Melissa Barrera Joins John Travolta in Renny Harlin’s ‘Black Tides’ as Filming Starts in Spain

Overview

• Melissa Barrera plays Rebecca, the estranged daughter of John Travolta’s character Bill Pierce, with Dylan Torrell as grandson Sebastian.
• The survival thriller follows a family targeted by rogue orcas off Spain’s southern coast.
• Ella Bleu Travolta and Álvaro Mel are set in key roles alongside the leads.
• The production is shooting on open water with in-camera techniques, and the team highlights the challenges and striking early footage from at-sea work.
• The script is by Chris Sparling and Ángel Agudo, produced by Adrián Guerra and Nuria Valls for Nostromo Pictures, with The Solution Entertainment Group handling international sales excluding Spain; no release date is set.