Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell & More Join Ron Howard's New Movie 'Thirteen Lives'

Three big-name actors will be starring in Ron Howard‘s new movie!

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton have signed on to star in the 67-year-old director’s new movie 13 Lives, Deadline reports.

Here’s the synopsis for 13 Lives: “The film tells the true story of the rescue of twelve boys and their soccer coach from a flooded, impenetrable cave system in Thailand in 2018. Thai families, the government, and a community of farmers and neighbors came together alongside volunteers from around the world to get them out of the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in Chiang Rai Province. Among the volunteers were veteran British cave divers John Volanthen, Richard Stanton, Jason Mallinson, Chris Jewell, Josh Bratchley, Connor Roe, and Vernon Unsworth; Australian cave diver Dr. Richard Harris and Thai native Thanet Natisri. The harrowing 18-day ordeal made headlines around the world. Thirteen Lives shares their story.”

The cast also includes Weir Sukollawat, Thiraphat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon “James” Supapunpinyo, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, and Lewis Fitz-Gerald.

Production for 13 Lives is set to begin this month, with filming taking place in both Australia and Thailand.

Click inside to find out about who the guys will be playing…

Viggo Mortensen will play Richard Stanton, who specializes in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organization and the British Cave Rescue Council.

Colin Farrell will play John Volanthen, a veteran cave diver who specializes in cave exploration and underwater rescue. He is part of the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue, and the British Cave Rescue Council.

Joel Edgerton will play Dr. Richard Harris, an anesthetist and cave diver with over 30 years of experience.