Titanic director Cameron to film sub disaster series
Matt Damon tipped for starring role in show about doomed mission
TITANIC director James Cameron has been tapped up to make a drama series about the Titan submersible disaster, it is claimed.
According to reports, the Oscar winner has been approached by a streaming giant to tell the story of the five men who perished last month as they visited the wreck of the famous liner.
Cameron’s unrivalled knowledge of the disaster makes him the first choice for studio bosses, having visited the Titanic 30 times in a sub.
He is also considered an expert on deep-sea exploration. Canadianborn Cameron, 68, inset, won three Oscars for Titanic in 1998, including Best Picture. The movie made huge stars of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Now Hollywood heavyweight Matt Damon is rumoured to be on the wish list of actors for the project, as is Kumail Nanjiani, star of romcom The Big Sick. The Titanic tourists lost their
lives on June 18 when their Titan sub, owned by OceanGate, suffered a catastrophic implosion as it made its way down to the doomed liner.
It lost communication with its support vessel on the surface and search and rescue teams scoured the ocean for days before the crew was confirmed to have been lost.
Experts say as the Titan neared the Titanic, it disintegrated due to the pressure at 12,500ft, killing all onboard instantly.
Britons Hamish Harding, 58, Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Sulaiman Dawood, 19, French Navy pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush lost their lives in the tragedy, which dominated headlines for days. The US Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the causes of the Titan disaster off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Officials said they will try to establish what caused the implosion and endeavour to make recommendations to prevent any future tragedies.