"Everest", a proposed Hollywood version of the 1924 attempt, adapted from Jeffrey Archer's 2009 novel "Paths of Glory", to be directed by Doug Liman, had first Tom Hardy and then Benedict Cumberbatch slated to play Mallory, but a June 2014 interview with Liman implied that the film was no longer in production. In April 2015, it was announced that Michael Sheen would play Mallory in a biopic titled "In High Places," to be written and directed by James McEachen, but as of 2020, McEachen's website stated that it had not been funded.