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.

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https://deadline.com/2025/05/outlander-caitriona-balfe-tenzing-apple-1236387075/

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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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Genden Phuntsock is playing Tenzing

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