“Our intention in the tent scene that Mr. However, the director, Baltasar Kormákur, told the LA Times that no harm was intended with their scene and that it was added to illustrate the extreme helplessness of the climbers during the blizzard.Īlso Read: Can 'Hotel Transylvania 2' Scare Up Box Office Win Over 'Everest,' 'The Intern'? What I’m saying is, no one came to my tent and asked.” I’m not saying I could have, or would have. “Anatoli came to several tents, and not even sherpas could go out. “I never had that conversation,” Krakauer said. In fact, the writer is particularly sour about a scene in which Russian guide Anatoli Boukreev asks Krakauer to help with the rescue, but he responds that he can’t help because he is “snow blind.”Īlso Read: 'Everest' Reality Check: How True Is Jake Gyllenhaal Drama Based on 1996 Climbing Tragedy? Krakauer is portrayed by Michael Kelly in the film, but Krakauer says he was never approached by the actor about his role. “It’s total bull,” Krakauer told the Los Angeles Times. “Anyone who goes to that movie and wants a fact-based account should read ‘Into Thin Air.'” Jon Krakauer, the author of “Into Thin Air” which chronicles his true-life experience on Everest when eight climbers died in a storm, is not a fan of Universal’s “Everest.”
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