Hollywood thriller ‘Everest’ based on 1996 Mt Everest disaster to release in India in September

‘Everest’, a Hollywood thriller based on the real-life incidents that happened in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, would be releasing in India on September 18 in four languages namely, English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu as reported in indianexpress.com dated 17 August 2015.

The 3D movie by Universal Pictures’ is directed by Baltasar Kormakur and stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
The movie drew inspiration from the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach Mount Everest. There were two different expeditions that challenged the mountaineers beyond their limits when they fell in one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.
The movie was shot in the locales of Nepal, Rome and UK.
The movie focuses on the challenges faced by two groups – one was led by Scott Fischer (played by Gyllenhaal), and the other by Rob Hall (played by Clarke).
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A movie’ Stronger’ based on the Boston Marathon is on the cards. It is the story of Jeff Bauman, a survivor who lost both his legs in the attack and has been gaining traction among the trio or so Boston Marathon Bombing movie projects that are spread around town.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 30 July 2015.

Bauman was waiting for his girlfriend at the finish line of the annual marathon when two pressure cooker bombs exploded – it killed three people and injured more than 260 others. He was a key witness in the trial of bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. His attempts at rehab are narrated in the book titled "Stronger" which is co-written by Bret Witter.
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