Aaron Eckhart and Molly Belle Wright in Deep Water (2026)
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Well at least it isn’t a bunch of gorgeous twenty something idiots on tropical vacation getting chomped on by sharks and it features current action cinema hero Aaron Eckhart who is killing it as of late. I’m talking about director Renny Harlin’s latest survival thriller Deep Water which has Eckhart surviving a plane crash only to face the unthinkable when sharks come for what’s left of the survivors. In a DTV sea of forgettable shark flicks, this one looks decent so scroll below and sink your teeth into the new trailer!
A flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai goes down in the middle of the Pacific. After surviving the crash, the survivors soon discover they’re not alone and they must survive the shark infested waters.
Eckhart is in pretty good company here as Deep Water also features none other than Oscar winning prolific acting icon Ben Kingsley in a supporting role. Not bad for a shark flick. Molly Belle Wright, Angus Sampson, Kelly Gale and Li Wenhan also star. Harlin is no stranger to action cinema as the filmmaker has helmed some of the most noteworthy actioners in cinema history with Die hard 2: Die Harder, Cliffhanger, the Long Kiss Goodnight and quite possibly one of the best bangers from the 80’s in Born American which starred Chuck Norris’ son Mike. Let us not forget that Harlin has experience with the shark thriller having directed the rather rad Deep Blus Sea which starred a young Thomas Jane and the always game LL Cool J.
The Screenplay for Deep Water was a collaboration by Pete Bridges and Shayne Armstrong & SP Krause. In this day and age where shark thrillers are flooding the market and they certainly are hit and miss, this team looks like they have crafted a solid man vs nature thriller with some serious bite.
The teaser trailer focuses more on the plane crash while insinuating what is to come afterwards so the promo does its job. Having a legit action star in Eckhart and Kingsley who needs no introduction in the pilot’s seat for this one immediately elevates it above other substandard shark thrillers.
Prepare to fight for survival when Deep Water hits theaters on May 1st!
