Josh Brolin (The Goonies, Avengers: Endgame, Dune) is in negotiations to join Austin Abrams (Euphoria, Wolfs) in 20th Century’s adaptation of the Daniel Kraus novel Whalefall, with Brian Duffield (Love and Monsters, No One Will Save You) directing. Duffield will co-write the script with Kraus.
“The film is described as The Martian meets 127 Hours, centering on a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.
“After giving up on life, the young man is surprised to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.”
Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, Jeb Brody and Allan Mandelbaum are producing. Mandelbaum brought the book into Imagine and previously produced Duffield’s No One Will Save You (for 20th Century Studios). Duffield will also produce.
Whalefall has generated immense buzz within the publishing world, receiving acclaim from readers and literary enthusiasts alike.
Brolin will next be seen starring in Zach Cregger’s Weapons, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man and Rian Johnson’s next Knives Out installment, Wake Up Dead Man. Most recently he reprised his role as Gurney Halleck in Dune: Part 2.
via: Deadline
