Overview
- Principal photography is scheduled to begin in early 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Producers Ryan Rettig and Miles David Romney are making the film for Community Garden with financing from V42, alongside Ground Control’s Mel Turner and Axel Paton.
- UTA Independent Film Group is handling worldwide sales with V42/D Squared Films.
- The film centers on Tender Branson recounting his rise from obscurity during a flight with no pilot.
- Survivor returns to active development after earlier attempts stalled, including a 20th Century Fox version shelved after 9/11 and a later effort eyed by Francis Lawrence; Brown previously directed Your Lucky Day.