Chilean Miners Movie in the Works

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The miners who were rescued last year from the San Jose Mine disaster, will now have a movie based on their experience. It’s official. Producer Mike Medavoy (Black Swan) and Phoenix Pictures have come to an agreement with the miners to turn their ordeal into a motion picture, according to a statement. Although no studio has been involved yet, screenwriter José Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) is currently working on the script, recounting the 69 days the miners were trapped half a mile under the ground.

“Like millions of people around the world, I was completely engrossed watching the rescue at Copiapó,” said Medavoy, who grew up in Chile. “At its heart, this is a story about the triumph of the human spirit and a testament to the courage and perseverance of the Chilean people. I can’t think of a better story than this one to bring to the screen.”

“One year after the collapse of the mine, we consider this to be a great step towards the realization of a film based on our experience in the mine. This is the only official and authorized film about what we lived in the San José mine. Much of our story has never been told,” said miner Juan Andrés Illanes.

Sounds like it will definitely be a great movie once complete.