Deep Water (upcoming film)

Deep Water
Deep Water
Directed by	Renny Harlin
Written by	Pete Bridges
Produced by	Gary Hamilton
Starring	Aaron Eckhart; Ben Kingsley;
Production; companies	Arclight Films; Simmons/Hamilton Productions;
Countries	Australia; United States;
Language	English

Deep Water is an upcoming disaster horror film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Pete Bridges, and starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.

Premise

A group of international passengers en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai are forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. Now they must work together in hopes to overcome the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Cast

Aaron Eckhart
Ben Kingsley
Angus Sampson
Kelly Gale as Jaya
Madeleine West
Molly Belle Wright as Cora
Kate Fitzpatrick as Becky
Mark Hadlow
Ryan Bown as Declan
Jacqueline Lee Geurts as Hailey
Lakota Johnson as Hutch
Michael Cardelle as Macey
John De Luca as Hans
Priya Jain as Flight attendant
Rob Kipa-Williams
Lucy Barrett
Richard Crouchley
Rarmian Newton

Production

Following the release of Bait 3D, a sequel about a plane en route from China to Australia crashing in the Pacific Ocean under the title Deep Water was planned, but was scrapped in March 2014 due to "uncomfortable similarities" to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.^[1]^[2]

In May 2023 however, it was announced Gene Simmons along with Arclight Films' chairman Gary Hamilton had formed Simmons/Hamilton Productions with the first film from the company being the previously shelved Deep Water with Renny Harlin set to direct.^[3] By December of that year, Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley were shooting scenes on the film in Gran Canaria with prior shooting done in New Zealand.^[4]

References

^ "Film Deep Water about a China plane crash shelved due to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370". AAP/News Corp Australia. 25 March 2014.
^ "Aussie Flight Disaster Film 'Deep Water' Shelved Over Eerie Resemblance to Missing Malaysia Flight". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 March 2014.
^ "Gene Simmons Launches Production Company With Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton, Renny Harlin Shark Thriller Set as First Project". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Ben Kingsley and Aaron Eckhart are filming 'Deep Water' in Gran Canaria". Canarian Weekly. 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

External links

Deep Water at IMDb

[1] "Film Deep Water about a China plane crash shelved due to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370". AAP/News Corp Australia. 25 March 2014.

[2] "Aussie Flight Disaster Film 'Deep Water' Shelved Over Eerie Resemblance to Missing Malaysia Flight". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 March 2014.

[DeepWaterVar-3] "Gene Simmons Launches Production Company With Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton, Renny Harlin Shark Thriller Set as First Project". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[canarianweekly-4] "Ben Kingsley and Aaron Eckhart are filming 'Deep Water' in Gran Canaria". Canarian Weekly. 13 December 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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