Overview
- The World War II survival thriller, inspired by the 1942 HMAS Armidale sinking, centers on soldiers stranded at sea in the Timor Sea.
- Director Kiah Roache-Turner prioritized tactile effects, commissioning Formation Effects to build puppet shark sections, a half-submarine fin rig, and a half-ton attack head.
- After losing access to Malta’s outdoor tanks to a Spielberg-produced shoot, the team built a 40-meter indoor tank in Queensland holding nearly 2 million liters and leaned into fog for stylization.
- ABC reports the animatronic great white was nicknamed Shazza, with VFX firm ModelFarm using volume screens to extend skies and action around the tank.
- Mark Coles Smith stars as Leo, an Indigenous Australian soldier, with the film opening Oct. 9 in Australia and reaching U.S. theaters and VOD on Oct. 10 via Well Go USA.