Jaws vs Orca In Action Thriller 'Alphas'
Avatar star Sam Worthington is in advanced talks to play the lead in shark-versus-killer whale thriller ‘Alphas.’
Sentient and Endurance Media will be producing and financing the picture, alongside Endurance Media. Director Steven Quale will helm the sea set story with oceanic credentials to boot. Quale started out as second unit director on Titanic and Avatar and went on to co-directed Aliens Of The Deep with James Cameron.
The screenplay, penned by Frank Hannah (The Cooler) from an original story by Hannah and Christopher Tuffin.
Principal photography is set to begin in Puerto Rico this summer. Worthington will likely play an environmentalist who must convince the owner of a killer whale sanctuary to unleash the orca that nearly killed her in an attempt to drive away a spiralling Great White shark population led by a fierce alpha shark.
The last time a movie showed a Killer Whale take on a Great White Shark was in Orca, starring Richard Harris (1977) - see clip below.
Effects house BUF (Bladerunner 2049) and Important Looking Pirates (The Shallows) will handle the creature effects, and world-renowned Pete Zuccarini (Avatar and Pirates Of The Caribbean franchises) will choreograph and shoot the underwater sequences. No word as to whether the main creatures will be solely CGI or be a blend of CGI and practical effects. We’d love to see a full scale, physically built Great White take on a similar Killer Whale a la Bruce!
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