Trisha Leeper/WireImage/Getty ImagesBatkid, aka Miles Scott, the sweet little boy and cancer survivor who captivated hearts around the world when he got to fulfill his dream of becoming a superhero, is coming to the big screen.
Julia Roberts is set to produce and star in a movie about the child's heartwarming story that is based on Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World, Dana Nachman's documentary, which debuts at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday, Variety reported. Nachman, the outlet said, will serve as executive producer of the new film.
"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," Variety quoted Nachman as saying.
Miles, 6, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 18 months old. His Make-A-Wish Foundation wish was to transform into Batman for a day. On Nov. 15, 2013, the organization helped the child, who was 5 years old at the time and had completed his final treatment five months prior, fulfill his dream.
"One of his doctors told us that with his disease, they just become like a fighter, you know, they have to be. They fight for life," his father, Nick Scott, says in the documentary. "And so, I think he sees the 'Good vs. Evil' battle in superheroes and just relates to it."
More than 20,000 people packed the streets to watch him stop villains and perform heroic superhero acts in San Francisco, which was transformed into Gotham City just for him. Miles lives with his parents and his little brother, who dressed up as Robin, in a little town several hours north.
TV News and fan-made video footage and photos of the boy, accompanied by an adult dressed as Batman, apprehending The Riddler, rescuing a damsel in distress, saving the San Francisco Giants mascot from kidnapper Penguin dominated social media throughout the day and made headlines worldwide. Last April, he got to throw the first pitch at a Giants game.
Numerous celebrities and even President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama posted messages about Batkid on social media.
"Way to go, Miles, way to save Gotham," the U.S. leader said in a Vine video.
How's the boy doing nowadays? Well, in November, ABC 7 San Francisco reported that Miles remains in remission and had begun the first grade.