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The Inevitable Chilean Miner movie

post #1 of 45
10/14/10 at 6:09am
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Absolutely guaranteed they're already in script meetings about this so we might as well kick off the casting!

Edward James Olmos is a shoe-in as the 63 year old dude who worked the mines all his life and organised the miners during the crisis.
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post #2 of 45
10/14/10 at 6:32am
Nathan Fillion was born to play at least one of these roles.
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post #3 of 45
10/14/10 at 6:59am
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El Presidenté?

Andy Garcia for the dude who came out to see both his wife and his mistress waiting for him. If he's not up for it then give Henry Winkler a call.
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post #4 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:00am
I have this crazy notion that I'd love to see it full of Chilian actors I've never heard of, being a Chilian story and all.
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post #5 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:06am
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You're nuts!

Gael García Bernal as the dude that has to overcome his fears, etc.
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post #6 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:06am
I just like hearing "Chileans", cause I always picture these cool, laidback aliens from outer space, reclining and wearing shades.

There's your movie...
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post #7 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog View Post
I have this crazy notion that I'd love to see it full of Chilian actors I've never heard of, being a Chilian story and all.
Yeah that would be nice, but this will probably go one of two ways... that, or some overdramatized mainstream Hollywood film(that manages to turn parts of it into an action movie while trying to be Oscar bait at the same time).

I heard a good while back that they sent down a single PSP to the miners*. I can't imagine the arguments that led to.

*for all I know they sent more later.
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post #8 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:13am
You just know that the lift wire will begin to fray or the mine will start filling with water or one of the miners is a serial killer.
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post #9 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:52am
They can cast an animatronic puppet made of human excrement as Evo Morales.

And, when he arrives late to the premises and quips: "How much do we owe you? Send me the bill." Juan Mamani himself can drop a 500 ton anvil on him and end the movie on a high note.
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post #10 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:54am
Greengrass or Danny Boyle to direct.
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post #11 of 45
10/14/10 at 7:57am
Why don't you pick Danny Trejo? You know Latinos all look alike.
Have you seen at least one pic of the rescue?
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post #12 of 45
10/14/10 at 8:09am
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This is Hollywood dude.

Jessica Alba and Penelope Cruz as Garcia's bitches.
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post #13 of 45
10/14/10 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
They can cast an animatronic puppet made of human excrement as Evo Morales.

And, when he arrives late to the premises and quips: "How much do we owe you? Send me the bill." Juan Mamani himself can drop a 500 ton anvil on him and end the movie on a high note.
Don't be shy, tell us how you really feel.

Anyway, I don't really need this to happen. Real life subterranean adventure stories suck. Not nearly enough lizard people.
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post #14 of 45
10/14/10 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by Andres View Post
Trejo
is the only actor I can think of who actually looks like he once worked down a mine. Pretty sure Hollywood is gonna go for every kind of hispanic actor BUT Chilean for this movie.

I'm definitely thinking Olmos as the wise old foreman who volunteered to be last man rescued.

Garcia is possible as the miner who hilariously had both a wife and a mistress waiting for him on the surface, but I'm thinking Banderas is the one who still looks like he could pull that off.

Collins Jr as the first one to snap (fictional character)

Noel Gugliemi as the tough ex gang member turned miner who gains the respect of his fellow miners through an unexpected act of bravery... it is later revealed that his fave tattoo is a giant crucifix, it's on his back right next to a pic of a chola with her tits out (another fictional character)

Guzman as the chubby one who must lose weight in order to fit in to the Sliding Metal Rescue Penis

brownfaced Hoskins for the one they call "Super" Mario

Also, when the adult film parody is released they could call it "Sex with Miners"
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post #15 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:06pm
"When all hope seemed lost, they dug deep into their hearts, and performed a miracle"

Tom Hanks

Buried Hearts

A Ron Howard Film

May 5th 2012
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post #16 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:08pm
Fuck you, Johnny. You are history's greatest monster.
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post #17 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:09pm
Tim Allen or his latin equivalent as "Dr. House".
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post #18 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:17pm
Erik Estrada's agent is anxiously hoping for a phone call.
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post #19 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:25pm
They are probably going to make several movies. Some local and the hollywood version is inevitable as well.
I posted on twitter a few days ago for William Devane as President Piñera.

We need a comic actor for the second one out, he was crazy fun.

And let's be honest, the story is incredible. Really an amazing thing that happened.
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post #20 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:28pm
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We need a comic actor for the second one out, he was crazy fun.
Paul Rodriguez is hoping for this gig.
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post #21 of 45
10/14/10 at 1:50pm
Here's your poster:

http://thedailywh.at/post/1310656385...-adam-campbell
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post #22 of 45
10/14/10 at 2:06pm
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Paul Rodriguez is hoping for this gig.
Don't be silly. This has Carlos Mencia's name written all over it.

Also Chong as the old dude.
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post #23 of 45
10/14/10 at 2:24pm
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Originally Posted by JacknifeJohnny View Post
"When all hope seemed lost, they dug deep into their hearts, and performed a miracle"

Tom Hanks

Buried Hearts

A Ron Howard Film

May 5th 2012
Don't be stupid! MAY? This is Oscar Bait! DECEMBER 5th release!
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post #24 of 45
10/14/10 at 2:33pm
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Don't be stupid! MAY? This is Oscar Bait! DECEMBER 5th release!
I can smell the hamhandedness of Akiva Goldsmith already!
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post #25 of 45
10/14/10 at 2:36pm
Well, I'll bite: the leads from "El secreto de sus ojos", Rico from 6 feet under and John Leguizamo are a good choice. Sofia Vergara as a sorrow wife wink wink.
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post #26 of 45
10/14/10 at 3:01pm
Yeah yeah, but what'd Kirk Douglas think?
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post #27 of 45
10/14/10 at 3:03pm
Different ending, thank god.
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post #28 of 45
10/14/10 at 4:43pm
No love for Javier Bardem?
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post #29 of 45
10/14/10 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
They can cast an animatronic puppet made of human excrement as Evo Morales.

