Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin to star in survival thriller 'A Speck in the Sea'

Two veterans of the Marvel world are preparing for a new film collaboration.

Jeremy Renner y Josh Brolin will star in the survival thriller A Speck in the Seadirected by Orlando of Einsiedelaccording to Deadline reports.

The film is based on the true story of Johnny Aldridge (Brolin), a Montauk lobsterman who, in 2013, fell off his fishing boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean overnight.

Johnny's best friend and fishing buddy, Anthony Sosinski (Renner), is sleeping below deck when this happens; Waking up to find his friend missing, he launches a multi-state rescue operation as Johnny fights to stay alive in the ocean waters.

The script was written by Jeff Pope (Philomena).

The film will mark the fourth collaboration between Renner and Brolin, after having made the MCU installments, Avengers: Endgame y Avengers: Age of Ultron, plus the sequel Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery de Rian Johnson.

Sales to find distribution in the international market are handled by Legendary's 193 at the American Film Market (AMF).

The producers are Mark Bauch and Jonathan Eirich.

Renner's most recent projects, in addition to Wake Up Dead Maninclude the fourth season of the series Mayor of Kingstownwhere he plays the main role, which will premiere its fifth and final season in January 2027. He also voiced Hawkeye for the animated series What If…?in which Brolin participated by lending his voice to Thanos. Renner has been nominated for an Oscar twice for his roles in The Hurt Locker y The Town.

We see Brolin right now in theaters in the survival thriller Whalefallstarring Austin Abrams. Other recent credits include The Dog Stars, The Running Man, Weapons, Brothers, Outer Rangeand the franchise Dunewhich in December releases its third installment that will close Denis Villeneuve's trilogy. He has been nominated for an Oscar once for best supporting actor for Milk.