Michael De Luca Productions (USA): 4

The Rescue (2021), a documentary, sheds light on the incredible Tham Luang cave rescue mission of 2018. This joint project was directed and produced by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. Initially, Kevin Macdonald was set to direct the documentary, but in February 2021, it was announced that Vasarhelyi and Chin would take over as directors while Macdonald remained an executive producer. National Geographic Documentary Films was on board as the production company for this film since March 2019. However, due to certain ...

Directed by Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips(2013) is a biographical action-thriller film that chronicles the events of the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking. It follows the journey of Captain Richard Phillips, an American merchant mariner who was captured by Somali pirates. Assigned to command the MV Maersk Alabama from Oman’s Port of Salalah, Phillips and First Officer Shane Murphy are vigilant about pirate activity in the Horn of Africa. As part of their security protocol, they conduct a practice drill and soon notice two skiffs following their unarmed container ...

Moneyball (2011) is an American biographical sports drama film directed by Bennett Miller. The script was written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, based on a story by Stan Chervin. The inspiration for the film comes from Michael Lewis’ nonfiction book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, published in 2003. The book recounts the Oakland Athletics baseball team’s 2002 season and their general ...

The American biographical drama film, The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, is based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. On October 28, 2003, Mark Zuckerberg – a 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore – is dumped by his girlfriend Erica Albright. After returning to his dorm room, Zuckerberg uses his LiveJournal blog to post an insulting message about Albright. Seeking revenge for the breakup, he creates a website called Facemash ...