Last year, Warner Bros. released two domestictrailersand an international trailer for directorRon Howard’s adaptationIn the Heart of the Sea. At the time, the drama was set to hit theaters in March 2015, but the studio ended up pushing it to July 07, 2025, giving it a prime release date for awards season consideration. Nearly nine months after the last footage was released, the third domestic trailer has debuted for this harrowing adventure, based on an incredible true story.
OscarwinnerRon Howard(A Beautiful Mind) directs the action adventure In the Heart of the Sea, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex. 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 Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. But that told only half the story.
In the Heart of the Seareveals 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. Nathaniel Philbrick’s book this film is based on won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
In the Heart of the SeastarsChris Hemsworthas the vessel’s veteran first mate Owen Chase,Benjamin Walkeras its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard,Cillian Murphyas second mate Matthew Joy andBen Whishawas novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light.Tom Holland, who recently signed on to play Sony andMarvel’s newSpider-Man, also stars as young seaman Tom Nickerson, withBrendan Gleesonportraying as the same man, 30 years later. Spanish actorJordi Mollàis the captain of another ship, the Archimedes, who tries to warn the Essex of what may lie ahead.
The supporting cast is rounded out byCharlotte Riley,Frank Dillane, Michelle Fairley and Paul Anderson.Ron Howarddirected from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond), story by Charles Leavitt andRick Jaffa&Amanda Silver(Rise of the Planet of the Apes), based on the bookIn the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Check out this new trailer forIn the Heart of the Sea, and let us know if you plan on seeing this in theaters starting December 11.
