Aaron Eckhart, Sir Ben Kingsley and more must survive a plane crash and sharks in Renny Harlin’s Deep Water

Photo credit: Jen Raoult

I have been sent the first image from Renny Harlin’s (The Long Kiss Goodnight, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Strangers: Chapter 1) new survival thriller Deep Water.

Deep Water tells the adventurous tale of an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from LA 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.

The film stars Golden Globe-nominee and Independent Spirit Award-winner Aaron Eckhart (Warner Bros.’ blockbuster The Dark Knight, Clint Eastwood’s Sully), Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Molly Belle Wright (Netflix’s True Spirit, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Angus Sampson (Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer,” FX’s “Fargo,” George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kelly Gale (Netflix’s film Uglies, Lionsgate’s Plane starring Gerard Butler).

Production wrapped at the end of 2023 in New Zealand and Spain. The film is currently in post-production in Australia, Arclight Films is continuing sales on the film at the European Film Market.