Herman Melville's literary classic Moby-Dick was inspired by the true events of what took place on the whaling ship, Essex. Now, for Ron Howard's newest movie, In the Heart of the Sea, the director has turned his gaze to that original tale, offering a film based on the non-fiction account by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Howard reteams with Rush's Chris Hemsworth for In the Heart of the Sea, with everyone's favorite Norse god playing Owen Chase, the first mate of the Essex. Chase's human adversary in the film is the captain of the Essex, George Pollard, who is played by Benjamin Walker.
Operating mainly as flashback, the story is told by the now-adult Thomas Nickerson, played by Brendan Gleeson, who as a young man (Tom Holland), was a cabin boy on the Essex. The adult Nickerson is visited by Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw), who wants to hear the story.
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Howard reteams with Rush's Chris Hemsworth for In the Heart of the Sea, with everyone's favorite Norse god playing Owen Chase, the first mate of the Essex. Chase's human adversary in the film is the captain of the Essex, George Pollard, who is played by Benjamin Walker.
Operating mainly as flashback, the story is told by the now-adult Thomas Nickerson, played by Brendan Gleeson, who as a young man (Tom Holland), was a cabin boy on the Essex. The adult Nickerson is visited by Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw), who wants to hear the story.
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