The Wrap is reporting that director Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk) has departed Sony’s shark survival thriller In the Deep, which he was only announced for back in March. Leterrier was reportedly unhappy with the story changes and budget cuts the project had received since the recent regime change at the studio, with original co-president Michael De Luca exiting for Universal.
Here’s the synopsis:
A young twenty-something woman dealing with the recent death of her mother is surfing on an isolated beach and gets stranded 20 yards offshore on a buoy. What lies between her and the shore is a huge great white shark. She must find a way back to shore before succumbing to her injuries.
The ocean-bound Black List script for In the Deep is by Anthony Jaswinski, with Weimaraner Republic Pictures partners Lynn Harris and Matti Leshem attached to produce.
Leterrier is currently in post for a February 2016 release on the Sacha Baron Cohen spy spoof Grimsby, also for Sony.
