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.Members of the cast, including Brolin and Teller, and former Hotshot McDonough were in attendance. On Tuesday, a local premiere and red carpet event took place at Harkins Theatre at Tempe Marketplace. The film stars Josh Brolin as Eric Marsh, superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Miles Teller as Brendan McDonough, the sole survivor Jeff Bridges as Duane Steinbrink, the fire chief of Prescott's Steinbrink, the fire chief of Prescott's wildland division and Jennifer Connelly as Amanda Marsh, Eric's wife. It also shows their friendships and loyalty to the team. It dives into some of their personal lives - their relationships and struggles. It shows the grueling training they underwent to become hotshots. Only The Brave tells the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Books have been written.Īnd now, Hollywood is prepared to release a movie (Friday, Oct. In the time that has passed since, a memorial state park has opened in the team's honor with trails that follow the same rugged terrain the crew found themselves in. It is the deadliest firefighting event since the September 11 attacks. On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite group of wildland firefighters in Prescott, died after they were overtaken by flames from the Yarnell Hill Fire.
It's a period in Arizona history that is difficult to forget.
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