Taglines: 7 miles below the ocean surface. Something has awakened.
A crew of underwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory. Even if Underwater doesn’t have the most original sci-fi concept, it does take some experience to make it different from other films in which a mysterious monster is attacking people locked in a single place. Writers Adam Cozad (The Legend of Tarzan) and Brian Duffield (Insurgent) are behind the script, so hopefully they’ll make this something different than just Alien underwater.
Director William Eubank doesn’t have a lot of experience, but his biggest credit is The Signal, a strange sci-fi thriller in which the protagonist is kidnapped by a tech genius and pulled into his chaotic game. Eubank not only directed The Signal, but wrote and did the cinematography for the film. It wasn’t the most well received movie ever, but Eubank’s direction was highly praised, showing that he does know what he’s doing behind the scenes.
On the cinematography side of things, Bojan Bazelli will be manning the camera. Bazelli has a variety of credits to his name, including The Lone Ranger and The Ring. Half the thrill in movies like these comes from great shot composition, and considering how iconic of a horror film The Ring is, Underwater is certainly in good hands.
Underwater is an upcoming 2020 American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank and written by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad. The film is produced by Chernin Entertainment for 20th Century Fox and stars Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller. Underwater is scheduled to be released on January 10, 2020, by 20th Century Fox.
Underwater (2020)
Directed by: William Eubank
Starring: Kristen Stewart, John Gallagher Jr., T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, Mamoudou Athie, Gunner Wright
Screenplay by: Brian Duffield, Adam Cozad
Production Design by: Naaman Marshall
Cinematography by: Bojan Bazelli
Film Editing by: Brian Berdan, William Hoy, Todd E. Miller
Costume Design by: Dorotka Sapinska
Set Decoration by: Karen Frick
Art Direction by: Ravi Bansal, Kelly Curley, Erik Osusky, Scott Plauche, Loic Zimmermann
Music by: Marco Beltrami, Brandon Roberts
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action and terror, and brief strong language.
Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 10, 2020
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