EXCLUSIVE : Melissa Barrera ( Scream VI ) has joined survival thriller Black Tides as co-lead, starring opposite John Travolta in the Renny Harlin ( Cliffhanger ) film.
The film has officially begun principal photography in Gran Canaria, Spain, with Travolta’s daughter Ella Bleu Travolta ( The Poison Rose ), Álvaro Mel ( A Perfect Story ) and Dylan Torrell ( Islands ) also aboard in key roles.
As we first told you ahead of Cannes, Black Tide s follows Bill Pierce (Travolta), an estranged father trying to reconnect with his daughter Rebecca (Barrera) and grandson Sebastian (Torrell) when their sailboat is attacked by rogue orcas off the southern Spanish coast—setting off a fight for survival across open waters.
Written by Chris Sparling ( Greenland ) and Ángel Agud