00:00 The Titan Submersible tragedy that drew global attention is set to be made into a movie.
00:05 The film, currently called "Salvaged", will come from the producer E. Brian Dobbins, whose
00:11 most recent credit was this summer's comedy horror "The Blackening".
00:15 He is working alongside Mind Riot Entertainment, a company also making a docuseries about Kyle
00:21 Bingham, the former mission director of Ocean Gate, the company behind the Submersible.
00:27 The Titan tragedy is reminiscent of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986.
00:32 "It's a tragedy I'll never forget," said Justin McGregor, the group's head of European
00:38 content.
00:39 The disaster, in which all five men aboard a submersible died after the vessel lost contact
00:45 with the surface and imploded, became an international news story back in June.
00:50 The film will reportedly cover periods before, during, and after the five-day tragedy, according
00:56 to Deadline.
00:57 Co-writer Jonathan Kesey has said the film will aim to "indict our non-stop, 24/7 media
01:03 cycle that convicts and ruins the lives of so many people without any due process."
01:09 He added, "Truth is all that matters.
01:11 And the world has a right to know the truth, always, not the salacious bait crammed down
01:16 our throats by those seeking their five minutes of fame."
01:20 It was initially rumored that the director James Cameron would make a film based on the
01:24 tragedy but he later tweeted that the reports were "offensive" and he would never be involved.
01:30 Dobbins is also known for producing TV shows Black-ish, Mixed-ish and Grown-ish as well
01:36 as Gus Van Sant's 2015 drama The Sea of Trees.
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