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Julia Roberts producing George Mallory film
Published Thursday, Apr 22 2010, 18:01 BST | By Mike Moody
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According to Variety, the Erin Brockovich star has signed to produce Mallory, about mountaineer George Mallory's attempt to scale Mount Everest.
Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur is in line to helm the picture.
The movie will examine Mallory's obsession with tackling Everest and how it came to affect his marriage.
The explorer disappeared while climbing the mountain in 1924.
Roberts's co-producer Kevin Townsend is penning the script along with Matthew Faulk and Mark Skeet.
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