And, when he arrives late to the premises and quips: "How much do we owe you? Send me the bill." Juan Mamani himself can drop a 500 ton anvil on him and end the movie on a high note.
I will watch the shit out of that if Lula shows up and says "TH-Th-That's all folks!"
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post #30 of 45
10/14/10 at 5:29pm
El Descenso.
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post #31 of 45
10/14/10 at 5:29pm
Final Destination: Closer to Hell

There's no way I'm the first to make that joke.

This is a really uplifting story. The shame is, people who find hope and faith through it will forget about the moral months from now.
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post #32 of 45
10/14/10 at 5:48pm
In all seriousness, it is a really cool story with a ton of cinematic potential. You know that bit about how two of them avoided a deadly rockfall because they had slowed down to watch a white butterfly that had somehow flown 500 meters down the mine (the butterfly is now being called a "guardian angel") is the kind of detail that would make a director like Boyle very happy in the pants.

Also "white butterfly" could go nicely into one of those arty farty Oscar baity titles.
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post #33 of 45
10/14/10 at 10:17pm
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You just know that the lift wire will begin to fray or the mine will start filling with water or one of the miners is the devil.

Fixed. By M. Night Shyamalan.
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post #34 of 45
10/14/10 at 11:06pm


Final dialogue, after the rescue: "See you in another mine, brother".
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post #35 of 45
10/14/10 at 11:23pm
I haven't submitted this as a scoop because it's not "real" enough (so please don't ban me is what I'm saying). But I heard it on the grapevine that they've been trying to get Benicio on the horn for this thing.

It's a nothing tidbit. I mean, there isn't even a script or anything, right?

But a movie will be made. That's for sure.

I hope it's a good one. I hope they invest it with authenticity. I hope we don't end up with something like Alive.

"Thank you brother Roberto for the tiny chocolate piece."


Meaning, if they have a Spanish-language script - then shoot the fucking thing in Spanish with Latin actors who can speak the language. Rather than hire John Patrick Shanley to translate it....badly....so you end up with embarrassing things like that quote.
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post #36 of 45
10/14/10 at 11:26pm
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Final dialogue, after the rescue: "See you in another mine, brother".
Desmond' is half Peruvian so that would be close.
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post #37 of 45
10/15/10 at 2:06am
Let's hope for a bunch of Anglos with hair died jet black and sprayed-on tans speaking English with British accents because they're foreigners.


Better yet, do the same story up to a certain point and then have the miners break through to an extensive cave system that goes all the way to Pennsylvania or wherever, and along their 6000-mile journey have them get picked off one by one by CHUDs. And have a second set of protaganists in some spelunker college student activists, and a second group of antagonists in the anti-immigration, right-wing politicians bent on preventing their rescue on American soil, and call it The Descent Part 3.
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post #38 of 45
10/15/10 at 2:11am
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Originally Posted by Erix View Post
if they have a Spanish-language script - then shoot the fucking thing in Spanish with Latin actors who can speak the language.
I'm seriously quite suspicious of anyone that thinks anything other than this is a good idea.

This should not be in any way some massive Hollywood production.
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post #39 of 45
10/15/10 at 2:13am
I'm with Phil*. I think they should kill two birds with one stone and make it a Ace in the Hole remake.

*I don't think this is what he meant, though.
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post #40 of 45
10/15/10 at 3:46am
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You just know that the lift wire will begin to fray or the mine will start filling with water or one of the miners is a serial killer.
I am 90% sure this will happen.
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post #41 of 45
10/15/10 at 5:08am
- Gabriel Byrne
- Hugh Laurie
- Liam Neeson
- Paul Bettany
- Brad Dourif
- Ben Kingsley
- David Strathairn
- Tom Skerritt
- Robbie Coltrane
- Danny Trejo
- John Ratzenberger
- David Schofield
- Ron Livingston
- Bill Nighy
- Matt Frewer
- James Woods
- Verne Troyer
- Brian Cox
- John Hurt
- Alan Rickman
- Matt Damon
- Simon Pegg
- Prince
- Billy Boyd
- Dan Hedaya
- Bruce McGill
- Harvey Keitel
- Michael Berryman
- Michael Caine
- Wil Wheaton
- Ted Levine
- Woody Harrelson

and Jason Lee as Edison Pena

Directed by Clint Eastwood

They should let me cast ALL the movies!
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post #42 of 45
10/15/10 at 5:18am
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Fucking brilliant, surely there's room for some women down there though?

Let's sex this up!

- Helen Mirren
- Julie Roberts
- Julianne Moore
- Angelina Jolie
- Ben Kingsley
- Salma Hayek
- Bea Arthur
- Betty White
- Rue McClanahan
- Estelle Getty

Produced by Kathryn Bigelow
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post #43 of 45
10/15/10 at 3:14pm
Will Smith needs to be in the movie somewhere shouting, " AW, HELL NO! "
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post #44 of 45
10/17/10 at 7:09pm
If Carlos Menica is cast, he should be the first one eaten when they resort to cannibalism.
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post #45 of 45
10/20/10 at 1:31am
This was the talk of the day at work today...there was a look of horror on all my coworker's faces when I cynically stated that we would get a melodramatic mess with a bunch of "gringos" on the roles...hell, I think I mentioned Paul Walker at some point....yes, im a killjoy.
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