Thirteen Lives is a 2022 American biographical survival film based on the Tham Luang cave rescue directed and produced by Ron Howard, from a screenplay written by William Nicholson. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman.
Thirteen Lives was released in select theaters on July 29, 2022, by United Artists Releasing, and began streaming on Prime Video on August 5. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
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[]
- Viggo Mortensen as Richard Stanton
- Colin Farrell as John Volanthen
- Joel Edgerton as Richard Harris
- Tom Bateman as Chris Jewell
- Sukollawat Kanarot as Saman Kunan
- Thiraphat Sajakul as Anand
- Sahajak Boonthanakit as Narongsak Osatanakorn
- Vithaya Pansringarm as General Anupong Paochinda
- Teeradon Supapunpinyo as Ekkaphon Chanthawong
- Nophand Boonyai as Thanet Natisri
- Paul Gleeson as Jason Mallinson
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Vernon Unsworth
- U Gambira as Kruba Boonchum
- Josh Helman as Major Hodges
Production[]
Director and co-producer Ron Howard
It had been announced in April 2020 that Ron Howard was to direct the film, with William Nicholson writing the screenplay.[2] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would acquire the rights to the film the next month.[3] In March 2021, Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton were among the cast announced to star in the film.[4] Filming began on March 29, 2021 in Australia. It was also shot in Thailand.[5][6][7] The film's original score was composed by Benjamin Wallfisch.[8]
Release[]
Thirteen Lives was released by United Artists Releasing in select theaters on July 29, 2022, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on August 5.[9] The film was originally scheduled for a fully theatrical release by United Artists Releasing on April 15, 2022,[10] and was then postponed to November 18 in response to the best test scores in MGM's history.[11] In May 2022, however, the film was brought to its current release date due to Amazon's acquisition of MGM in March.[12]
Reception[]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Steadily helmed by director Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives offers an incomplete but still gripping dramatization of an incredible true story."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]
References[]
- ↑ [TBA Thirteen Lives].
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 30, 2020). [TBA Town Hot For Ron Howard-Directed Thai Cave Rescue Drama ‘Thirteen Lives;’ William Nicholson Script]. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ [TBA MGM Wins Auction For ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard-Directed Thriller About Thai Cave Rescue]
- ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 4, 2020). [TBA Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Head Ensemble Of Ron Howard-Directed MGM Thai Cave Rescue Pic ‘Thirteen Lives’]. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Grater, Tom (November 27, 2020). [TBA Ron Howard’s Thai Cave Rescue Film ‘Thirteen Lives’ Heads To Australia For March Shoot]. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ [TBA Thirteen Lives]
- ↑ [TBA 'Thirteen Lives' starts shooting]
- ↑ [TBA Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives'] (December 19, 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives' First Trailer Reveals the Dangers of the Thai Cave Rescue]. Variety (June 28, 2022).
- ↑ Mathai, Jeremy (November 10, 2021). [TBA Thirteen Lives: Release Date, Cast, And More]. /Film.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (24 January 2022). [TBA 'Thirteen Lives': Ron Howard MGM Movie Heads to Awards Season After Record Test Scores for Studio]. Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Jackson, Angelique (May 16, 2022). [TBA Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives Moves to August, Pivots to Hybrid Release via MGM and Amazon (Exclusive)].
- ↑ [TBA Thirteen Lives (2022)].
- ↑ [TBA Thirteen Lives Reviews].
External links[]
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