Above the Below

Above the Below is an upcoming British survival thriller film co-directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen. Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell, and Vicki Sargent wrote the screenplay from a story by Owen. Elba also stars in the film alongside Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin in a story about three astronauts trapped in their capsule as it sinks in the ocean.

In this tense thriller, three astronauts (Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin) return to Earth only to discover their fight for survival has just begun. Directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen, the film follows the crew after their damaged spacecraft is violently hurled through the atmosphere and plunges into the depths of the ocean. With oxygen rapidly running out and hope fading, they are forced to make an unthinkable choice: who will risk everything to reach the surface and who will remain behind with the wreckage below.

• Idris Elba as Jackson
• Caitlin FitzGerald as Brooks
• Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Rhodes

Above the Below was announced by Lionsgate at the 2023 American Film Market with Idris Elba and Martin Owen co-directing the film. Owen created the story for the film, with the script being written by Elizabeth Morris, Matt Mitchell, and Vicki Sargent.^[1] The following month it was announced that Elba would also star in the film with Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.^[2]

Filming began in November 2023 in London, taking place at Pinewood Studios to utilize the underwater studio there,^[2] and it was completed by February 2024.^{[3] [4]}

The film is scheduled to be released on 4 December 2026.^[5]

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