New Movie In The Heart Of The Sea - Directed by Ron Howard

Ben Whishaw has signed up to play Moby Dick author Herman Melville in Ron Howard's adaptation of In the Heart of the Sea.

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The 32-year-old Skyfall actor will join Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Osy Ikhile and Tom Holland in the forthcoming action film, according to TheWrap.

In the Heart of the Sea follows the crew of a whaling ship that is destroyed by a sperm whale, stranding them at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

Gleeson will play an older version of one of the survivors who is interviewed by Melville about his experiences aboard the ship, while Ikhile will play a sailor named Peterson.

 In the Heart of the Sea is scheduled to begin shooting in September. Read More!

Book Overview: 

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The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In 1819, the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.

Shakespeare Rewind: Helen Mirren and Ben Whishaw in "The Tempest" Directed by Julie Taymor

Happy Birhday, Mr. Whishaw! 

Photo: Most of Ben Whishaw's fans love the character he played in the Tempest. Here he is as Ariel.

Director Julie Taymor mentioned Rock and Roll in the previous video. Ben Whishaw sings, and had roles as Keith Richards and Bob Dylan. Check out those movies. 

It is just wonderous, what they can do in the hair and make-up department. (Movie Magic)

: o ) Not that I am biased or anything. Honestly, I think Ben Whishaw has a beautiful speaking and singing voice. 

Want to hear Ben Whishaw sing! Here he is in the Tempest.

Video 1 & Video 2 #MovieSoundtracks 

You watch the entire movie on Amazon. 

Someone mentioned to me that actor Ben Whishaw who was also in the Tempest Movie contributed to (2) songs on the film soundtrack.

Since we are talking about Movies and actors. Helen Mirren is a great actress. 

And the fact that Helen Mirren took the role as the Shakespeare's magician Prospera in the "The Tempest Movie" was to her credit. 

Usually Shakespeare's Prospera, is a male role & Helen Mirren did amazing work in "The Tempest Movie" 

You will also see @rustyrockets and @djimonhounsou and @Alancumming in the Tempest Movie too! Follow them up on Twitter, I posted their addys. 

Watch Helen Mirren, director Julie Taymor and Ben Whishaw in the Making of the Tempest Video, it is awesome! 

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