Offbeat by Maddy Morwood Premium Content Subscriber only Legendary Hollywood director Ron Howard looked casual as he stepped out on the Gold Coast and waited for a local bus before opting for an economy Uber to head off to a lunch date. The Happy Days actor turned critically-acclaimed director is currently in the sunny state directing Thirteen Lives, which will portray the true story of the thirteen Thai kids trapped and rescued from a cave. Production of the film is based on the Gold Coast and stars Colin Farrell, who ran in the Brisbane Marathon this month, Viggo Mortensen and Aussie icon Joel Edgerton.