Warner Bros. UK has released the epic final trailer for IN THE HEART OF THE SEA directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw.
Based on Nathaniel Pilbrick’s book of the same name, the film follows the crew of the New England whaling ship Essex as they find themselves battling a gigantic whale who seems to have a thirst for revenge. The crew face a terrifying battle against the elements, the whale and each other as they fight to stay alive during the treacherous journey. The story also inspired Herman Melville’s classic novel MOBY DICK.
The movie is set in the winter of 1820 and follows the New England whaling ship Essex as it is 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.
It stars Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, along with Ben Whishaw as Melville.
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA will be released on December 26th, 2015.
