"Terminator" to "Everest": Jason Clarke climbed the mountain Hollywood (video clip)

FOCUS - At 46, Jason Clarke has Hollywood at his feet. Having monopolized the posters of "Planet of the Apes confrontation" and "Terminator Genisys", the Australian actor is the hero of the drama "Everest", in theaters this Wednesday, in which he gives particular play opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin.

Jason Clarke plays Rob Hall in "Everest".

 Chi va piano va sano. This is an expression that fits perfectly with the diesel career Jason Clarke. Relegated to supporting roles in the 2000s, the Australian actor will have to wait until 2012 to enter the light with Lawless John Hillcoat and especially Zero Dark Thirty by Kathryn Bigelow, centered on the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With his performances and his impressive charisma, it is not surprising that filmmakers now are jockeying to lead it. His name has also become bankable enough to squat blockbusters such as Planet of the Apes: confrontation and Terminator Genisys.
This year the spark interest in the Everest drama of the Icelandic Baltasar Kormákur, according to the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Which describes in detail two expeditions in 1996 and bereaved by the death of brave adventurers. "It is a very controversial history among the climbers," said Clarke, who admits to practice climbing. "People have been so upset qu'énervés." The actor will lend his features to Rob Hall, guide and New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the pioneers of commercial shipments on top of the world, where he was killed by selling adrenalin to affluent clients.
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"I met the members of his family. Their testimonies were very valuable," says the actor. "Rob died a very public way ... I read all the articles of the time, all the books that have been written on the subject ... Not to betray the truth of the facts, I did a private detective work . " Surrounded by a five-star cast including Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke delivers a compelling and physical performance. "We shot in full in the elements. When on condition that cold bursts, the lack of oxygen changes the timbre of the voice, we finally let go."
The film also focuses on competition prevailing between tour operators, which is often at the expense of the safety of tourists. "There is a vicious competition. People need to know that in case of extreme situations, no one will sacrifice for them just because they paid dearly." Next step for Clarke? "I dyed her hair blond for the filming of the French HHhH Cédric Jimenez (based on the novel by Laurent Binet, ed.)" It will share the bill with Rosamund Pike and Mia Wasikowska.