Ron Howard on Thirteen Lives and Viggo Mortensen s Influence on the Diving Scenes

Now playing in select theaters and arriving tomorrow on Prime Video is Thirteen Lives. Directed by Ron Howard and coproduced by Raymond Phathanavirangoon, the fantastic film is based on the incredible 2018 true story about the Thai soccer team that became trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm. As word spread around the planet, more than 10, 000 volunteers joined forces to help save the twelve boys and their coach, including a team of the worlds most skilled and experienced divers. During the interview, Howard and Phathanavirangoon talked about trying to be as authentic as possible, how the story didnt need to be Hollywoodized, why they included so much Thai language, why its such an amazing story, how it was Viggo Mortensen that got all the actors to film their own water sequences, and why Howard used real footage on monitors all around set. In addition, they revealed the first thing you should watch if youve never seen their work. As someone that has seen a lot of mo