Ron Howard's "Thirteen Lives" adds another starring focus on cave rescue

1905 Movie News Recently, the cave rescue film "Thirteen Lives" directed by Ron Howard has the news that new actors have joined. Three actors, Vigo Morteson, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, will reportedly join the cast and play key roles.

The screenwriter of this film is William Nicholson, who once worked with Howard on "Gladiator". In addition to "Gladiator", he has also written a number of films based on true stories: "Mandela", "Indestructible", "Desperate Altitude", "One Breath and One Breath" and other films, which can be regarded as experienced.

"Thirteen Lives" is based on true news, on June 23, 2018, 12 Thai youth football players aged 11 to 16 and one of their 25-year-old assistant coaches entered the cave "Sleeping Beauty Cave" in a national park in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand, and was trapped inside the cave. They were first spotted by two British professional cave divers, and the international rescue team that rescued them included dive experts and professional cave divers. A former Thai Navy SEAL, Shaman, died in the cave when he ran out of oxygen while assisting in the rescue. Thailand's 12 young footballers and coaches were trapped in a cave and finally managed to get out of the cave after 19 days of rescue.

With a total length of 10,316 meters, Sleeping Beauty Cave is the fourth longest cave in Thailand and is a stalactite cave. Today, this former place of rescue has become a tourist attraction. MGM said in a statement: "MGM and all the staff of the film pay tribute to all those involved in the rescue. The footballers and their coaches, as well as the rescuers, showed unparalleled teamwork spirit. For now, filming is tentatively scheduled to begin this month in Australia and Thailand.