Selena Gomez to play gay mountaineer Silvia Vasquez Lavado in Elgin James' next

Selena Gomez has bagged a new project in the industry. She is all set to play the role of Peruvian mountaineer and social entrepreneur Silvia Vasquez Lavado in the upcoming biopic, In the Shadow of the Mountain. It is based on the upcoming memoir of the same name by Vasquez Lavado, who became the first Peruvian woman to summit Mount Everest and the first openly gay woman to complete the Seven Summits, a challenge to climb the highest mountain on each continent, stated a report of The Hollywood Reporter.

The report added that Gomez will produce the film under the banner of July Moon Productions along with Scott Budnick's One Community and Oscar winner Donna Gigliotti's Tempesta Films. More so, the movie will be written and directed by Elgin James, who has also helmed Little Birds, written Low Riders, and has written-directed the series, Mayans M.C. In the Shadow of the Mountain that is scheduled to be published by Holt/Macmillan in winter 2022, said the report. 

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The movie will entail Silvia Vasquez Lavado's inspirational story. She was a victim of childhood assault and neglect, who in turn, found healing and power in mountaineering. In 2014, Vasquez launched Courageous Girls, a nonprofit organisation that helps survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking with several opportunities. With this, she encourages women to find their strength and raise their voices.

Speaking about Silvia's charisma, Gigliotti said that she is a force of nature and that Scott and she are all excited to work with Elgin and Selena to tell this story of resilience, courage, adventure and humanity. Scott Budnick also expressed excitement and mentioned that the team is thrilled to get to work bringing Silvia’s incredible and inspiring story to life on screen, as per the report. 

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I am so humbled and grateful to share this thrilling news, which has been in the works for the last 10months, that an all-star team has optioned my upcoming memoir In The Shadow of the Mountain (to be published 02-2022 by @madelinecjones Holt/Macmillan) for a movie adaptation. I am so honored and touched for the bold, talented, and brilliant @selenagomez in taking the starring role and as producer; To her incredible team @zackmorgenroth and @aleenkeshishian; Grateful to have the groundbreaking visionary #DonnaGigliotti and her Tempesta films involved; For the talented @elginnjames on the helm for screenplay and direction; And the support of @onecommunity films led by the trailblazer @scottbudnick1 and @lauren_denormandie None of this would have happened without the faith of my amazing family at @ideaarchitects, my incredible agent and dearest friend @laralovehardin, #dougabrams and my sweet family at WME led by #sylvierabineau and #carolinabeltran And to all of my family and friends, thank you for all your words of encouragement and support along this road. I can’t wait to share more! Link on my bio!

A post shared by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (@silviavasla) on Nov 11, 2020 at 2:34pm PST

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Selena Gomez has released an array of songs in her career that have become chartbusters. Apart from this, she has also appeared in several movies. Her notable work is in movies like Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Another Cinderella Story (2008), Monte Carlo (2011), Princess Protection Program (2009), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016) among others. 

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