Not Without Hope is an upcoming American survival thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Zachary Levi as Nick Schuyler, the real-life sole survivor of a 2009 boating accident that took the lives of NFL football players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith. It is based on Schuyler and Jeré Longman's 2010 nonfiction book of the same title.
Cast
Zachary Levi as Nick Schuyler
Josh Duhamel as Timothy Close
JoBeth Williams
Quentin Plair as Marquis Cooper
Terrence Terrell as Corey Smith
Marshall Cook as Will Bleakley
Floriana Lima
Production
In June 2020, it was reported that Miles Teller was initially cast as Schuyler, with Rupert Wainwright directing and E. Nicholas Mariani writing the screenplay. Filming was scheduled to begin in the Dominican Republic in August 2020. However, it was reported that month that Wainwright was no longer directing due to creative differences. Teller left the project due to production delays that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2023, it was announced that Levi was cast as Schuyler, with Carnahan writing and directing. In June 2023, it was announced that Duhamel, Williams, Plair, Terrell, Cook and Lima were also cast in the film.
Filming occurred in Malta in June 2023. The film was shot entirely in Malta.
Principal photography wrapped in Malta in June 2023, prior to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.