on the inspirational aspects of the story. The near three-week ordeal prompted an international rescue effort. The 12th boy and his coach were the last of the team to be rescued on Tuesday. The team became trapped on June 23 when rising flood water confined them deep inside the cave. Ivanhoe Pictures and its sister company SKE develop international and local-language pictures for global audiences in the U.S., India, Taiwan, South Korea, and Latin America. Besides “Crazy Rich Asians,” their upcoming projects include the three-part series “Ghoul” — premiering Aug. 24 on Netflix — and the film “La Caja,” developed in partnership with Mexico City-based Lucia Films. Chu also directed four of the “Step Up” movies. Chu is repped by UTA and Artists First.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 20, 2018 13:03:13 GMT -6
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