This is the live action movie based on the John Krakauer novel Into Thin Air, which is a must-read. I’m not sure why the IMDb doesn’t have Into Thin Air on the credits but the names are the same and they’re climbing Everest so how different can it can be? If told right, Everest should be a story of human folly, or human arrogance in thinking paying $50,000 and hiring sherpas will be enough to get one safely up that mountain but more importantly back down it. Into Thin Air is about how a few crucial mistakes lead to the (then) most deadly season on the mighty peak. Obviously the recent earthquake in Nepal obliterated that record. Everest, I hope, makes mention of what nasty and unforgivable human footprint has done up there, not just in the continual exploitation of the sherpas but the human waste left behind.
The book is brilliant. Hopefully the film will be as good.
In case my avatar didn’t give it away, i’m a huge Jake G fan. So needless to say this is one of my most anticipated films of the year. Only it looks like Jake might have a smaller role than I originally thought. Brolin and Clarke look to have the most substantial roles. Basing this all off the trailer of course. He’s still on the poster though, so that’s a good sign. 🙂
Looks good but I don’t know why I don’t like films where characters just start to die one after the other.
It looks fantastic!
What a cast! What a view! What a story! I can’t wait to see this. I hope you’re right Sasha about the follies of thinking these things can be done with the right amount of money. There are certain things in life that are not worth any amount of money. Climbing the most dangerous mountain in the world is one of them for me.
I wonder if the Academy will go for this one?