Ewan McGregor Is Set to Star in EVEREST for Director Doug Liman
Ewan McGregor is set to star in a high-altitude adventure film titled Everest, so it seems the actor is going to have to bust out his climbing gear.
The movie is being helmed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow), and McGregor will play George Mallory, an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest. The film is inspired by the novel Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer.
The story is set in 1921. “Everest remains the very last great unconquered challenge on earth. Many have sacrificed their sanity and often their lives in the attempt to reach its fabled summit. George Mallory (McGregor) is picked by the arrogant Arthur Hinks (Mark Strong) of the Royal Geographic Society to scale the impossible. Following the First World War, the fading British empire is desperate for a restorative victory, but for Mallory and his rival, the eccentric Aussie George Finch (Sam Heughan), the challenge of Everest has nothing to do with patriotism, instead it is a singular test of self.”
It’s explained that Liman is a “climbing nut,” and he pledges to “create a visceral experience for audiences, one that captures the exhilaration and terror of conquering Everest.”
The script for the movie comes from Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air) and the movie will start shooting in the U.K. and Italy in January 2022.
Source: Variety