Posted on 07/11/2018 8:06:44 PM PDT by Enlightened1
The mission to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thai cave is to get the Hollywood treatment in a movie announced by faith-based production house Pure Flix.
Managing partner Michael Scott, who lives in Thailand and was at the rescue site in Chiang Rai as the boys were being pulled to safety, made the announcement late Tuesday on Twitter.
"I couldn't be more excited. This story has meant so much to me as I have followed it in Thailand this summer," he said in a video filmed at the scene of the flooded cave in the country's north.
"My wife actually grew up with the Thai Navy SEAL that died in the cave. To see all that heroic bravery in the cave, and to get all the divers out, it's just such a touching event and so personal to me."
Stunning video footage emerged Wednesday of several of the "Wild Boars" team -- aged 11 to 16 -- being freed from the Tham Luang cave on stretchers, ending a successful three-day rescue.
They are in good physical and mental health, say doctors, despite a harrowing 18 days inside the dank, dark cave before a risky rescue operation that was dubbed "Mission: Impossible".
Scott's wife has been involved with planning the funeral for Saman Kunan, the former SEAL that died on July 6 while helping install oxygen tanks in preparation for the extraction.
"We're here really looking at this as a movie that could inspire millions of people across the globe," Scott added.
"And we're here witnessing the events, gathering some contacts and everything, to really tell a story about an international effort, the entire world coming together to save (12) kids trapped in this Thai cave."
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There would be lots of singing. The coach would be a handsome man, and all of the divers would be voluptuous women who would dance about when not saving children.
On the bright side, the event can’t be used as a metaphor for abortion.
A courageous team of female SEALs brave a dangerous cave and rescue 12 young boys, two of whom form an especially close bond in the dark and lonely cave.
Maybe Elon Musk can volunteer to demonstrate his flexible submarine down the tunnels.
Sounds like this might be a good one to watch.
I bet there will be a number of versions. But this one sounds like it might be ok.
Keep an eye out for this one.
They’ve already spoiled the ending for me: all the boys were rescued ...
In the movie version, the boys are rescued by a young J. Peterman who happens upon them while returning a pair of pants to the store, and mistakes them for a gang but flashes them the sign of the eighth Thai king.
Not interested in a movie. I’m interested in a quality documentary.
Not one of the rescuers was wearing a Himalayan walking shoe.
I guess there’ll be this big mystery how it all ends up. OTOH, the Titanic was a huge blockbuster.
Clearly you didn’t read the articles. Not surprising. God is dead producing movie. It will be good.
Oh Great. They will make two or more of the boys Gay. Center the story around them. Because that is all you get from Hollywood anymore.
The film “The 33” about the Chilean miners and their ordeal was pretty good.
No doubt Brian Williams is already angling to see who will play his first reporter on the scene part.
I didn’t want to spoil the celebration following the rescue, but my first thought was, Mark Wahlberg needs to make this into a movie. He did an excellent job with Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day. I just assumed he would do this one.
Here is hoping they don’t feel the need to add gay characters. I assume they will.
I am so glad that all 12 kids and the coach emerged unharmed.
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