Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ Moves to August, Pivots to Hybrid Release via MGM and Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAngelique Jackson Ron Howard’s ripped-from-the-headlines drama “Thirteen Lives” has moved to August, with the film launching globally on Amazon’s Prime Video shortly after a limited theatrical release.Produced and directed by Ron Howard, the film follows the 2018 rescue mission of a Thai soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a system of flooding underground caves.
The film’s cast is led by Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen and Joel Edgerton, with a script by William Nicholson.Previously dated for Nov.
18 2022, the MGM movie is now under the Amazon umbrella after the company closed an $8.5 billion acquisition of the historic film studio in March.
As such, film will receive a limited theatrical release in early August before launching on Prime Video weeks later as one of the company’s “summer tentpoles.” “When we saw ‘Thirteen Lives,’ we got incredibly excited about what this could be on a global premiere, about what this could could do for customers all over the world,” Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke tells Variety exclusively about the shift. “It feels like the ultimate inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph.”Salke pointed to the success of global launches for movies like “Coming 2 America” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” last year.
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