After bidding farewell to her beloved character Claire Fraser in Outlander, Caitriona Balfe is about to embark on a brand new journey along with her newest function.
The Irish star has graced our screens for a decade because the time-travelling heroine alongside Sam Heughan’s Jamie Fraser within the hit Starz sequence, which is approaching its closing season.
Having wrapped up the eighth season final 12 months, Balfe did not waste any time diving into new initiatives, starring alongside Rami Malek within the Hollywood thriller The Amateur, which premiered in cinemas simply final month.
Balfe’s subsequent enterprise sees her becoming a member of the stellar lineup of Apple Original Films’ Tenzing, a biopic chronicling the lifetime of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, famed for his historic Everest ascent in 1953.
Under the course of Jennifer Peedom, who has beforehand explored the identical theme in her documentary Sherpa, the movie additionally stars Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe as Edmund Hillary and Colonel John Hunt, respectively, experiences the Scottish Daily Express.
In this extremely anticipated movie, Balfe will painting Jill Henderson, a buddy of Tenzing who performed a pivotal function in organising expeditions to Mount Everest.
Deadline supplies a glimpse into the storyline: “Tibetan born Tenzing Norgay, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, both outsiders on a British Expedition, defied insurmountable odds to achieve what was once thought impossible, reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest.
“After six earlier makes an attempt, Tenzing risked all the pieces for one closing enterprise. He needed to navigate treacherous politics and dangerous climate as he launched into essentially the most important climb of his life.
“Through it all, he did so with humour, warmth, and generosity towards his fellow climbers, but also deep reverence and respect for the sacred Mother Goddess of his Mountain, Jomolungma.”
The movie is being produced by the Oscar-winning manufacturing home See-Saw Films, famed for The King’s Speech, with the script being crafted by Oscar-nominated author Luke Davies, identified for Lion.
Outlander star Balfe’s followers eager to comply with her past the present can revisit her acclaimed efficiency in Kenneth Branagh’s interval piece Belfast, which earned her each a Golden Globe and a BAFTA nomination.
Additionally, she has shared the display with Hollywood greats Christian Bale within the blockbuster Le Mans ’66 (Ford v Ferrari), Orlando Bloom in The Cut, and labored alongside George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Money Monster.
Hot on the heels of Outlander’s gripping seventh season finale this previous January, followers are eagerly awaiting the ultimate chapter.
The sequence’ eighth season shall be drawn from Diana Gabaldon’s eighth e-book, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, incorporating parts from Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone.
Gabaldon has additionally simply introduced that the tenth and concluding e-book of her acclaimed sequence will bear the title A Blessing for a Warrior Going Out.
Outlander is on the market to stream on MGM+ by way of Prime Video.
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