Renner and Brolin to Star in True Atlantic Survival Thriller

WHO:

Deadline - Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin are set to star in *A Speck in the Sea*.

Deadline - Renner is a two-time Oscar nominee; Brolin is an Oscar nominee.

Deadline - Orlando von Einsiedel, an Oscar-winning director, is directing the film. He directed the short documentary *White Helmets*.

Deadline - Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jeff Pope wrote the screenplay; his credits include *Philomena*.

Deadline - 193, a Legendary company, is handling international sales.

Coming Soon - Renner and Brolin are described as Marvel veterans and are reuniting outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Reddit Movies - The story concerns a lobster fisherman.

WHAT:

Deadline - Renner and Brolin are headlining *A Speck in the Sea*, a survival thriller based on a true story.

Deadline - 193 is launching sales for the title at AFM.

Reddit Movies - The film’s true story involves a lobster fisherman who fell off his fishing boat at night in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coming Soon - The project is described as a thriller based on an “unbelievable true story.”

WHERE:

Reddit Movies - The fisherman fell into the Atlantic Ocean.

Deadline - 193 is representing international sales at AFM.

WHEN:

Reddit Movies - The fisherman fell from his boat in 2013.

WHY:

Reddit Movies - The project is based on the real-life story of a lobster fisherman falling overboard in the Atlantic Ocean.

HOW:

Deadline - Jeff Pope wrote the screenplay, Orlando von Einsiedel is directing, and 193 is representing international sales.

Reddit Movies - The fisherman fell from his boat at night while it was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

(UPDATED November 3, 2026 10:01 UTC)

Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin will star in survival thriller *A Speck in the Sea*. Based on a true story, it follows a lobster fisherman lost overboard in the Atlantic. Oscar-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel will direct, with 193 handling international sales at AFM.