Outside Magazine Sets the Scene for Everest Movie
A May 1996 true story starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Jason Clarke.
The September issue of Outside magazine, on newsstands today, completes a full circle tied to some tragic events atop Mount Everest in May 1996. Jon Krakauer, who on behalf of Outside was part of one of the expeditions ascending that fateful Summit Day, went on to write his celebrated book account Into Thin Air. But it is another movie, 20 years later, that has lapped his tome to the big screen.
From the cover story by Outside digital editorial director Nick Heil, for which the writer spoke with Everest stars Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Clarke as well as director Baltasar Kormákur and several of the movie’s producers:
KORMÁKUR: Krakauer was not contacted directly.
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