A HolIywood film of the Titan submersible tragedy that claimed five lives near the Titanic wreckage has sparked backlash.
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The proposed Salvaged project will be filmed by production company MindRiot Entertainment.
Social media users are pointing out that it might be "Too Soon!" after the OceanGate tragedy on June 18.
User @dimmym7 said: "I'm not gonna say this is a surprise. It was a very big story across the nation [America], but around the world."
"Ultimately, it was very unfortunate that nobody survived, but that also 'kinda' adds into why this is so weird, it's so soon.
"Not even three or four months ago and they are already taking about making a movie about it".
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Another user said: "Well, that didn't take very long."
The proposed film would depict the events that led to the implosion of the OceanGate submersible Titan on a voyage to view the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Director of the 1997 film Titanic, James Cameron, has slammed the project as "offensive".
Rachel Clark
Rachel is a former Northern Daily Leader reporter who covered education, Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah council, renewable energy, and country music—just missing out on interviewing Keith Urban. Now, she spends her days playing in the digital space as a national audience engagement producer across national news and Explore Travel. Be sure to say g'day: rachel.clark@austcommunitymedia.com.au
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