While we wait for his return to shark attack horror with the upcoming Deep Water, director Renny Harlin (Deep Blue Sea) is now filming a totally different aquatic horror movie.
This one’s titled Black Tides and centers on killer orcas rather than killer sharks, and Deadline reports this week that Melissa Barrera (Scream) will star alongside John Travolta.
Ella Bleu Travolta (The Poison Rose), Álvaro Mel (A Perfect Story) and Dylan Torrell (Islands) will also star in Renny Harlin’s Black Tides, which is now filming in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Black Tides follows Bill Pierce (Travolta), an estranged father trying to reconnect with his daughter Rebecca (Barrera) and grandson Sebastian (Torrell) when their sailboat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern Spanish coast—setting off a fight for survival across open waters.
Chris Sparling (Greenland) and Ángel Agudo (Apocalypse Z) wrote the film.
“Melissa brings both fire and vulnerability to a role that demands it all—emotionally, physically, and cinematically,” Harlin said in a statement. “She and John are movie magic together, and they elevate every beat of this story.”
“Shooting at sea is one of the hardest things you can do in film but the footage we’re getting is stunning,” added producer Adrián Guerra. “The cast has bonded in a way that’s rare and powerful, and Renny’s directing chops are on full display—balancing raw spectacle with real human emotion.”