Called “Gripping” by The Hollywood Reporter in their Venice Film Festival review, watch the trailer for SEPTEMBER 5.
SEPTEMBER 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, “September 5” provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.
At the heart of the story is Geoff (John Magaro), a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard). Together with German interpreter Marianne (Leonie Benesch) and his mentor Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
Directed by Tim Fehlbaum, SEPTEMBER 5 stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Ferdinand Dörfler.
The film screened at the Venice, Telluride, Zurich film festivals and sits at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In their review, Variety said, “Multiple well-told accounts exist of the Munich massacre, including Kevin Macdonald’s excellent, Oscar-winning doc “One Day in September,” which makes the movie’s blind spots fairly easy to forgive. Stylistically, Fehlbaum presents this almost like a documentary, using handheld camerawork (and digital post-production that suggests it was shot on vintage high-contrast 16mm film stock) to inject a sense of slightly manufactured realism.”
Indiewire praised the film. “Top to bottom, “September 5” is a technically impressive feat, with cinematographer Markus Förderer shooting on what appears to be a celluloid that splices almost seamlessly with the actual 16mm archival footage of Wide World of Sports host Jim McKay and of the hostage crisis itself.”
The Wrap’s Steve Pond said SEPTEMBER 5 is “a valuable addition to the rosters of both journalism movies and terrorism movies, with an ending that manages to deliver a quiet gut punch even to those who know where the story is going.”
From Paramount Pictures, SEPTEMBER 5 opens in select theatres November 29 and nationwide December 13.
Roone Arledge (Peter Sarsgaard), Hank Hanson (Corey Johnson), Jacques Lesgardes (Zinedine Soualem),
Geoff Mason (John Magaro), Carter (Marcus Rutherford)
Gladys Deist (Georgina Rich), Marvin Bader (Ben Chaplin), Marianne Gebhard (Leonie Benesch) star in Paramount Pictures’ “SEPTEMBER 5” the film that unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today, set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.
2016 is five weeks old, so the new model is rolling off the assembly line. You might think I’m referring to an automobile company like Ford or Lincoln. Well, we are dealing with a brand name, one associated with popular novels instead of cars. Stephen King is still king of the horror/suspense novels, John Grisham has the legal thrillers, and Nicholas Sparks is best known for the swoony, sweeping romance paperbacks that fill the spinner racks at airport gift shops and often protrude from the tops of canvas beach bags. His best sellers quickly grabbed the attention of the movie studios, and almost a dozen have been translated to the big screen (easy to see why since they don’t require costly CGI action set pieces or big name superstars since Sparks is the name that draws ’em in). Back to the assembly line reference, there’s been a new film adaptation annually for the last five years. Last year was THE LONGEST RIDE, and the 2016 edition is THE CHOICE. Will it be a lauded critical smash like THE NOTEBOOK or a campy guilty pleasure like SAFE HAVEN? That choice will soon be made…
The story begins in the usual Sparks backdrop, sunny North Carolina. To be precise, it’s the picture perfect coastal town of Beaufort. Hunky Travis Parker (Benjamin Walker) steers his fishing boat while grimly contemplating…the choice (title!). Flashback jump seven years to his carefree bachelor days as his married pals marvel at his luck with the ladies (a real playa”), but are concerned when his “on-again, off-again” paramour, the raven-haired beauty Monica (Alexandra Daddario) flits back into his life. Back at “casa de Travis” he hosts a loud cookout, which disrupts the studying of his new next door neighbor, medical student Gabby Holland (Teresa Parker),who’s working at the local hospital alongside her beau Dr. Yan (Tom Welling). During the course of their first conservation Gabby berates Travis for his loud music (“Black Betty” fer’ gosh sakes!) and accuses his dog, good ole’ Moby, of knocking up her sweet pooch Molly. He recommends a local animal health clinic as she storms off. Observing this, his sister (Maggie Grace) remarks, “You are in trouble!” When Gabby takes Molly to the clinic, she’s stunned to learn that it’s run by Travis (he’s a vet?!) and his kindly widowed papa, Shep (Tom Wilkinson). She sees a softer, kinder side of him and when Ryan goes to Atlanta on business, she joins Travis, Steph, and their married buddies for a day on the boat. Which leads into a late supper, which leads to….But what will happen when Ryan returns, since this is more than a fling for this “good time” good ole’ boy? This romantic crisis will eventually lead to that present day “choice”.
