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Aug 8, 2022 · Is 'Thirteen Lives' on Prime Based on a True Story? Did Viggo Mortensen and the 'Thirteen Lives' Cast Really Dive in the Film? 'Thirteen Lives': Did All the Boys Survive the Tham Luang...
- 2 min
- Molli Mitchell
- Viggo Mortensen as Richard Stanton
- Colin Farrell as John Volanthen
- Joel Edgerton as Richard Harris
- Tom Bateman as Chris Jewell
- Teeradon Supapunpinyo as Ekkaphon Chanthawong
- Sukollawat Kanarot as Saman Kunan
- The Wild Boars Football Team
Viggo Morten plays Richard "Rick" Stanton in Thirteen Lives. Shaving his head to emulate Rick's appearance, Mortenson not only looks the part but plays Rick as a quiet expert in his craft. He's confident and takes a leading role in the rescue, but also plays the role with an understanding of what hangs in the balance and how much is at stake. Morte...
With a resume that includes Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Batman, Colin Farrell has plenty of experience portraying fictional characters on the big screen. That such a talented actor happens to look a great deal like John Volanthen must have been a boon to the crew behind Thirteen Lives. Farrell plays John believably and shows a n...
Joel Edgerton portrays Richard "Harry" Harris, an Australian anesthetist whose role was essential in saving the boys from the cave. Edgerton plays Harry as a careful expert whose knowledge is used to ensure the rescue goes off with as few complications as possible. Seen most recently in Obi-Wan Kenobi as Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen, Edgerton has a ...
Tom Bateman plays young diver Chris Jewell in Thirteen Lives. While Chris would go on to become a seasoned rescue diver, during the events portrayed in Thirteen Lives, he's yet to undergo a rescue of the magnitude shown in the film. Bateman looks the part and plays the role with a mix of anxiety and energy, showing how big a role Chris played in th...
Any movie that's a true story (like Ron Howard's own Hillbily Elegy) has factual accuracy as a core concern. Thirteen Livesis particularly careful with its portrayal of Ekkaphon Chanthawong. It may have been impossible to rescue the Wild Boars if their coach hadn't entered the caves with them. Ekkaphon kept the boys calm, encouraged them to drink t...
Saman Kunan is one of Thirteen Lives' biggest heroes, having lost his life in the process of readying everything to save the boys. Saman is portrayed by Sukollawat Kanarot, who looks the part. While he doesn't have a lot of screen time, the role is well-acted. The film is also dedicated to Saman's memory.
Some movies based on true stories add fictional elements (like Netflix's Blonde) to increase the tension, but Thirteen Liveshas at its center such a big piece of real drama that it doesn't need to add a thing. The team of 12 boys is portrayed by various actors, but each brings gravity to their individual role. It isn't hard to believe that these bo...
Jul 28, 2022 · The 1995 thriller, like Thirteen Lives, dramatizes a real-life disaster solved through the collaboration of brilliant minds working against the clock as millions followed along in real time.
- Ellen Wexler
Thirteen Lives is a 2022 biographical survival film, based on the Tham Luang cave rescue, directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by William Nicholson. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman.
Jul 18, 2022 · Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives movie is compared to the true story of the Thailand cave rescue. Meet the real cave divers, including Rick Stanton and John Volanthen.
Aug 5, 2022 · What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Thirteen Lives Ron Howard’s Thai cave rescue movie stars Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen as two of the heroic divers. Is it accurate?
Aug 8, 2022 · "Thirteen Lives," the new movie directed by Ron Howard now streaming on Prime Video, tells the true story of how people from around the world came together in 2018 to save 12 young soccer...
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