Movie about the South Sudan shipwreck ,produced by Stefán Karl 25.6.2006 

(PART 1)

A film about the shipwreck of the South Iceland cargo ship in the seas between Iceland and Norway on Christmas night 1986 is being produced in Hollywood. The main producer is Stefán Karl Stefánsson, an actor who has been passionate about the accident and its aftermath for years. He hopes that the film will be premiere after half a year. A production agreement has been signed with companies that produced, among other things, made movies like “Catch Me If You Can” with Tom Hanks and “I, Robot” with Will Smith. Hyde Park International will handle the sale and distribution of the film globally.

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Two to three big stars

Stefán Karl says that cooperation with one of Hollywood’s big movie show is that
get implemented but the issue is still at the level of discussion. The script is written by Peter Federanko as Stefán Karl says the greatest rated ghost writer in Hollywood. “Ghost writer” is a man who writes a script without his name being mentioned. Director has not been hired but Stefán Karl says several have shown the project interested, inter alia Frank Marshall who is Married Kathleen Kennedy, the main producer filming Stevens Spielberg’s. He directed among other things, the films “Alive”, “ Arachnophobia” and “Congo”. “Marshall has shown the project interest and it has been great motivation. ”

More named people will come to the project but Stefán Karl says that he has to employ two to three major stars in the lead role. “It’s the demand of the sales and distribution company that we have two to three A-artists but it’s too early to mention names” says Stefán Karl. One of the side projects of the film There are plans to find the South Iceland wreck and dive down with cameras. Preparations has already started and has Stefán Karl when talking to the same person who drove down to Titanic and Bismarck and investigate the Pearl Harbor.

The story corrected

When the five crew survived when transporting South-land on Christmas night 1986 in the sea area between Iceland and Norway came to Reykjavík took a host of opponents them at the port. The ship-wreckers were well welcomed but people’s feelings were mixed because six of their companions had become acute. Among the present were an eleven year old boy, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, together with his father as the southern country had been lost for the poor tour. All the streets then have this tragic Accident and aftermath did not leave Stefán Karl less and now, almost twenty years later, he is to put the draft film on the issue which will be produced west of Hollywood and premiere on the white tent after half a year if everything goes as planned.

“When my father, Stefán Björgvinsson, got announcement on Christmas Day 1986 to the South had the shock was not known if everyone crew members had been killed. We took a hard wait yet these were all my father’s colleagues. 

by to have gone with my father to receive crew members who survived the accident at the airport was this matter become a part of my life and has be it then, "says Stefán Karl about his interest in this tragic marine accident.

However, it was not until the book of Óttir Sveinsson, A book about the Atlantic Ocean on Christmas Eve, Stefán Karl began to think back to the accident and get to know the situation better. "I started talking about the accident with my dad and found out that because its investigation at the Marine Accident Investigation Board had been lacking. Obviously it was hard to believe it at first but the better that I do I introduced the case, the safer I became less search.”

Persistent rumors

Stefán Karl was early to hear rumors in the sense that the accident had been the trainer to teach. The trunks of the ship had broken when the ship got broken and it caused the ship to sink. He says this persistent rumors of the nature of the case according to have got on his father and indeed the whole family. "About fifteen years ago I was working on construction of Blönduvirkjun and where I live up there on a mountain with a builder he goes talking about the South African ship manager. what It was terrible that he should not have read the ship properly and there along the streets. He was completely suspicious of my relationship to the case. I looked at him and said: You are talking about my father. The machine was very busy and apologized. I did not want anything by talking about unauthorized things. This is A good example of how people talk about this fixed.”

It was there on the mountain that Stefán Karl got the idea he is currently implementing. “It’s nice to tell you now than that was exactly the moment I thought First of all, I would have to make a movie about the accident.” Stefán Karl says his father has always been convinced that failure to load had caused the accident and the crew who survived everybody has not done anything on the ship. None of them knows about ship wreckage. “The thing is therefore all extremely tight. Already a man mentions this accident today is as it should be move a lot of secret. The water is wastewater. ” It was after Stefán Karl moved with his wife, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, to Los Angeles the idea of ​​making a game A film about the accident occurred on the pitch. “That was for one and a half years and we immediately decided that punch this task fully. Beat nowhere cool and let nothing stop us. 

