It’s only been a few months since the Titan disaster unfolded, but plans for a movie based on the OceanGate Titanic sub are already in place.
Back in June of this year, a submersible carrying five people left on tour to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, with the craft losing contact with the outside world in the hours that followed.
After days of searching, the craft was found to have imploded from the pressure of the ocean itself, killing both the clients and crew on board.
Not only did the incident spark global debate across social media, it’s now caught the attention of Hollywood, who are looking to make a movie about Oceangate.
Plans to make movie about OceanGate Titanic sub are underway
According to Deadline, E. Brian Dobbins is set to lead the charge for a fiction-based OceanGate movie, following confirmation of a limited docuseries.
A movie about the OceanGate Titan submersible disaster is in the works, @DEADLINE reports. pic.twitter.com/DgSmDvP5lT
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Dobbins is best known for his previous work on Black-ish and the comedy-horror film The Blackening.
Writers are also already attached to the project, with the OceanGate movie being co-written by MindRiot’s Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey.
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Commenting on the upcoming project, lawman-turned-filmmaker Keasey stated to Deadline: “The Titan Tragedy is yet another example of a misinformed and quick-to-pounce system, in this case, our nonstop, 24-7 media cycle that convicts and ruins the lives of so many people without any due process.
“Our film will not only honor all those involved in the submersible tragedy, and their families, but the feature will serve as a vessel that also addresses a more macro concern about the nature of media today.”
Keasey continued: “Truth is all that matters. And the world has a right to know the truth, always, not the salacious bait crammed down our throats by those seeking their five minutes of fame. Life is not black and white. It’s complicated. There’s nuance. Always nuance.”
At present, little detail about the OceanGate biopic is publicly known, but it is set to explore a series of events before, during, and after the implosion.
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