MindRiot Leisure are creating a film in regards to the OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy which claimed 5 lives.
Deadline experiences that MindRiot Leisure is creating a film primarily based on the OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy, which caught the eye of the world in June 2023.
The OceanGate Titan submersible misplaced contact with its mothership practically two hours into its deep-sea dive close to the wreckage of the Titanic. A large search happened in an try to find the submersible and rescue the occupants earlier than their air ran out, however 4 days later, particles was found that led investigators to consider the car had imploded, claiming the lives of all 5 onboard: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, British businessman Hamish Harding, former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and British-Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman.
Mindriot’s Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey will co-write the OceanGate film, which can cowl the intervals earlier than, throughout, and after the tragedy. “The Titan Tragedy is yet one more instance of a misinformed and quick-to-pounce system, on this case, our nonstop, 24-7 media cycle that convicts and ruins the lives of so many individuals with none due course of,” Keasey mentioned. “Our movie is not going to solely honor all these concerned within the submersible tragedy, and their households, however the function will function a vessel that additionally addresses a extra macro concern in regards to the nature of media in the present day.“
Keasey added: “Fact is all that issues. And the world has a proper to know the reality, at all times, not the salacious bait crammed down our throats by these in search of their 5 minutes of fame. Life isn’t black and white. It’s sophisticated. There’s nuance. At all times nuance.” MindRiot can also be creating a docuseries titled Salvaged, which shall be primarily based on the lifetime of former Oceangate mission director Kyle Bingham.
After James Cameron commented on the tragedy, rumours unfold that he could be making an OceanGate film, however he shortly shot them down. “I don’t reply to offensive rumors within the media often, however I must now,” Cameron wrote on X/Twitter. “I’m NOT in talks about an OceanGate movie, nor will I ever.“