Jon M. Chu works to develop a movie about saving Thai caves to prevent money laundering

Jon M. Chu is working on developing a film about the rescue of Thai caves to prevent a "badinage" of history, the director of "Crazy Rich Asians" announced on Twitter on Wednesday.

"I refuse to let Hollywood #whitewashout the Thai Cave rescue story!" Chu wrote . "In any way, not on our watch."

The three-week test, which began on June 23 when 12 members of a youth football team and their coach have were trapped in a cave complex after fleeing rising floodwater, encouraged an international relief effort and made headlines. The last boys and their coach were rescued Tuesday and are in quarantine in a hospital

According to the governor of Chiang Rai Province, Narongsak Osottanakorn, 13 foreign divers and 5 SEALs from the Thai Navy took part in a key stage of the rescue on Sunday, taking the boys to sea. Where they took refuge in the dark. , tight and tortuous pbadages filled with muddy water and strong currents. Rescuers from Thailand, the United States, Britain, Australia and other countries have contributed to the efforts, according to The Associated Press

Ivanhoe Pictures – who worked with Chu on "Crazy Rich Asians ", whose release is scheduled for August 15th. is in partnership with the director and is in talks with senior provincial and national officials in Thailand, the company told Variety. He also said that he was currently in talks with several studios that showed interest in the project.

Ivanhoe did not immediately return a request from NBC News for comment. When they were contacted, Chu representatives referred to the director's tweets on the subject

Chu's tweet and announcement came a day after the CEO of Pure Flix Entertainment, Michael Scott announced that he was seeking rights to the mission. liming is on, "Asian Angry Man blogger Phil Yu had tweeted about the announcement of Pure Flix.

Chu replied on Twitter:" These days of letting go are over. We have arrived and we are not playing.

Ivanhoe Pictures and its sister company SKE have developed international and local language images for an international audience in the United States, India, Taiwan, South Korea and Latin America.

In a follow-up tweet Thursday Chu said while it was too early to discuss the new project, one of the biggest lessons he's learned in leader "Crazy Rich Asians" was "we must tell our stories especially the most important so history is not wrong."

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