James Cameron, at the premiere of SOLARIS
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Untitled James Cameron/freediving project

Genre:
Adventure/Romance/Biography.

Studio:
20th Century Fox.

Production Company:
Lightstorm Entertainment.

Project Phase:
Pre-script Stage.

Who's In It:
Unknown.

Who's Making It:
James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Jon Landau (Producers); based upon the autobiography written by Francisco Ferreras and "The Long Dive" written by Gary Smith and published by Sports Illustrated.

Premise:
Story is to be based on the accomplishments and love affair between world-record freedivers Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and Audrey Mestre.

Release Date:
Unknown.

Comments:
Ferreras taught his wife how to freedive. She eventually broke his then-world record for the longest freedive and then set her own world record (557.7 feet.) She died in 2002 trying to break her record.

Scoop Feedback:

August 7, 2003... Variety broke the news today that TITANIC director James Cameron has a new project: a biopic focusing on the accomplishments and relationship between Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and his wife Audrey Mestre. Both were world-class champions at the extreme sport of freediving, the act of diving as far as you can descend on just one breath of air.

Ferreras held the world-record for freediving in 2000, submerging himself an amazing 531.4 feet. That record was then shattered by his wife Audrey, who was taught how to freedive by her husband, when she plunged an astounding 557.7 feet. When she attempted to break her record last year, Mestre died. Her husband will attempt to match her record this coming October 12 during a dive at Cabo San Lucas. Cameron will film Ferreras' attempt for inclusion in his film.

But the freedive picture won't be Cameron's next movie. While it's likely that Lightstorm will hire a screenwriter to pen the Ferreras/Mestre picture, the filmmaker will be working on a mysterious 3-D project as his next movie. The subject matter of the new 3-D picture hasn't been revealed as yet by Cameron. [Source: Variety.]

August 10, 2003... Our page is created for this project.