{"id":24328,"date":"2026-08-20T15:31:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24328"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:31:36","slug":"austin-abrams-fights-to-escape-a-60-ton-sperm-whale-in-new-whalefall-trailer-with-josh-brolin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=24328","title":{"rendered":"Austin Abrams fights to escape a 60-ton sperm whale in new &#8216;Whalefall&#8217; trailer with Josh Brolin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The latest preview for &#8220;Whalefall&#8221; might be one of the most absurd trailers cinema fans see all year.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Basic info:<\/p>\n<ul data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<li>Plot: &#8220;Whalefall&#8221; follows a scuba diver in search of his deceased father&#8217;s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. After giving up on life, the young man is surprised to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.<\/li>\n<li>Cast: Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue<\/li>\n<li>Director: Brian Duffield<\/li>\n<li>Release date: Oct. 16, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Source material: Novel written by Daniel Kraus.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>NEW TRAILER RELEASED FOR UPCOMING POST-APOCALYPTIC THRILLER &#8216;THE DOG STARS&#8217; WITH JACOB ELORDI<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">Absurd preview released for &#8216;Whalefall&#8217; with Josh Brolin<\/h2>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I&#8217;m always going to click on a movie preview whenever Josh Brolin is involved. The man is a true A-list talent, and pretty much everything he touches turns into gold.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That&#8217;s why I rushed to watch the new trailer for &#8220;Whalefall,&#8221; which was released on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Little did I know what I was getting myself into. The film is about a young man swallowed by a sperm whale and has to fight his way out.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">No, that is not a joke. That is 100% the plot of the film.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Give the preview a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I am able to suspend reality for just about any film genre, but being swallowed by a sperm whale with an hour of oxygen left might be too much.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The fact of the matter is that there&#8217;s no proof such a thing has ever happened in human history. There were claims a man named James Bartley survived being swallowed by a sperm whale in the 1800s, but the story has been thoroughly debunked as not true.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/female-sperm-whale-calf-mauritius-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Female sperm whale swims with calf in ocean waters.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A female sperm whale swims with her calf in the Southern Indian Ocean near Mauritius.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images Creatives)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">People in the comments were also having plenty of fun with the new trailer starring Brolin and Austin Abrams.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">One viewer wrote, &#8220;This film has the potential to be the best comedy of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Another added, &#8220;Yeah, same thing happened to me. Luckily, I had some pepper with me and got the whale to sneeze me out. I also found my dad in there, we all lived happily ever after.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/josh-brolin-dune-premiere-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Josh Brolin standing at the World Premiere of Dune Part Two in Leicester Square London\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Josh Brolin attends the world premiere of &#8220;Dune: Part Two&#8221; in Leicester Square in London on Feb. 15, 2024.<\/span> <span>(Joe Maher\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">What do you think about the preview? Let me know at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest preview for &#8220;Whalefall&#8221; might be one of the most absurd trailers cinema fans&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}