We were on the other hand, just a little pawn in Hollywood and had no idea what every first step should be a. I still looked at what my duty was to speak first with Óttir Sveinsson. I had read the book He wrote about the accident and was determined to have Óttir with me in this He took me well and we made a contract where He gave me the right to film the story. From then on, I started writing myself the story down in a handwriting form. How could I see her for me? Went to check all possible angle and investigate the matter better. Tied to all kinds of data, spoke to others, talked to father mine and got the reports sent out. ”

Adheres submarine theory

When Stefán Karl began to process all the information came together the day the matter simply went not up “This did not fit anyway, There is no correspondence between the shipowners’ statements and the report of the investigative committee. True, best to say no stone over this stone report. It is filled with unassuming statements. It is quite remarkable. ships’ I do not know that there has been a breakthrough on the ship. However, they all recognize that

Have hit the ship at the rear of the back. Jón Snæbjörnsson, who was another a mate in this trip, got a ride on one hundred meters deep, with a depth of two thousand meters, an hour before the accident. it suggests that something has been under the ship.Was it a whale? Hardly. Submarine is much more likely definition. 

An hour after the crew members had come to the lifeboat they saw two lanterns at the pier about two hundred meters away lifeboat. It’s hardly a hallmark It is impossible that five people get the same hypothesis at the same time bringing it to almost two hour.”

Stefán Karl’s theory is that Russian a submarine has fallen under the South Iceland on a trip. 

“This is an old-fashioned advice when submarines have to hide from other submarines. under the The Russian was such a British submarine and a rear He spotted a spider’s car 1.8 km. This is very sensitive device but did not reach Russian submarine where he hid himself to the south country. In this situation, a submarine is required keep a hundred meters away by ship like

The south end ends up and down. Something has, however, gone wrong
Russian submarine because he got underneath The south. According to the British newspaper’s report.

Dive to the wreck

One of the film’s side projects The South Land Accident is planning to find the wreck and dive down with cameras. Preparations has already started, and already has Stefán Karl talked to the same party who drove down to Titanic and Bismarck and explore the harbor in Pearl Harbor. "This company is called Deep Sea System International Inc. and generally works for the National Geographic. I spoke to the owner about this matter and felt to him very interesting. he said it could even be a precedent for cold time because he has heard more "Ghost stories” of this kind throughout the time. they want to go down there, form the wreck and check if it was blown. If it was never blown then a hole on the bottom? If nothing is abnormal, why Because of the British, they have blown the wreckage? “It is believed that the wreckage of the South Iceland is close two km deep than Deep Sea System International Inc. has equipment that makes them able to go down to a depth of up to 3 km. "So that this is no problem for them, "says Stefán Karl.

This work is at an early stage than Stefán Karl says everyone has taken this speech. "I spoke to the Coast Guard and she would like to assist us with this. I also discussed this President of Iceland who supports this project wholeheartedly and have watched it. I will also to conduct talks with MRI and more people to help us find the wreck. These are not just our interests as well that the movie stands, but it can leading to new information in the case
and it will be re-examined.” Nevertheless, Stefán Karl has made it the truth never comes true in this matter. “These are gentlemen we must eat and a person is determined not in the arms of a clover to a weapon. 

One must be to have evidence. Russians have not spoken words and words The British have either confessed or denied fault. If hypothesis It seems to me that it could have certain consequences. There are numerous examples of mysterious shipwreck on North Atlantic during the Cold War, so that this might reveal one thing. it sad at least not trying. ”

The Mail on Sunday in February 1987 fled Russian the submarine at the height of this and the South went upside down. There was a leak to the ship and that
sank on top of the cable of the British Spy Boat. According to The Mail on Sunday, the British submarine was stuck on the seabed for eleven days after
accident. Then a British freighter arrived at the platform and blow up the South African wreckage on the seabed and loosened including the submarine. 