The strength of these romances depends on the couple at its center, and these two talented actors make a noble effort to bring the tale to life (the bar was set impossibly high with McAdams and Gosling in THE NOTEBOOK). Walker (perhaps best known as ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) exudes lots of laid back southern charm, but he’s more believable as the smitten suitor than the “can’t miss” ladykiller (the early scene of him talking up a couple of blonde bikini babes seems forced since he doesn’t have great “game”…talking about your dog’s swimming ability? uh huh). Still he’s got the longing, soulful looks down pat, although he often seems to be a cousin of them Duke boys than a pet doctor. And what is with those wisps of hair blocking his ears? Either grow a pair of 70’s sideburns or shave! Sorry it distracted me. Palmer (WARM BODIES) is a radiant screen presence, her blond locks almost a halo around her dazzling smile making her early scenes feigning annoyance with Travis a tough sell. We just know that her defenses will melt in the NC sun. Their romantic rivals aren’t written strong enough in order to be threats to this couple. We’re told that Daddario’s flighty temptress plays with the heart of Travis, but in her random appearances (Monica just shows up unexpectedly like Stratham in FURIOUS SEVEN) she’s pleasant (and actually instigates the exit that brings the T & G back together). Welling also seems a nice enough fella, certainly undeserving of his treatment. He’s the embodiment of that “rom-com” cliche made famous by the flick THE BAXTER, who has little to do aside from looking great in a lab coat and getting brushed aside. Wilkinson essays a Sparks mainstay, the older character played by a screen vet (Alan Alda in THE LONGEST RIDE, Gerald McRaney in THE BEST OF ME, etc…) who has to talk some sense to the ‘young-uns and make sure they end up together. He’s always a terrific addition to any film, but aside from a hesitant romance with a “dogmamma” divorce’, he never gets to shine.
This highlights much of the film’s problems: everybody is jes’ so nice. Neither one of the leads is trapped in awful relationships till they meet (cute). Monica and Ryan are okay (hey, maybe they end up together after the final fade out). I will credit Sparks for doing away with a couple of clichés that pop up in several flicks. There’s no evil ex-hubby or suitors (or parents) conspiring to keep the couple apart. And , thankfully, no little kids in jeopardy (SAFE HAVEN, THE LUCKY ONE), but he does get this couple drenched in a sudden shower (THE BEST OF ME, etc.), along with the wonders of old record albums. Can’t give up all those sure-fire, go to moments, I guess. One sequence circles spirituality (when his mum passed Travis rejected religion while Shep embraced it) briefly, perhaps in a bid for the growing faith-based film audience, but it’s dropped by the film’s last act concerning the big “choice”. It’s a delicate ethical one, which the film glides pass in order for a “feel good” finale. The location, and actor, are pretty, but without any palpable chemistry between the two leads and little conflict the movie’s bland. Eliminating many of the campy Sparks trademarks, THE CHOICE, is more believable, but ultimately forgettable. Maybe the 2017 model will be a better ride.
When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, they embark on a surprising romantic journey neither imagined possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is preparing to settle down with her long-term boyfriend—until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives. Spanning a decade and tracing the evolution of a love affair that is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events, this story features a memorable ensemble of friends and family in Nicholas Sparks’s beloved North Carolina setting, culminating with the question that every couple must ask themselves: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
Directed by Ross Katz, THE CHOICE stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling and two time Academy Award-nominee Tom Wilkinson.
