Later this year, two of our YA-darlings join forces to battle the sea, sea-related injuries, and a sea of romantic emotions. The film, “Adrift,” is a romantic drama based on a true story, and it stars Shailene Woodley, of the “Divergent”-series fame, and Sam Claflin, of the “Hunger Games” franchise. It should be noted that Claflin is no stranger to aquatic-themed characters, cutting his teeth as Philip Swift in “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and as the trident-wielding Finnick Odair in the aforementioned “Hunger Games” films.
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Directed by Icelandic helmer gone-very-Hollywood, Baltasar Kormákur (“Contraband,” “2 Guns,” “Everest“), “Adrift” follows two lovers, Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin), as they sail across the sea. Things go awry when they find themselves staring down a hurricane and, in its aftermath—stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — they must find a way to survive and find their way to Hawaii with no communication or navigation tools. Call it a classic against-the-odds survival movie with a romantic twist. Here is the synopsis:
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“Adrift” is based on the true story of two avid sailors who set out on a journey across the ocean in 1983. Tami Oldham and Richard Sharp didn’t anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins, and must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.
Co-starring Elizabeth Hawthorne and Jeffrey Thomas and written by David Branson Smith, Aaron Kandell and Jordan Kandell, STX Films will let “Adrift” sail into theaters on June 1.