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Gaby Dellal to Direct Shark Pic “Something in the Water”

2017 shark thriller "47 Meters Down"

Cue the “Jaws” theme. Another shark pic will make beachgoers think twice before taking a dip. “Something in the Water,” a shark thriller directed by Gaby Dellal, is headed to the European Film Market. Studiocanal and Unstoppable Film & Television are producing. Deadline broke the news.

Penned by best-selling YA novelist Cat Clarke and based on her original idea, “Something in the Water” tells the story of five female pals “who come together to celebrate a wedding in a beautiful, remote location. One day before the wedding, as a treat, they go on a boat trip which descends into the stuff of nightmares,” the source hints.

“As well as being a brilliant thriller and a really good shark movie, this is a film about female friendship and there is a brilliant warmth and humor to the relationships between the women,” said Studiocanal UK CEO Nicola Shindler, who will produce the pic in-house. “The project attracted me because it’s as much a character piece as a thriller. The bond the women form before the shark attack is very important and is a real point of difference. That said, buyers are going to be very impressed by Cat Clarke’s concepts around the sharks themselves,” she teased.

“Something in the Water” is eyeing a shoot towards the end of this year, and casting discussions for the five friends are underway.

“3 Generations,” “Abandoned,” and “On a Clear Day” are among Dellal’s previous features.

Clarke’s novels include “We Are Young,” “Girlhood,” and “Undone.”


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