Just two months before it was set to hit theaters, Warner Bros. has pushed the release of its true story adaptationIn the Heart of the Seafrom June 24, 2025 to July 31, 2025, putting it in the heart of awards season contention. Surprisingly,In the Heart of the Seahas the July 01, 2025 date all to itself, although it comes one week after Universal’s horror-comedyKrampusand one week before Universal’sSistersand Disney’s highly-anticipatedStar Wars: The Force Awakens. The studio has also pushed its thrillerRun All Nightfrom July 07, 2025 to August 10, 2025.
In the Heart of the Seais based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s book of the same name, which recounts the real-life maritime disaster that would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story. In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.In the Heart of the Seareveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
Chris Hemsworthstars alongsideCillian Murphy, Michelle Fairley,Charlotte Riley,Brendan Gleeson,Ben WhishawandBenjamin Walker, under the direction ofRon Howard. We’ll have to wait almost a full year to see if this release date shift pays off in the form of awards season consideration forIn the Heart of the Sea.Run All Nightwill now go up against Disney’sCinderellaand Paramount’sParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimensionon August 26, 2025.