But spend some evidence. “ 190 crews were in the Russian submarine and 97 in the British. Nobody came to the ship-wreckers to the rescue "These have relatives those who died had to live with and they too who survived the accident. The three men drowned with the ship but three more died of cold and a wagon store in a gargoyle. Everything because of some Cold War rules banned the submarines to rescue the crew members. They were just dead drowning. It’s a dreary fact. ”Stefán Karl has various data under his hand which support this theory, etc. recording of telephone conversation with Óttir Sveinsson as a newspaper correspondent British Ministry of Defense on its time. “There the journalist confirms the event Have been like The Mail on Sunday describes him. 

When Óttir goes, ask him further out of time and another then silence this man and suddenly do not know anything. It gets him when he realizes who Óttir is and what he knows. He asks Óttir from where he has this information. press officer says he can not talk about trips submarines, but recognizes Icelandic cargo ships have sung and it has been linked to one of the submarines Britain has lost his spell. this are very dirty answers. 

Óttir took this case the media here at the time but it was dull at birth. I have a portfolio of Icelandic correspondents the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the United Kingdom and others and they are more than noteworthy, including either confess or refuse membership. It says man is throwing dust into the eyes of Icelandic nation. I had to apply wisdom to get across these letters and other things are concerns this issue. And I’m still receiving data. I have been in contact with the US submarine officers and men in the UK as well Know this time and let them cross over theories. They assert that this is very likely right and they are not hearing such teachings the first time. ”

A story about destiny and heroism

Even though the film is based on historical Events is her own fiction and Stefán Karl says no official investigation here as he has no power to do so.

“We are just discussing this event in picture. Names will be changed and the goal is neither fun of men nor swearing. It’s not about it. I’m not making this movie out of anger, but because I think it’s important to bring the truth to light - correct the story. Because of my father’s sake, because of the crew who survived and because of their relatives who died. Perhaps this will be the first real one The Cold War, The Hunt for Red October never reached it. Yet this will be the first and primarily human history. History of Destiny and the heroism of human beings who are fighting for war. ”

Other movie will also cover the image the advancement of the Danish warship Vædderen who saved five ships from the leaks The lifeboat lasts half a day accident. “What was more often was the North Atlantic rescue plan completely hemmed on Christmas eve. There was nobody on duty. Coast Guard was quick to respond but had no tools available disposal. The defense team could not do anything either because fuel engines were not available. The Vædderen were accidentally in the Faroe Islands The captain was on his way to a bunk when he heard the emergency call, he had a crew of seventy men, all of them in land. He just put the emergency light and trumpets up and woke the whole town and moored the ship within fifteen minutes. ”

When Stefán Karl had developed his ideas about the film, the next step was to look for a partner. He says Hollywood is the city of the will. “After driving hundreds of miles and viewing about fifty houses, we find Steinunn finally a house for rent, where our landlord is a woman named Lisa Wilson. It soon became apparent that she is the president of Hyde Park International, a very powerful sales and distribution company for movies with an agreement with MGM, 20th Century Fox and more films. I reviewed this idea with her and asked if I could not have her A4 sheet with the main points. 

She likes to get it in such a kind of shape as she reads fifteen manuscripts per week, most of the time in the trash. Two weeks later she called me and said she would help me to take this matter further. That’s why I had a good ally because Lisa has over thirty years of experience in Hollywood. She contacted Michelle Shane, who produced images like Catch Me If You Can with Tom Hanks and I, Robot with Will Smith, along with their partner Antonio Romano. They immediately got involved in this project and now a production agreement has been signed. As such, the film is on its way to production. Hyde Park International will handle the sale and distribution of the film globally. ” 

As such, the film is on its way to production. Hyde Park International will handle the sale and distribution of the film globally. “ As such, the film is on its way to production. Hyde Park International will handle the sale and distribution of the film globally. ” 

No service representative of the film department

Men do not shake images of this kind out of the sleeve, and Stefán Karl says funding is under way. “I’d love to keep this as Icelandic as I can, but there’s a limit to what can be done here. Iceland is a very progressive country, but extremely limited when it comes to this business.” One does not walk into a bank and asks for a film director’s service representative. That’s why you have to talk to the corporate services and try to persuade people about the excellence of the one you have. The reason I want to keep this here at the landmarks is that I’m looking at this as a foolish project. I know what I have in my hands . We are talking about an extensive dramatic catastrophe that will cost relatively little money compared to what the big studios are doing.

