{"id":476244,"date":"2026-02-13T01:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/476244\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T01:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:06:08","slug":"new-shark-thriller-from-deep-blue-sea-director-renny-harlin-reaches-theatres-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/476244\/","title":{"rendered":"new shark thriller from Deep Blue Sea director Renny Harlin reaches theatres in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Back in 2023, we heard that Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss\u00a0would be launching a new production company with Gary Hamilton (so the company is appropriately called Simmons\/Hamilton Productions), and the first project they had given the greenlight was a shark thriller called\u00a0Deep Water\u00a0\u2013 with\u00a0Deep Blue Sea<\/a>\u00a0director Renny Harlin attached to take the helm of the film! That film has since made its way through production, and Magenta Light Studios, the distributor behind\u00a0Strange Darling<\/a>, is planning to give it a theatrical release on\u00a0May 1, 2026. To start building the hype, the teaser trailer has splashed online today and can be seen in the embed above.<\/p>\n

Cast and Synopsis<\/p>\n

Scripted\u00a0by Pete Bridges and John Kim,\u00a0Deep Water\u00a0centers on\u00a0an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their differences if they hope to escape their sinking plane and the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.<\/p>\n

The film stars Aaron Eckhart of Harlin\u2019s\u00a0The Bricklayer<\/a>, Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi), Molly Wright (Netflix\u2019s\u00a0True Spirit), Angus Sampson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Kelly Gale (Plane), singer and actor Li Wenhan, who is a member of the Chinese-Korean K-Pop group UNIQ, and Nashi (Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms).<\/p>\n

Arclight Films\u2019 Ying Ye, Gabba Post\u2019s Neal Kingston, Aristos Films\u2019 Grant Bradley and Dale Bradley, and Nostromo Pictures\u2019 Adrian Guerra and Xavier Parache produced the film, while Brian Beckmann and Ryan Hamilton from Arclight Films serve as executive producers alongside Vladimir Artemenko from Top Film Distribution, as well as Rob Van Norden and Johanna Harlin. Filming took place in New Zealand and Spain, wrapping at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n

Statements<\/p>\n

Magenta Light Studios\u2019 Bob Yari has said that\u00a0Deep Water\u00a0\u201cdoes an incredible job of bringing adventure, suspense and intensity to the screen including one of the most nerve-wracking plane crash scenes ever witnessed on film. It is the kind of movie that is made for the big screen and we are excited to bring it to audiences in theaters this year.\u201c <\/p>\n

Harlin added, \u201cDeep Water\u00a0represents the kind of movie I\u2019ve dreamed of making since I grew up loving the \u201970s disaster movies. Spectacular action and unforgettable characters who didn\u2019t leave a dry eye in the movie theater. Bob Yari and his Magenta Light team have been the biggest supporters of this project since the beginning, and I\u2019m proud to have a wide theatrical release for a movie that deserves to be seen and heard on the biggest possible number of screens across the country.\u201c<\/p>\n

Does Deep Water seem like something you\u2019d like to watch on the big screen? Take a look at the teaser trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n

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