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Chris Hemsworth Sets Sail For 'In the Heart of the Sea'

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Thar she blows! It's Chris Hemsworth's next movie on the horizon!

The Huntsman will be a landlubber no longer as he signs on for the dangerous waters of "In the Heart of the Sea," according to Deadline.

"Heart" is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's novel of the same name, a fact-based account of the plight of the Nantucket whaling ship Essex, which was stalked and ultimately destroyed by a sperm whale in 1820. The story ultimately inspired Herman Melville's mythic tale of Captain Ahab and his mission of revenge, "Moby-Dick." Get More »