Although the movie of the South land accident will not hit the biggest Hollywood films, it costs Stefán Karl to make it with the best available technology. “I have been very familiar with film technology in recent years, both through Lazytown and also in the United States. The film will be filmed and digital, which is a much cheaper way. The quality of digital machines has become very high and this allows us to hold the cost - put more money in front of the cassette than the back. For example, George Lucas takes all his Star Wars digitally, and Sin City was taken in part too. So we’re not sure yet. ”

The picture is likely to be taken in part in Iceland. “I would rather do it the most here, as it is important to be closest to the real events. However, Reydarfjordur, from which the South Iceland has sailed, has changed, so much shooting is unlikely to happen there. The money side is also not sufficiently favorable and then I’m talking about tax refund, here’s only 12% refunded, nothing is anything. For comparison, we’re looking at countries that have up to 40% tax refund. I’m not very political but I’m sure worried about the Icelandic government’s policy on culture, "says Stefán Karl, adding that shooting is likely to occur in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the UK, as well as examining water tanks in Morocco, Mexico and Canada.

Stefán Karl emphasizes that he is not alone in this battle, but his main collaborators at the company High Risk Productions are Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir and Hreinn Sigmarsson. "Then there are a number of people in the United States to work on the development of the project.”

He says the development of a project of this kind is a huge time-consuming and costly one. “This does not just cost money and time. The obstacles are a lot on the way, and it is extremely easy to surrender. The point when you get such an idea is to keep your line and do not give up, no matter what goes. Patience is an important virtue in this fagi. For example, it took nine years to make I, Robot and Twelve Years Catch Me If You Can. ”

In that context, the time has come for the idea that a film about the South land accident has come to pass, one and a half years, not a long time. And Stefán Karl hopes people will move faster. “If everything goes on, we aim to start shooting after the year and premiere the photo in the Christmas of 2008, after two and a half years. It’s very fast, it’s half a dozen if it’s done.”

Alongside the film, documentaries about the image of the film and the accident itself will be carried out, but the work will be done by the sisters Guðrún Ágústi and Björn Pálína Einarsdætra in the United States, Elf Films.

Sigurjón Sighvatsson does not come up with the film, but Stefán Karl says he has helped himself a lot, directly and indirectly. “Sigurjón opened a huge big door for Icelanders to Hollywood, one of Hollywood’s most outstanding producers, independent of film making, and I know him all. Sigurjón has been very successful in this project, and maybe he’s getting it straight stopped later. ”

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Do not play yourself in the movie

Stefán Karl does not say that he himself plays a role in the film. “It does not matter at least. I do not think it’s a good idea to produce a movie and play it. It’s a full-time job, and it’s a film movie. Secondly, this is an American movie, and all actors will be English-speaking and not with an accent. ”

When Stefán Karl moved to Los Angeles, he planned to try out as an actor, as it is his subject. “I took a vacation from Latabæ between take but soon realized that the possibilities are not great in the west, for example, because I took this u-turn and became a manufacturer. I’d like to keep going on that path but we have already offered to take part in other exciting projects, both in Iceland and abroad. We are looking at it. I feel good about this. ”

He does not say that eggs will come to light. “This country is based on the fishing industry, and we must not forget it. In the ocean there are many good stories that have not been said, for example, cod and whaling. The heroes of the ocean are many and I want to try to tell their stories. is better than the movie? ”

Stefán Karl says it’s good to be a Los Angeles in Los Angeles. People are very interested in this alien country, although they know something about it. “It’s classic, Iceland is green and Greenland is ice cream.” More people do not know at all. “

Hollywood’s reality, on the other hand, is not as appealing. "It’s good to live in the city, but there’s no payback that there’s a lot of dumbfound in this business. I’m not surprised, however, that stories about Franks Sinatra’s relationship with the mafia should support the argument. get too far on the money, can buy themselves everywhere, regardless of whether they have talent or not. ”