Heart-Pounding New Trailer for IN THE HEART OF THE SEA with Chris Hemsworth
Director Ron Howard's new film In the Heart of the Sea looks awesome and intense! I'm really excited about seeing this epic adventure up on the big screen. The film is based on a book by Nathaniel Philbrick that tells the terrifying true story that inspired the classic tale of Moby Dick. it follows a whaling ship named the Essex, which was stalked and annihilated by a sperm whale in 1820. The crew was stranded thousands of miles from home, and they spent 90 days lost at sea doing everything they could to survive. I've got to say that this looks like it's going to be a filmmaking masterpiece.
The cast of the film includes Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, and Jordi Molla. Here's the official synopsis:
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 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.
The film opens in theaters on March 13th, 2015.