Antonio Banderas Cast as Cartel Boss in Above & Below Trailer

Overview

• Aura Entertainment released a trailer that positions Antonio Banderas as a cartel leader who forces vacationing friends into a shark cage to retrieve drugs from the seafloor.
• The trailer credits Jesse V. Johnson as director and Anthony Steven Giordano as writer and lists an ensemble cast that includes Christina Ochoa, Laura Marano and Timothy V. Murphy.
• The film is slated for a limited theatrical run in late July, with the trailer establishing its tone as a B‑movie style survival thriller.
• Coverage frames Above & Below as part of a wave of 2026 shark films that trade on primal fear and pulpy premises while attracting established actors for villainous turns.
• Critics and reviewers have raised concerns about uneven visual effects in recent shark releases and alleged AI-driven postproduction on titles like Chum, a context likely to shape how Above & Below’s effects are received.