“Miracle at the Mine” — it’s more than just a catchphrase adopted to describe an international ordeal. If Hollywood has its way, the slogan could be the title of a future telefilm or tell-all memoir.
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Book and film spinoff deals are already being floated about the plight and rescue of the 33 Chilean miners that have captured the world’s attention since they were trapped half-a-mile underground on Aug. 5, Broadcasting & Cable said Wednesday.
According to the trade paper, multiple offers of book, movie, and exclusive interview deals have already made their way to the miners and their families — and the pay day’s could be rather impressive for a group of working class guys from Latin America.
Industry experts estimate that the rights to the miners’ story of surviving in a collapsed mine in Copiapo, Chile could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, and TV interviews could net up to $20,000 a piece.
If reports out of the UK are to be believed, a movie about the harrowing saga is already in the works with Spainard Javier Bardem playing a “pivotal” role in the production. We’ll keep you posted about that.
On Wednesday, all of Chile’s nearly three dozen trapped miners — who worked together to survive by exercising and rationing food — were rescued from the bowels of the earth in a special capsule wrapping up an extraordinary two-month survival story that has gawkers around the world calling the tale a miracle.
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