Osy Ikhile, Ben Whishaw Set Sail for Ron Howard's 'In the Heart of the Sea'

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - British actor Osy Ikhile has landed a role in Ron Howard's whale tale "In the Heart of the Sea," while "Skyfall" star Ben Whishaw has closed a deal to play Herman Melville, TheWrap has learned. Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow are mounting the adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick's novel, which follows the Essex, a whaling ship that was attacked by a giant sperm whale and sank in 1820, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days. Chris Hemsworth, Ben Walker and Cillian Murphy star alongside Brendan Gleeson, Tom Holland, Frank Dillane and Sam Keeley. ...



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