The odds of being swallowed alive by a whale are not zero
While looking for his father’s remains
off the central Coast of California, a scuba diver is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-tonne sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out in Whalefall, directed by
Brian Duffield and based on
Daniel Kraus’ 2023 book of the same name.
Over one year, Wētā Workshop had the privilege of working closely with Duffield, Production Designer Ramsey Avery and Cinematographer Aaron Morton on this survival thriller, bringing to life a series of realistic, heavily interactive organs for actor Austin Abrams and his stunt doubles to perform in, as well as giant squid puppets and an assortment of smaller sea life.
Director
Brian Duffield
Release
2026
Genre
Survival thriller
The odds of being swallowed alive by a whale are not zero
While looking for his father’s remains off the central Coast of California, a scuba diver is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-tonne sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out in Whalefall, directed by Brian Duffield and based on Daniel Kraus’ 2023 book of the same name.
Over one year, Wētā Workshop had the privilege of working closely with Duffield, Production Designer Ramsey Avery and Cinematographer Aaron Morton on this survival thriller, bringing to life a series of realistic, heavily interactive organs for actor Austin Abrams and his stunt doubles to perform in, as well as giant squid puppets and an assortment of smaller sea life.
Director
Brian Duffield
Release
2026
Genre
Survival thriller
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