National Geographic tries to secure rights to provide Tham Luang rescue doco

National Geographic has made prime level contact with the government-appointed Creative Media Committee to negotiate capturing a documentary about final July’s dramatic rescue operation on the Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai.
British diver Rick Stanton, who was actively involved within the sophisticated rescue operation to save lots of the 13 young Mu Pa footballers, says that the British cave diving staff wrote a letter to the guardians about their challenge to shoot a film for National Geographic.
Itemized says the film could be directed by David McDonald, who gained an Oscar for “The Last King of Scotland” and he needs to seize the true story of the dramatic operation, the spirit of worldwide cooperation and the experiences of the 13 who were trapped underground for almost three weeks.
Rick, along with some members of the production team visited the thirteen footballers and their coach earlier this year and had been knowledgeable concerning the Creative Media Committee’s choice of two movie production houses which had handed the committee’s qualification screening. It was reported that the 2 corporations needed the film rights to be granted to only one winner.
Rick has advised Thai PBS that, in case the film rights have been granted to 1 manufacturing company, National Geographic would not have the ability to continue with its challenge, as planned.
Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukonthapatipark, spokesman of the Creative Media Committee, mentioned he expected the movie rights problem to be concluded next week adding that he was optimistic that the rights would not be granted to only one producer.
The thirteen footballers are represented by the Tham Luang Company arrange by their parents and guardians to deal with the potential industrial benefits from film and guide rights.
Watch The Thaiger’s quick tribute to the drama surrounding last year’s cave rescue…