Costarring jeff bridges and jennifer connelly, the film based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots hits theaters on october 20, 2017. Why only the brave was filmed in new mexico, not arizona. The film tells the story of the granite mountain hotshots, an elite crew of firefighters from prescott, arizona who lost 19 of 20 members while fighting the yarnell hill fire in june 20, and is dedicated to their memory. Furthermore, the hangin out sequences with the granite mountain hotshots dont exactly feel cut from a richard linklater film, but its in a. Former yarnell fire chief peter andersen sat under a tree in his front yard having his morning coffee on sunday, june 30, when the granite mountain hotshots drove past his glen ilah home. A new film called only the brave is based on the true story of the 19 members of the granite mountain hotshots who battled, and ultimately lost.
Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park arizona. Andrew sterling ashcraft was born on february 15, 1984, to parents deborah pfingston and. Richard brody on the new movie only the brave, about the granite mountain hotshots, a reallife unit of heroic arizona firefighters, and what. Hes attached to direct a feature about the granite mountain hotshots firefighter crew of prescott. Its been four years since arizonas firefighting community lost 19 of its own. On the morning of june 30, all 20 members of prescott, arizonas granite mountain hotshots headed into the mountains to protect the small town of. This series of telegraph articles, brought to you by lionsgate, is about the bravery of the granite mountain hotshots and the increasing dangers of wildfire. About granite mountain hotshots memorial state park. The yarnell hill fire memorial park will feature a story wall, an amphitheater and a centerpiece featuring the iconic photo of the granite mountain hotshots sponsored content 3 reasons to. Scott cooper making granite mountain hotshots movie film.
Its not what stands in front of you its who stands beside you. Ken nolan black hawk down and eric waren singer cowrote the lorenzo di bonaventura produced. I continued to update the story on a nearrealtime basis for the next five days. Only the brave, based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation. The film tells the story of the granite mountain hotshots, an elite crew of firefighters from prescott, arizona who lost 19 of 20 members while fighting the yarnell. Only the brave, based on the true story of the granite mountain hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to. According to film notes released by sony pictures, the 20 actors playing members of the granite mountain hotshots were sent to a wildland boot camp in santa fe, new mexico. Outside magazine released the documentary film, the granite mountain hotshots and the yarnell hill fire august 12, 20, in which friends, relatives, colleagues, including brendan mcdonoughthe lone survivor of the granite mountain hotshotsspeak out.
The only the brave movie is compared to the true story of the granite mountain hotshots and the yarnell hill fire tragedy. Only the brave 2017 the yarnell hill fire scene 710. The granite mountain hotshots story was made into a movie in 2017. Only the brave, the movie starring josh brolin, jeff bridges and miles teller, tells the story one version of it, anyway of arizonas granite. Richard brody on the new movie only the brave, about the granite mountain hotshots, a reallife unit of heroic arizona firefighters, and what the film doesnt include. Granite mountain hotshots memorial state park was dedicated in 2016 as a place to remember the 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters who were lost on june 30, 20, while fighting the yarnell hill fire. The true story of the yarnell hill fire outside online. The team began as a smaller crew of firefighters within the city fire. Only the brave vs the true story of the granite mountain hotshots. Kosinskis film tells the story of the granite mountain hotshots bravery and struggle. Through hope, determination, sacrifice and the drive to protect families and communities, the granite mountain hotshots become one of the most elite firefighting teams in. The film has also spurred the creation of a charity, the granite mountain fund, which helps to support firefighting as well as the towns and families connected to hotshots. Scott cooper will follow up his whitey bulger biopic black mass with another truelife tale.
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