Antonio Banderas signs on for Chilean miners movie

The movie version of the 2010 Chilean
mine collapse that trapped 33
workers for weeks has found a leading
man.
Mike Medavoy recently announced at
the Cannes Film Festival that Antonio
Banderas is set to star in the movie.
According to Variety, the project will be
called “The 33,” as it dramatizes the
story of the 33 mine workers whose
entrapment over 69 days turned into a
globally watched rescue effort.
Banderas, who will appear in this year’s
“Machete Kills,” is signed up to play
Mario Sepulveda , the miner known as
“Super Mario.”
Medavoy, who lived in Chile for 10
years as a kid, acquired the rights to
the miners’ story in 2011 . He said at
the time that he, like “millions of people
around the world, was completely
engrossed watching the rescue,” and
that “at its heart, this is a story about
the triumph of the human spirit and a
testament to the courage and
perseverance of the Chilean people.”
“Motorcycle Diaries” screenwriter Jose
Rivera has written the script for “The
33″ along with Mikko Alanne.