Juno Temple Joins Ewan McGregor in Director Doug Liman's EVEREST
Ted Lasso star Juno Temple has joined director Doug Liman’s new adventure thriller Everest and she will star alongside Ewan McGregor, Sam Heughan and Mark Strong.
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 (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 (Heughan), the challenge of Everest has nothing to do with patriotism, instead it is a singular test of self.”
Liman is apparently a “climbing nut,” and with this movie, he is looking to “create a visceral experience for audiences, one that captures the exhilaration and terror of conquering Everest.”
The script 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: Deadline