We Are Movie Geeks sat down with Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Tom Welling and Nicholas Sparks and asked them about the choices that went into making THE CHOICE and got to know them a little better with a fun Movie Geeks Speed Round of their personal choices.
Benjamin and Teresa on making the adjustment from big budget movies full of visual effects to a romantic drama:
Their characters have dogs that play a big part in the story and Benjamin and Teresa were comfortable acting with their canine co-stars:
Benjamin and Teresa provide a crash course in filming a hot love scene with a tall actor:
Benjamin and Teresa choose between Coke and Pepsi, Star Wars or Star Trek, iPhone or Android, Call or Text, Twitter or Facebook (or Instagram), The Beatles or Rolling Stones, Leno or Letterman, Fallon or Colbert, DC or Marvel, 2D or 3D, Vampires or Zombies (Benjamin starred in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Teresa starred in Warm Bodies), New York or L.A., working on stage or screen…and do they sleep nude or in PJs:
Nicholas talks about using North Carolina as the setting for his novels and the choices that led him to move there:
Nicholas on the choice of writing the screenplays based on his novels:
Tom on starring in a long-running TV series versus a feature film:
Nicholas and Tom played the Movie Geeks Speed Round:
Based on the emotional and inspiring novel by literary superstar Nicholas Sparks, THE CHOICE chronicles the power of love from a young couple’s rocky first meeting to a life-long romance that will be tested as their lives take a turn that neither of them ever anticipated.
When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, they embark on a surprising romantic journey neither imagined possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is preparing to settle down with her long-term boyfriend – until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives.
Spanning a decade and tracing the evolution of a love affair that is ultimately tested by life’s most defining events, this story features a memorable ensemble of friends and family in Sparks’s beloved North Carolina setting, culminating with the question that every couple must ask themselves: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
Directed by Ross Katz and starring Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, Brett Rice, and Tom Wilkinson, THE CHOICE opens in theaters on February 5, 2016.
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Touching, emotional and deeply affecting, Nicholas Sparks’ books have also become the basis for a series of hugely successful movies including The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe and The Notebook.
Including THE CHOICE, how many previous books by Nicholas Sparks have been adapted for the big screen?
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THE CHOICE is rated PG-13 For sexual content and some thematic issues.
This new trailer for THE CHOICE will definitely make you awwww.
The new romantic drama starring Teresa Palmer and Benjamin Walker, based on the acclaimed novel by New York Time’s bestselling author Nicholas Sparks.
When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, it sends them both on a romantic journey neither ever dreamed possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship with a woman would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is all set to settle down her long-term boyfriend-until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives.
After a whirlwind courtship, Gabby and Travis wed and build a family together, making every decision hand-in-hand until one of them is forced to make the most important choice of their life alone. A poignant and life-affirming celebration of love, marriage and family that explores the most heart-wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
From New York Times Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, THE CHOICE also stars Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, Brett Rice and Tom Wilkinson.
Director Ron Howard’s IN THE HEART OF THE SEA tells the true tale of the 1830 sinking of the whaleship Essex by a massive whale. It’s a rousing epic that turns the endless expanse of the high seas into an arena for an exciting game of cat and mouse between man and beast. Howard’s film is a square, throwback adventure which, despite some clunky dialog and a predictable story, stays afloat for most of its running time.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA is told in a series of flashbacks, opening in 1850 with author Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw) paying a visit to Tom Nickersson (Brendan Gleeson) to learn if the rumors of a massive whale wrecking the ship on which he served thirty years earlier were accurate. Nickerson tells Melville of his experience as a young man (where he’s played by Tom Holland) aboard the Essex, then on a year-long quest from Nantucket to slay sperm whales for their valuable oil. There is rivalry on-board between First Mate Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth) and the less-experienced Captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker), who wants to high-tail it back home at the first sign of danger. After little success in their whale hunt, the ship finds a motherlode of the creatures, but the Essex and its men soon suffer the fury of one angry whale-zilla that turns the tables on its attackers, destroying their ship. The survivors are then stranded on small boats for months, thousands of miles from land, with Chase steering one, and Pollard another. That vengeful whale stalks his prey across the high seas as the men become desperate for food (that flashback framing device comes in handy when the story needs to cut away from some gruesome cannibal shenanigans).
