Austin Abrams fights to escape a 60-ton sperm whale in new 'Whalefall' trailer with Josh Brolin

The latest preview for “Whalefall” might be one of the most absurd trailers cinema fans see all year.

Basic info:

Plot: “Whalefall” follows a scuba diver in search of his deceased father’s remains who gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. After giving up on life, the young man is surprised to find a reason to live in the most dangerous and unlikely of places.
Cast: Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue
Director: Brian Duffield
Release date: Oct. 16, 2026

Source material: Novel written by Daniel Kraus.

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Absurd preview released for ‘Whalefall’ with Josh Brolin

I’m always going to click on a movie preview whenever Josh Brolin is involved. The man is a true A-list talent, and pretty much everything he touches turns into gold.

That’s why I rushed to watch the new trailer for “Whalefall,” which was released on Wednesday.

Little did I know what I was getting myself into. The film is about a young man swallowed by a sperm whale and has to fight his way out.

No, that is not a joke. That is 100% the plot of the film.

Give the preview a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at [email protected].

I am able to suspend reality for just about any film genre, but being swallowed by a sperm whale with an hour of oxygen left might be too much.

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The fact of the matter is that there’s no proof such a thing has ever happened in human history. There were claims a man named James Bartley survived being swallowed by a sperm whale in the 1800s, but the story has been thoroughly debunked as not true.

People in the comments were also having plenty of fun with the new trailer starring Brolin and Austin Abrams.

One viewer wrote, “This film has the potential to be the best comedy of the year.”

Another added, “Yeah, same thing happened to me. Luckily, I had some pepper with me and got the whale to sneeze me out. I also found my dad in there, we all lived happily ever after.”