The shark-attack horror subgenre has seen a massive surge in popularity over the past few years, and even though the movies themselves don't tend to be of a particularly high quality, it's usually easy enough to wring even a moderate amount of tension from the premise.
Altitude Films has now debuted the first trailer for Shark Bait (previously titled Jetski), and this actually looks half decent!
Directed by James Nunn (Tower Block), the film “follows a group of spring-breakers enjoying a weekend in Mexico. After a big night of partying on the beach until dawn, the friends steal a couple of jetskis and take them out to sea, but end up in a horrific head-on collision.
After one of the jetskis sinks, the group finds itself stranded two miles from land on one remaining, broken-down jetski, and struggling with a badly injured friend. With no clear way home and predators circling in the choppy waters below, the true horror begins.”
Boasting relatively high production values and a serious (well, semi-serious) tone, Shark Bait might prove to be a pleasant surprise. Check out the trailer and poster below.
Shark Bait stars Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Amy Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, and Thomas Michael Flynn. No release date has been announced.