Chilean miners’ story headed for big screen

THIRTY-THREE Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for 69 days last year have decided to take their story to the big screen.

Representatives of the miners announced that their movie rights were sold to Oscar-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and the production of a film recounting the eventssurrounding the miraculous rescue is set to begin next year.

Medavoy, who won nomination at the 83rd Oscars for “Black Swan,” will produce the film through his recently formed Half Circle production company in association with Edward McGurn, his vice-president at Phoenix Pictures.