November 16th, 2010
06:26 PM ET
Brad Pitt wants to make the Chilean miners movieMuch like the rest of the world, Brad Pitt was touched by the story of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than two months before being rescued. Now, the 46-year-old actor is in talks to tell their tale on the big screen. People.com reports that Pitt's production company Plan B – which he founded with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston – "has expressed potential interest in the story," according to company rep Jon Liebman, CEO of Brillstein Entertainment Partners. "Like so many people worldwide, Plan B has been incredibly moved by the story of the Chilean miners and their families."
Though a lawyer for the miners told the Santiago, Chile, newspaper El Mercurio that Plan B offered millions for the men's story, Liebman shoots down those claims. "There have not yet been serious discussions," he tells People. This wouldn't be the first time Pitt's Plan B has turned a true-life drama into a moving movie. In 2007, the company released "A Mighty Heart," which starred Angelina Jolie as journalist Mariane Pearl, whose husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was kidnapped and slain by terrorists in Pakistan.
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smh....
Brad wants to make a movie about 33 fools who got stuck inside a hole...major entertainment. Try again, Brad, this story is way past its expiration date
How did u know about johnny and i
He should focus on Spygame2. We all know how Chilean story ends.
better try that!!! http://www.SUPERSONIC.US.COM
Brad Pitt could sit on it.
call it Ocean's 33...
Everyone that's comparing "9/11" to the Miners need to stop. There is no comparsion. First 9/11 was an attack on our country. What the Miners experienced probably was tramatic, but it was an accident and they were able to stick together to save themselves. Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they still being provided food and water? Unlike in "Alive" where the men on to resort to eating the remains of one of their deceased own to survive. What makes them heroes?
And keanu reeves
Rob schneider and George clooney should star in it.
Angelina has had such a horrible effect on Brad. His best work was all done before he even knew her. He needs to stop with all the humanity crap and start making films people actually want to see again.
I want spike jones to direct it!!!
Saying let it go doesn't mean what happened to there men wasn't important or that anyone should forget. It just means stop bringing it up over and over especially if we plan on using their story in some crappy movie starring a bunch of white guys in an attempt to make money off of what happened. I think that would belittle what happened if anything. At the very least, too soon.
Who cares what happened? A mine collapsed and chile was unable to provide an adequate rescue attempt so the rest of the world got involved. If anything we need to make a movie about substandard working conditions in Chile.
@youRwrong1. That is exactly what you are...wrong.
Not interested in seeing that
Yet you're interested in reading about it,
@monaraad
Why are they heros??? All they did was try to survive which is a natural instinct that any human or animal has. If a gazelle outruns a lion is he a hero. If the lion catches the gazelle is he a villian. All either of them are doing is trying to survive. We just want to glamorize these people for our own selfish entertainment.
A movie should be made for these heroes who were burried underground for more than 60 days
I think? The cast should all be WHITE!!!!!
Maybe get Dolph Lungren to play one of the leads and make it an action movie where he and Bruce Willis have to crawl up the hole before the terrorist bomb goes off. That would be awesome!!!!!!!
Im black, and I say if you include a white person in it, then I should be in it too, even if they use me as the coal or maybe the mistress that showed up. Lol!
It'd be boring if they were "white". Hispanics can be white(but w/more beautiful features) or mestizo, you do know that, don't you?
Let it go!! how insensitive r u. if u were stuck down there and didnt know if u would die underground and possible never see ur loved ones again, wonder how fast u could let it go. what an idiot!!!!
I think it's a great idea!!
Handy Manny should be the star!!
I hope it's in 3D!!
Benicio del toro should play one of the minors
I agree 100%!!
"Let it go" doesn't mean "forget it ever happened". It means, stop exploiting an event for profit, an event that has already been over-Hollywoodized to the extreme in it's coverage for a purely political agenda. Unless the majority of profits this film will make end up in a charitable organization, it's creation will serve little higher purpose than to increase Plan B's balance sheets.
