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2025 American film
| Not Without Hope | |
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| Directed by | Joe Carnahan |
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| Cinematography | Juan Miguel Azpiroz |
| Edited by | Kevin Hale |
| Music by | Clinton Shorter |
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| Distributed by | Inaugural Entertainment |
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121 minutes[2] |
| Countries | United States Malta[1] |
| Language | English |
Not Without Hope is a 2025 survival thriller film 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. The screenplay was written by E. Nicholas Mariani and Joe Carnahan and is based on Schuyler and Jeré Longman’s 2010 nonfiction book of the same title.[3][4]
The film premiered at Austin Film Festival on October 25, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 12.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7] Teller left the project due to production delays that were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] At one point, Dwayne Johnson had also been attached to star in the film.[8]
In February 2023, it was announced that Levi was cast as Schuyler, with Carnahan directing.[3] In June 2023, it was announced that Duhamel, Williams, Plair, Terrell, Cook, Blackmore and Lima were also cast in the film.[4]
Filming occurred in Malta in June 2023.[4][9] The film was shot entirely in Malta.[10]
Principal photography wrapped in Malta in June 2023, prior to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[11]
Not Without Hope is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 12, 2025.[12]
- ^ “Not Without Hope”. 2025 Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ “Not Without Hope [14A]”. British Columbia Film Classification Office | Consumer Protection BC. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ritman, Alex (February 8, 2023). “Berlin: Zachary Levi to Star in Survival Thriller ‘Not Without Hope’ for ‘The Grey’ Director Joe Carnahan (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lang, Brent (June 15, 2023). “Josh Duhamel Joins Joe Carnahan’s Survival Thriller ‘Not Without Hope'(EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (October 1, 2025). “Zachary Levi, Josh Duhamel Thriller ‘Not Without Hope’ Lands December Release (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (June 12, 2020). “Miles Teller to Produce, Star in Survival Movie ‘Not Without Hope’; Russell Wilson, Ciara Exec Producing (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Lang, Brent (August 4, 2020). “Rupert Wainwright Out as Director of Miles Teller Survival Drama ‘Not Without Hope’ (EXCLUSIVE)”. Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (September 22, 2020). “Survival Memoir ‘Not Without Hope’ Set for Doc Treatment From Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
Johnson has long been a champion of the Not Without Hope, at one point attached to star in a narrative adaptation of the story.
- ^ Rajput, Priyanca (June 19, 2023). “Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller Not Without Hope filming in Malta”. KFTV.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ “FNE Malta Focus 2023: American Film Not Without Hope Shot Entirely in Malta Using 78 Local Crew”. Film New Europe Association. June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (September 9, 2023). “Toronto First Look: Zachary Levi Stars in Survivor Thriller ‘Not Without Hope’“. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ “Zachary Levi, Josh Duhamel Thriller ‘Not Without Hope’ Lands December Release”. Highland Film Group. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
