Release Date
October 16, 2026
Writer
Brian Duffield, Daniel Kraus
Cast
Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz, Jane Levy, Emily Rudd
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for peril, violent content, bloody images, some strong language, and thematic content
What is Whalefall about?
Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.
So if the death of a single sperm whale sets in motion centuries of new life, and the sperm whale in Whalefall does everything in its power to swallow, chew, and digest morose scuba diver Jay, then the main takeaway from the movie is that every sperm whale should be hunted down and destroyed, right?