Fifteen months ago, Batkid took over all the medias (social and otherwise) and five-year-old Miles Scott became everyone’s favorite crime fighter when he saved San Francisco Giants mascot Lou Seal (among others) from Gotham city’s worst offenders.
Soon, the story of the then-kindergartner (whose leukemia has since gone into remission) will be made into a feature film. And leading the charge…none other than Julia Roberts.
“It’s thrilling to me that Ms. Roberts and her team watched our film and were so moved by it that they want to dedicate their time and creative capital to make sure the widest audience possible will know and love Miles’ story and the spirit of this intimate special event that went global, as much as we do,” director of the documentary “Batkid Begins” Dana Nachman told Deadline.
Roberts, who will produce and star in the Batkid movie is no stranger to bringing real-life stories to the big screen. In 2001, she won an Academy Award after portraying Erin Brockovich.
If you can’t wait for the Hollywood version, you can try and catch a screening of “Batkid Begins”, it is currently hitting the festival circuit. But, I’ve gotta warn you…it’s going to make you experience all the feels.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4kiiwqKnSI](h/t MLB.com)
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