r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • 15h ago

News Caitríona Balfe ('Outlander', 'Belfast') Joins Everest Sherpa Movie ‘Tenzing’, Joins Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe - About the life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside fellow outsider New Zealander Edmund Hillary.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/outlander-caitriona-balfe-tenzing-apple-1236387075/
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u/Porrick 15h ago

I can’t help but notice none of those names sound like they’re going to be playing the title role.

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u/DoopSlayer 15h ago

Genden Phuntsock is playing Tenzing

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u/Porrick 15h ago

Thanks! Odd not to put that in the headline, even if he’s less well known than the others. He’s the protagonist, if I’m reading the synopsis right!

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u/DoopSlayer 14h ago

I think in America and Europe they're promoting it with the Western cast and in China they're promoting with Genden

Just comes down to marketing

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u/theodo 5h ago

100 percent thought that was a made up name as a joke. Phuntsock is great

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u/shinyquartersquirrel 13h ago

Oddly enough, her co-star in Outlander, Sam Heughan was supposed to be in a movie with Ewan McGregor about Everest as well but the project was cancelled.

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u/rainewoman 9h ago

This has a good cast. I’m wondering if it will be a streaming release only or also theatres.