Overview

• Paramount acquired the project in a competitive bidding war, marking one of the studio’s recent franchise-minded moves since Skydance’s takeover.
• The film is positioned as Rønning’s next directing assignment following the October 10 theatrical release of Tron: Ares.
• Ridley Scott’s Scott Free team—Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, and Rebecca Feuer—will produce alongside Rønning.
• Rønning co-wrote the script with his brother Andreas, with recent revisions by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and his extensive on-water filmmaking is noted as a key asset.
• Plot specifics remain under wraps, with no casting, schedule, or release date announced, and coverage describes it only as an intense ocean survival thriller reminiscent of Alien and The Thing.