Jennifer Peedom’s Tenzing, the first ascent of Everest told from Tenzing Norgay’s side, had its London premiere at Curzon Mayfair with Genden Phuntsok and Tom Hiddleston.
Jennifer Peedom’s Tenzing, a drama of the 1953 first ascent of Everest, held its London premiere at Curzon Mayfair on Thursday 1 October 2026. Genden Phuntsok and Tom Hiddleston attended with her.
Phuntsok plays Tenzing Norgay, and Hiddleston plays Edmund Hillary. Hiddleston won the Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in Cymbeline before playing Loki for Marvel. The Night Manager brought him a Golden Globe.
Peedom, born in Canberra, has filmed in the Himalayas for two decades. Her documentary Sherpa, shot during the 2014 avalanche, won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary at the BFI London Film Festival.
Tenzing Norgay’s eldest son, Norbu Tenzing, is an executive producer. The film was shot in Kathmandu, the Everest region and New Zealand, and had its world premiere at Telluride on 4 September.
Willem Dafoe, who narrated Peedom’s Mountain, plays the expedition leader John Hunt. He attended with Caitríona Balfe and Thinley Lhamo, who play its secretary Jill Henderson and Tenzing’s wife Dawa. The film reached Apple TV on Friday 16 October.