I was introduced to The Iceman, Wim Hof, a couple of years ago. The guy is a larger-than-life extreme athlete who can do all sorts of crazy stuff through his breathing techniques. One of the things he’s best known for is sitting in ice cold water and still be able to keep his core temperature normal. You might say the guy has a superpower of sorts and he has been teaching his techniques to others.
Now, director Kevin Macdonald (The Mauritanian, Whitney) is set to helm a biopic about Wim Hof titled The Iceman, and Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to star in the movie.
The Iceman will follow Hof, “a widower working as a postman and struggling to support his four children, turned to the cold to find peace and strength. Soon, his radical techniques drew worldwide attention.”
Macdonald said in a statement, “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. 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.”
The movie will start shooting in November 2022. As someone who is very familiar with Hof, I’ll be looking forward to this. If you’re not familiar with Wim Hof, here’s a doc from Vice that you can watch!
Source: Deadline