And, according to the owner of a Prescott gym where the crew worked out, was the goofiest of the bunch, always joking around. Marine Corps, left behind a wife and two daughters, both under the age of 3. Travis Turbyfill, who had served in the U.S. Memorial stories documented how the firehouse gym was named "Steed's Dojo." Taylor Kitsch as Chris MacKenzieĬhris MacKenzie, 30, was a hotshot member who roomed with McDonough. On the afternoon of the fire, he took pictures and video that investigators used to help determine what happened. Steed had been a Marine and was the crew's workout leader. On the day of the fire, he was running the team while Marsh worked as a supervisor of the area. Jesse Steed was the captain of the hotshots, second in command to Marsh. He narrowly escaped the flames himself, getting picked up by another hotshot crew that happened to pass by. He spotted the wind shift and radioed about it with his fellow crew members, telling them he was also moving locations. McDonough was assigned to be the lookout for the crew. Miles Teller as Brendan McDonoughīrendan McDonough was the lone survivor of the Granite Mountain crew. He retired in 2012, one year before the fire. MORE: A Granite Mountain Hotshot widow's story Jeff Bridges as Duane Steinbrinkĭuane Steinbrink was the wildland division chief for the city of Prescott and the man partly responsible for creating the hotshot crew, a rarity in municipalities. The two met a church hall while attending a 12-step meeting for alcoholics in 2007 and married two years later. Jennifer Connelly as Amanda MarshĪmanda Marsh was the wife of Eric Marsh. Around the firehouse, Marsh was "Papa," the old man who worried about his boys. Marsh had led the hotshots since the team first became a nationwide firefighting crew in 2008. Josh Brolin as Eric MarshĮric Marsh, 43, was the leader of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and, on the day of the tragedy, had become a supervisor over firefighting operations for the Yarnell Hill blaze. Here is a look at the film's stars and the real-life heroes they're portraying.
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READ MORE: What Granite Mountain Hotshots movie gets right and wrong Hollywood's take on the tragic events of June 30, 2013, when 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters were overtaken by a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, stars Josh Brolin, Jeff Bridges, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly and Taylor Kitsch.
The film "Only the Brave," based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and the fatal Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona, opens in theaters Friday, Oct.
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