Kevin Macdonald to Direct Biopic ‘The Iceman’ Starring Joseph Fiennes

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Wim Hof method to change how people think about health and healing.Cornerstone is also coming aboard to handle worldwide sales on the film at the European Film Market.

Shooting will begin in November 2022. “The Iceman” will explore how as a widower who worked as a postman and struggled to support his four children, Hof turned to the cold and breathing to find peace and strength.

The pain forced Hof to focus, and to breathe. It wasn’t long before his seemingly superhuman abilities were discovered, and his private ritual became an overnight sensation, leading him to be known as The Ice Man, and changing the Hof family’s lives forever. “The Iceman” is a Genesius Pictures production and is produced by Debbie Gray and Joesph Fiennes.“Wim is someone who has suffered a terrible trauma – the loss of his wife – and finds an entirely new way to deal with the depression that comes with that experience,” Macdonald said. “Jeff Pope has written a brilliant script – full of humour and humanity and emotions.

In it we are introduced to the Dutch suburbs – a world of crazy stunts, a broken family, a love affair and an epiphany. This is a film about resilience, second chances and the amazing ability of the human body and mind to heal.”“I am very passionate about “The Iceman” and I am honored to play the great Wim Hof.