Ron Howard Finds Vicious Sperm Whales In the Heart of the Sea
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As we speak, Ron Howard is filming his latest feature, In the Heart of the Sea, an adaptation of the Nathaniel Philbrick novel which was an account of the tragedy of the whale ship Essex. Check out the first set pics!
From the Press Release
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced a March 13th, 2015, release date for the action adventure In the Heart of the Sea. Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directs from a script by Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), and Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond) based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling novel about the dramatic true journey of the whaling ship Essex.
In the Heart of the Sea stars Chris Hemsworth as the vessel’s veteran first mate, Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light. The film also stars Tom Holland as young seaman Tom Nickerson and Brendan Gleeson as the same man, 30 years later. Spanish actor Jordi Mollà is the captain of another ship, the Archimedes, who tries to warn the Essex of what may lie ahead.
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.
Howard took to his Twitter account and released the following images…
Last shooting day at sea pic.twitter.com/BzzpFyeqR5
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) December 9, 2013
Heart of the Sea Marine team preps boats for dramatic character scene at sea. pic.twitter.com/xFfbSqQCcs
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) December 9, 2013
Weather, logistics and caloric restrictions beating the hell out of our tough minded & dedicated cast pic.twitter.com/ku5XnCacS2
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) December 4, 2013
Rare heavy rain in La Gomera forced us to our small converted cover stage… pic.twitter.com/ETyby2OBxS
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) December 2, 2013
They're about to experience some moisture pic.twitter.com/UdYPKPzMND
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 30, 2013
Our last day on out interior tank – Heart of the Sea. Here is 1st of a series of pix pic.twitter.com/xqWgXEGaP2
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 30, 2013
2nd pic in series – things are getting serious pic.twitter.com/QVdkfFFtfz
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 30, 2013
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