Matthew Mc. Conaughey's movie is based on jungle gold rush'Based on a too good to be true story', says the tagline on Matthew Mc. Conaughey's latest movie, Gold. Hollywood has taken artistic licence with the plot but the true story the film is based on - the $6billion Bre- X mining scandal - really is astonishing. Mc. Conaughey plays 'brash, chain- smoking, pot- bellied mine prospector' Kenny Wells, who dreams of finding a mythical pot of gold which will make his fortune. He meets a semi- mystical geologist who convinces him to come to Indonesia and eventually persuades him to make a claim on a patch of jungle in Borneo. Wells is based on David Walsh, a Canadian mining prospector, whose company Bre- X was the darling of Wall Street in 1. Busang, Indonesia.

At one point it was claimed Busang contained 7. Mc. Conaughey (left) plays Kenny Wells, a gold prospector who is lured to Indonesia by geologist Mike Acosta (right, played by Edgar Ramirez)The real David Walsh (pictured) died of a brain aneurysm in 1. In 1. 99. 5 his company's stock rocketed on news of the massive gold rush at Busang, reaching $2. But it all came crashing down in 1. Bre- X not own all the rights to the goldfield - but that Busang itself only contained tiny amounts of gold. The real- life geologist who had led Walsh to the Indonesian jungle, Michael de Guzman, came to an even stickier ending, plunging to his death from a helicopter in mysterious circumstances.

When his body was eventually found in the jungle it had no hands, face or feet. It was assumed he had been consumed by wild boars, which lived in the jungle, although some have claimed he was murdered or even that he faked his own death. Matthew Mc.

Conaughey (pictured) uses a fake bald patch to play Kenny Wells, although the real David Walsh had a full head of hair. Mc. Conaughey, who plays Wells with a fake bald cap, has said he based part of the character on his late father, a businessman who ran a gas station and an oil supply business. Gold is out in theaters in North America this weekend and in Europe next weekend. The actor said he included some of his father's own mannerisms and even gained 4. For legal and other reasons Wells is not Walsh and Bre- X, which was based in Calgary, Alberta, became Washoe Mining Inc, based in Reno, Nevada. Patrick Massett, who co- wrote the screenplay with John Zinman, said he came upon the story by chance in 2. TV in Canada. He told the Financial Post: 'It was incredible and I rang John and said "Hey man you really should check out this story, it’s pretty amazing." He watched and immediately got it as well.

It just kind of lays out like a great movie.'The script was written in 2. It was shot over 5. Thailand, Reno and New York. Mc. Conaughey (left) with co- stars Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays the long- suffering girlfriend of his character, Kenny Wells. This article will not tell you how the film ends but in real- life Bre- X collapsed and several Canadian pension funds which had invested in the company lost millions. The biggest losers were the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board ($1. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Quebec's public sector pension fund) ($7. Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board ($4.

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Walsh died of a brain aneurysm in May 1. Nassau, tied him up and threatened to shoot him unless he turned over all his money. Gold is out in theaters in the US and Canada this Friday and is released in the UK and Europe next week. Watch Molly Moon And The Incredible Book Of Hypnotism Streaming.