Deep Water (2026 film)

Deep Water (2026 film)

Deep Water is an upcoming survival film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley. It will be released in theaters on May 1, 2026.

Premise

Deep Water (2026 film)

A group of international passengers en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai are forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. Now they must work together in hopes to overcome the frenzy of sharks drawn to the wreckage.

Cast

Deep Water (2026 film)

• Aaron Eckhart • Ben Kingsley • Angus Sampson • Kelly Gale as Jaya • Madeleine West • Molly Belle Wright as Cora • Kate Fitzpatrick as Becky • Mark Hadlow • Ryan Bown as Declan • Jacqueline Lee Geurts as Hailey • Lakota Johnson as Hutch • Michael Cardelle as Macey • John De Luca as Hans • Priya Jain as Flight attendant • Rob Kipa-Williams • Lucy Barrett • Richard Crouchley • Rarmian Newton

Production

Deep Water (2026 film)

Following the release of Bait 3D, a sequel about a plane en route from China to Australia crashing in the Pacific Ocean under the title Deep Water was planned, but was scrapped in March 2014 due to "uncomfortable similarities" to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

In May 2023, however, it was announced that Gene Simmons, along with Arclight Films' chairman Gary Hamilton, had formed Simmons/Hamilton Productions, with the first film from the company being the previously shelved Deep Water with Renny Harlin set to direct, as the film would not a sequel to Bait 3D.

By December of that year, Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley were shooting scenes on the film in Gran Canaria with prior shooting done in New Zealand.

Release

Deep Water (2026 film)

In February 2025, Magenta Light Studios acquired U.S. rights to the film. The film is scheduled to premier at the Sarasota Film Festival on April 10, 2026, as the opening night film, and is scheduled to have a wide release on May 1, 2026.