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA is visually compelling but often plays like a big-budget B-actioner. The actors are adrift in stilted dialog and the film’s story lacks surprises. Its message about man vs nature is far from subtle, and the script fails to develop any deep relationships among its characters. But it’s with the promised spectacle that the film shines. Howard and his FX crew do a great job of making the watery antagonists overwhelmingly terrifying. These beasts are shown in great 3D detail demolishing hulls with one flap of their tail, sending sailors flying through the air, and biting off Bo Derek’s leg.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA proves that Chris Hemsworth, working with Howard again after his swaggering turn in RUSH, is a true blue movie star. His Owen Chase is a leader carved from the same mold as Ahab (if Ahab was often shirtless with long golden locks blowing in the wind). Benjamin Walker is excellent as Captain Pollard and I’m glad the story didn’t treat him as simply weak, but as a noble leader in over his head. Cillian Murphy as second mate is underused as is Tom Holland as the young Nickerson, though he has one great scene where, being the runt of the ship, he must literally descend into the smelly belly of the beast to scoop out its precious content.
Thanks in no small measure to cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and production designer Mark Tildesly, this handsomely mounted film exudes the authentic tang of salt, sweat and whale oil. While it may not soar as high as one might hope, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA is still an enjoyable nautical adventure that proves that Ron Howard can still make impressive movies.
Oscar winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) directs the action adventure IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex.
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth (“The Avengers,” “Rush”) as the vessel’s veteran first mate, Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw (“Spectre,” “The Danish Girl”) as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event three decades later helped bring the story to light. Tom Holland (“The Impossible”) also stars as young seaman Tom Nickerson, and Brendan Gleeson (“Edge of Tomorrow,” “Suffragette”) as the elder Nickerson, 30 years older.
Howard directed the film from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (“Blood Diamond”), story by Charles Leavitt and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (“Jurassic World”), based on the book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
The behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-winning director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Rush”); production designer Mark Tildesley (“The Fifth Estate”); Oscar-winning editors Mike Hill and Dan Hanley (both for “Apollo 13”); costume designer Julian Day (“Rush”) and composer Roque Baños (“Evil Dead”).
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA opens in theaters on December 11, 2015.
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The American whaling fleet once sailed for over 200 years and numbered more than 2,700 vessels. What is the name of last whaling ship?
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The movie has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material.
Warner Bros. Pictures has released brand new, high-resolution photos from their upcoming film, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA.
Oscar winner Ron Howard (“A Beautiful Mind”) directs the action adventure, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex.
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA stars Chris Hemsworth (“The Avengers,” “Rush”) as the vessel’s veteran first mate, Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw (“Spectre,” “The Danish Girl”) as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event three decades later helped bring the story to light. Tom Holland (“The Impossible”) also stars as young seaman Tom Nickerson, and Brendan Gleeson (“Edge of Tomorrow,” “Suffragette”) as the elder Nickerson, 30 years older.
Howard directed the film from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (“Blood Diamond”), story by Charles Leavitt and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (“Jurassic World”), based on the book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
It is one of the greatest seafaring tales of all time: the Nantucket whaling ship Essex was attacked by a leviathan – a white whale of singular size and intent – leaving only a few of its crew to overcome near-impossible odds and live to recount their experience. But in the almost 200 years since that harrowing voyage, the truth faded into history, eclipsed by the celebrated novel it inspired, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.
Now, with acclaimed director Ron Howard at the helm, the legend of the Essex, her courageous crew, and that mythic white whale comes to the big screen for the first time in the epic adventure IN THE HEART OF THE SEA.
