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NOT WITHOUT HOPE: First Look At Zachary Levi Survival Drama Revealed As Key Deals Announced

The first official look at writer/director Joe Carnahan’s new survival thriller Not Without Hope is now online with sales agent Highland Film Group announcing locked distribution deals in key international territories. Zachary Levi (Shazam! Fury of the Gods), Josh Duhamel (Transformers franchise), JoBeth Williams (The Big Chill), Quentin Plair (Hulu’s “Welcome to Chippendales”), Terrence Terrell (Netflix’s “Obliterated”) Marshall Cook (NBC’s “Parenthood”), and Floriana Lima (Disney+’s “The Punisher”) star in the pic which wrapped its Malta shoot in June. Based on the New York Times non-fiction best-seller, Not Without Hope follows best friends Nick Schuyler (Levi) and Will Bleakley (Marshall Cook), and NFL players Marquis Cooper (Plair) and Corey Smith (Terrell), as they depart Clearwater, Florida for a day trip at their favorite fishing spot 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. As a severe storm heads their way, a trapped anchor causes the boat to capsize, throwing the four friends violently into the freezing water. US Coast […]

NOT WITHOUT HOPE: Josh Duhamel Joins Cast Add Of Five To New Survival Drama

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Boss Level and The Grey helmer Joe Carnahan is on set in Malta for Not Without Hope, the new survival drama starring Shazam: Fury Of The Gods actor Zachary Levi. Rounding out the latest round of casting made on Thursday are JoBeth Williams (The Big Chill), and Josh Duhamel (Blackout), along with Carnahan’s Copshop co-star Marshall Cook, and actors Quentin Plair (Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things), and Terrence Terrell (Netflix’s Obliterated). Not Without Hope is based on the New York Times non-fiction best-seller of the same name by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman. It follows best friends Nick Schuyler (Levi) and Will Bleakley (Cook), and NFL players Marquis Cooper (Plair) and Corey Smith (Terrell), as they depart Clearwater, Florida for a day trip at their favorite fishing spot 70 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. As a severe storm heads their way, a trapped anchor causes their boat to capsize, […]

Survival Thriller NOT WITHOUT HOPE Taps Zachary Levi To Star, Joe Carnahan To Direct Based On NY Times Best-Seller

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Joe Carnahan will write and direct Not Without Hope, which is casting Zachary Levi (upcoming Shazam! Fury of the Gods) in the lead for the film’s April shoot in Louisana. The film centers on four best friends – Nick Schuyler (Levi) and Will Bleakley, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith – for whom a fishing trip from Clearwater, Florida to their favorite spot seventy miles out in the Gulf Of Mexico turns into a nightmare scenario. A trapped anchor causes their boat to capsize, violently throwing them into the freezing ocean just as a severe storm heads their way. With the U.S. Coast Guard’s air and sea rescue mission thwarted by the ferocity of the massive storm, the group must fight to survive in the ultimate test of teamwork and endurance. Carnahan is also producing the pic from his own script based on the New York Times best-selling non-fiction novel of the […]