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Renny Harlin’s shark thriller “DEEP WATER” gets a new trailer and poster

Thursday, March 26, 2026 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The director of DEEP BLUE SEA is back in big-fish territory.

Magenta Light Studios will release DEEP WATER exclusively in theaters May 1. Renny Harlin directed from a script by Pete Bridges, Shayne Armstrong, S.P. Krause and Damien Power, and the cast is headed by Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Molly Belle Wright, the INSIDIOUS films’ Angus Sampson, Kelly Gale and Li Wenhan. The synopsis: “A flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai goes down in the middle of the Pacific. After surviving the crash, the survivors soon discover they’re not alone and they must survive the shark infested waters.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).