Moby-Dick is fiction; however the film brings to life the powerful saga that would fuel Melville’s defining and enduring novel. Howard says, “The true story of the Essex is fantastic. It’s visceral; it’s rich and cinematic at its core, with lots of twists and turns along the way. And though the film is set in the past, it touches on ideas about relationships, survival, humanity and nature that are relatable and thought-provoking, and connect to our own sensibilities about who we are as people.”
Without question, the white whale plays a pivotal role in the drama, so his creation involved the combined expertise of several departments. Howard says, “The behavior of sperm whales was something we researched and analyzed as a team. We met with ocean mammal experts and marine biologists to get a better understanding of their behavior. What interested me most was why this happened. A ship being relentlessly attacked by a whale was unheard of, unparalleled; it was the most freakish thing. I came to believe that this animal was pushed to the breaking point leading to an inevitable clash.”
Production designer Mark Tildesley says, “We needed to make sure the whale feels like a living presence in the film. We tried a few images of white whales and they looked fantastic, but, unfortunately, the pure white also engendered a very ethereal, calm image. But in our research we learned a lot of older whales start to lose their skin, so we made the whale darker, but you see the white coming through in patches where the skin has flaked off.”
“He is also scarred from previous battles with humans and other predators, so his appearance conveys the harshness of his history,” adds visual effects producer Leslie Lerman.
The whale was brought to life via CGI by the visual effects team, led by Lerman and VFX supervisor Jody Johnson. Johnson comments, “It was particularly challenging, with a creature of such immense size and power, to push the envelope without going over the edge because we didn’t want to pluck the audience out of this real world and take them into a fantasy realm. Each time we conceptualized an action sequence that involved the main whale, or any of the whales, we sent it off to our experts and we’d discuss how plausible it was and what other behaviors they might suggest. It gave us a great spectrum from which to work.”
What does set this whale apart from anything in our frame of reference is his size: measuring 95 feet long, weighing approximately 80 tons, with a tail spanning 20 feet. By contrast, the other male sperm whales they encounter measure just over half as long, at about 52 feet.
The Essex of “In the Heart of the Sea” was comprised of an actual sailing ship, used on the open water, and a replica, situated in a tank at Leavesden Studios.
“We did a lot of research,” Mark Tildesley offers. “There was obviously no photography at the time, but we gathered some visual images from paintings, drawings and the like. There’s also a whaling museum in Mystic, Connecticut, which has the last original whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan. It has been completely restored and was a fantastic resource for us.”
The behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-winning director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Rush”); production designer Mark Tildesley (“The Fifth Estate”); Oscar-winning editors Mike Hill and Dan Hanley (both for “Apollo 13”); costume designer Julian Day (“Rush”) and composer Roque Baños (“Evil Dead”).
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material.
Lionsgate has released a new poster for director Ross Katz’s THE CHOICE starring Teresa Palmer and Benjamin Walker.
When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies’ man Travis Shaw, it sends them both on a romantic journey neither ever dreamed possible. Travis has always believed a serious relationship with a woman would cramp his easygoing lifestyle, while Gabby is all set to settle down her long-term boyfriend-until an irresistible attraction between the unlikely couple upends both of their well-planned lives.
After a whirlwind courtship, Gabby and Travis wed and build a family together, making every decision hand-in-hand until one of them is forced to make the most important choice of their life alone.
A poignant and life-affirming celebration of love, marriage and family that explores the most heart-wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
Check out the sweet trailer below.
Katz previously helmed the excellent TAKING CHANCE (2009) starring Kevin Bacon. Bacon received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The film received ten nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Emmy for “Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie.” See this superb movie.
From the mind of New York Times Bestseller Nicholas Sparks, THE CHOICE stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, Brett Rice and Tom Wilkinson.
On Sunday Warner Bros. Pictures released a brand new trailer for director Ron Howard’s IN THE HEART OF THE SEA.
The upcoming film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Jordi Mollà, with Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson.
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
With a story by Charles Leavitt and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES), IN THE HEART OF THE SEA opens in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on December 11.
This film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and peril, brief startling violence, and thematic material.
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