The story of the 5-year-old San Francisco boy turned Batkid who was granted his wish to be a superhero last year was so inspirational that he will appear in a new documentary called "Batkid Begins."
Filmmaker Dana Nachman is planning to turn the viral story into a documentary.
Miles Scott, also known as Batkid, is a leukemia survivor who made a wish via the Make-A-Wish-Foundation to be a real-life superhero. The foundation dubbed him Batkid for a day and – just like Batman does routinely in Gotham City – Scott saved the city from the Penguin's evil doings and he even rescued a damsel in distress. The day ended with Scott receiving the key to the city from Mayor Ed Lee.
The event went viral sparking over 400,000 tweets in 117 countries and the event itself received a Digital Visionary Award from the Producers Guild.
Nachman plans to document the days leading up to the Batkid's heroics in San Francisco, according to Nachman's fundraising campaign page.
With only 16 days left, the campaign is over halfway to its $100,000 goal.
The new funds will help fund the completion of the documentary's "bells and whistles," Nachman explained to Fox News, adding that she is planning on having a rough cut available by May 15, the anniversary of Scott's super day.
The official trailer for the movie was released at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con.
"I'm so excited to see what story she's telling with all the great source material from Batkid Day," Mike Jutan, who played the Penguin, told Business Insider. "My hope is that this film is a way to continue reminding people that there is, in fact, a whole lot of beauty in the world."
