Chris Hemsworth Signs Up For In The Heart Of The Sea

Chris Hemsworth will star in In The Heart Of The Sea.

The Snow White And The Huntsman actor is set to take on the lead role of a first mate who loses out on being captain of Nantucket whaling ship the Essex in 1820 to a better connected rival. When the vessel is destroyed by a sperm whale, he bravely leads a total of 20 crewmen to safety in South America where they are forced to become cannibals to survive. Only eight were eventually rescued. The book is based on the true story which inspired Moby Dick.

Joe Roth will produce the movie with Paula Weinstein, Will Ward and Palak Patel while the script has been written by Blood Diamond writer Charles Leavitt.

It was recently revealed that Chris will return for a sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. The fantasy adventure movie - starring Kristen Stewart and Chris as the titular characters - took more than $55 million at the box office over its opening weekend, leading to Warner Bros. greenlighting a follow-up.

Kristen Stewart to Play Snow White

Storybooks and Kristen Stewart are a perfect match. The dark-haired beauty is filming her last Twilight film even as we pine away for the release of Breaking Dawn, Part I, but the end of Bella is just the beginning for K-Stew. The actress has signed on to play Snow White, another raven-locked storybook heroine.

Stewart will play one of the titular roles in Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, one of two Snow White movies currently in the works.

Producer Palak Patel is hoping to set a new tone for the old fairy tale with the casting decision. She explained it all on Twitter: “Clearly, [Kristen Stewart] isn’t right for the upbeat, song-happy Disney version of the character, but this movie is going to be dark and gritty.”

Then, it sounds like K-Stew really is the perfect choice. Stay up-to-date on this and other movie news when you follow FilmCrunch on Twitter.

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