Though it may seem modern, whales have been sinking boats since at least the 1800's. In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what may have been orcas. This ...

Sam Keeley as Ramsdell and Chris Hemsworth as Owen Chase in Warner Bros. Pictures' 'In the Heart of the Sea' (2015). Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...

Chris Hemsworth has a new look for "In the Heart of the Sea," a movie which records the sinking of the whaleship Essex attacked by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean in 1820. A historical ...

Defiance director Edward Zwick has lined up whaling drama In The Heart Of The Sea as his next project, reports Variety. An adaptation of Nathaniel Philbrick's book, the movie will recount how the ship ...

It took Herman Melville 135 chapters to get to the part in his 1851 classic "Moby Dick" when the massive sperm whale and the peg-legged Captain Ahab finally do battle. No spoiler here: Moby Dick wins, ...

In the Heart of the Sea isn’t just an epic tale of man versus nature, it’s also a dramatic recounting of a real attack. Though some moments were dramatized, Howard's film remained faithful to the ...