I bet they'll call the movie 33!
PHHHHHFFFFFFFffffffttt. Ive got gas
J McKenzie needs to tell that to the miners and their families see if they will let that go.
I think those who are sayin let it go, get over it needs to keep their mouth shut everyone is still talkin about 911 right? I think makin a movie would be a great idea then we could see what they really went throu and how miners risk their lives everytime they go to work!
why shouldn't him? his a genius in all he does.
Here's a list of actors who should be in this movie or at least considered: Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia and Lou Diamond Phillips.
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I think that's a great idea! I love movies based on true stories, and something that not centered around white America. Get unknown people in there and it can have the potential of being a very good movie like the italian movie 'La Vida Breve' in english 'Life is beautiful'. That was such a great movie about an italian jew in Germany WW2
Latino all the way we are the best
Brad i think angie is cheating on you with johnny dep
Hahahaha!!! That was hilarious, although I think Johnny can do better than that.
Brad Pit can star as the cheating miner and Angelina Jolie can star as the cheater's mistress, Aniston the betrayed wife.
LOL! I like that idea
Cant wait
Brad pitt will be the miner who emerges to be greeted by both Angelina and Jennifer Aniston.
great casting!!!
To say "let it go" about the chilean miners is like saying "let it go" about 9/11, WW1, WW2,etc. Not saying it was as important, but what happened certainly brought to light the poor security that miners in many countrys have to deal with. Making a movie about something like this is all about bringing to the forefront great courage in the face of the most adverse of conditions.I hope the movie raises awareness on what needs to be done about preventing more disastors such as this one (nobody talked about the other miners that died recently in similar accidents) "lest we forget"
Listen brad when people say "box of rocks" to you they don't mean make a movie about the miners buddy.
Go for it Brad lots of emotion. I can't imagine what it would be like to think your life is over and you will never see your family again. Makes me think of the men trapped in the Arizona at Pearl Harbor what goes thru a persons mind.
Do it brad let the world knw that latinos are strong..... In fact I'm a latino ill play a role of one of the chilean miners just go for it and make it happen
Who cares, isnt taking care of his "wife" is rough enough, now he wants to go to Chile ad maybe get another "wife" you stupid sh no brains Pitt, why dint you stick with Jen ?
People are so disrespectful its not even funny pln b go for it. This will be a great movie. go Pitt please don't listen to these ignorant comments there just jealous.
I agree about getting latinos to play in the movie. It would be a joke not to. This is real life folks. The fact that none of them cracked is amazing.
Love to see you sit underground for two months and say "OMG let it go its over."
Thank you!!!! Some of these idiots saying "let it go" would probably cry like a girl if they were stuck on an elevator for a few hrs let alone a mine for 2 months.
If he want to make a movie of a really life story let him. i am tried of movies that are all about books and that world going to end. if it happens it happens we dont need to think about it.
OMG...it's over!!! Let it go!
OMG...let it go!!! It's over!!!
OMG...let it go! Its over!!!
Let it go...it's over? You'd probably cry like a little girl if you were stuck on an elevator for a few hrs let alone a mine for 2 months.
I don't think a mighty heart was a hit. Did they get their money back? people have had a nice dose of these guys and now are ready to move on. The guy that took over the task of the NYC marathon left a cold trail. I think the minors moment of glory is over. A movie would likely leave us cold.
Wasn't it "Plan B" that the pros used to get the miners out when Plan A failed. Hey Brad, if you are going to make this movie and it should be made, can you please get latino actors to play the roles. As much as I loved the movie "Alive", there were no latino men in that film. And get unknown actors to give it a believable affect.
Why are they heros??? All they did was try to survive which is a natural instinct that any human or animal has. If a gazelle outruns a lion is he a hero. If the lion catches the gazelle is he a villian. All either of them are doing is trying to survive. We just want to glamorize these people for our own selfish entertainment.