Starring Chris Hemsworth as the vessel's
veteran first mate Owen Chase, the story is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's best - selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex.
«In the Heart of the Sea» stars Chris Hemsworth («The Avengers,» «Rush») as the vessel's
veteran first mate Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker («Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter») as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy («The Dark Knight Rises») as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw («Skyfall») as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light.