Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives is an upcoming biographical survival drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton.

Thirteen Lives
Directed byRon Howard
Written byWilliam Nicholson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited byJames D. Wilcox
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 18, 2022 by United Artists Releasing.

Premise

The film chronicles the events of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue that saw a junior football team and their coach trapped in a cave for a period of 18 days.

Cast
The film's cast includes Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton as Richard Stanton, John Volanthen and Richard Harris respectively.

Production

It had been announced in April 2020 that Ron Howard was to direct the film, with William Nicholson writing the screenplay.[1] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would acquire the rights to the film the next month.[2] In March 2021, Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton were among the cast announced to star in the film.[3]

Filming began on March 29, 2021 in Australia. It was also shot in Thailand.[4][5][6]

Music

The film's original score will be composed by Benjamin Wallfisch.[7]

Marketing

The first footage from the film was presented as part of MGM/UAR's presentation at CinemaCon on August 24, 2021.[8]

Release

Thirteen Lives is scheduled to be released on November 18, 2022.[9] It was originally set for an April 15, 2022 release, but was changed to the current date in response to positive test scores from its test screenings, where it earned a 97 in the top two boxes and an 86 definite recommend, the highest in MGM's history.[10]

References
  1. Town Hot For Ron Howard-Directed Thai Cave Rescue Drama ‘Thirteen Lives;’ William Nicholson Script
  2. MGM Wins Auction For ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard-Directed Thriller About Thai Cave Rescue
  3. Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Head Ensemble Of Ron Howard-Directed MGM Thai Cave Rescue Pic ‘Thirteen Lives’
  4. Ron Howard’s Thai Cave Rescue Film ‘Thirteen Lives’ Heads To Australia For March Shoot
  5. Thirteen Lives
  6. 'Thirteen Lives' starts shooting
  7. "Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives'". filmmusicreporter.com. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  8. "MGM Returns to CinemaCon After 20 Years with 'No Time to Die' Extended Footage, First Look at Joe Wright's 'Cyrano', 'Thirteen Lives'". 24 August 2021.
  9. Mathai, Jeremy (November 10, 2021). "Thirteen Lives: Release Date, Cast, And More". /Film. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  10. "'Thirteen Lives': Ron Howard MGM Movie Heads to Awards Season After Record Test Scores for Studio". 24 January 2022.
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