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Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin to Star in True-Survival Thriller
Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin will star in A Speck in the Sea, a survival thriller directed by Orlando von Einsiedel.
The film is based on a 2013 accident in the Atlantic Ocean involving Montauk lobster fisherman Johnny Aldridge.
Aldridge, played by Brolin, fell from his fishing boat at night, while his friend and fishing partner Anthony Sosinski, played by Renner, slept below deck.
When Sosinski woke and found him missing, he set a multi-state rescue effort in motion.
Meanwhile, Aldridge used survival skills to stay alive at sea.
The film’s international sales will launch at AFM, with 193 representing the project.
Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin will star in the survival thriller A Speck in the Sea, based on a true story.
Orlando von Einsiedel will direct the film, with a screenplay by Jeff Pope.
The story follows Montauk lobster fisherman Johnny Aldridge, who fell from his boat into the Atlantic in 2013.
Aldridge’s best friend and fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, launches a multi-state rescue operation while Aldridge fights to survive at sea.
193, a Legendary company, is handling international sales at AFM.
- Who
- Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin will star. Brolin plays Johnny Aldridge and Renner plays Anthony Sosinski.
- What
- They are starring in A Speck in the Sea, a survival thriller based on a true story.
- When
- The story’s events took place in 2013. The casting and sales announcement was published on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Aldridge fell from his fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean. He and Sosinski are described as Montauk lobster fishermen.
- Why
- Aldridge fell overboard in the middle of the night, and Sosinski organized a rescue operation after discovering he was missing.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Johnny Aldridge fell from his fishing boat into the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the night.
Sosinski instigated a multi-state rescue operation while Aldridge tried to survive at sea.
Deadline reported that Renner and Brolin would star in the film and that 193 would handle international sales at AFM.
- Film
- A Speck in the Sea
- Stars
- Jeremy Renner and Josh Brolin
- Director
- Orlando von Einsiedel
- Screenwriter
- Jeff Pope
- Incident
- Johnny Aldridge fell overboard in the Atlantic in 2013
- International sales
- 193, a Legendary company, at AFM
What people are saying
A Speck in the Sea brings together an exceptional cast and creative team to tell a wild true story of survival, friendship, and the human will to endure
Josh and Jeremy bring the grit, humanity and humor these roles demand, and we couldn’t ask for better partners than Jonathan Eirich at Rideback and Patrick, Ashley and the entire team at 193.
John and Anthony’s story is one of the most remarkable true accounts of survival and perseverance we’ve ever encountered, and with Orlando, Jeff, Josh, and Jeremy on board, we have the ideal team to bring it to the screen