{"id":42065,"date":"2026-06-01T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=42065"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:53:13","slug":"chum-trailer-bloodthirsty-shark-sinister-fisherman-hunt-wedding-party-in-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/chum-trailer-bloodthirsty-shark-sinister-fisherman-hunt-wedding-party-in-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCHUM\u201d Trailer: Bloodthirsty Shark &amp; Sinister Fisherman Hunt Wedding Party in Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Independent Film Company has released the official trailer for <em><strong>CHUM<\/strong><\/em>, a shark\u2011infused survival thriller starring <strong>Alice Eve<\/strong> (<em>Star Trek Into Darkness<\/em>, <em>Cult Killer<\/em>, <em>Haunting of the Queen Mary<\/em>). The film opens <strong>in theaters and on VOD\/Digital Platforms on June 5, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CHUM | Official Trailer Ft. Alice Eve | Independent Film Company\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oZWDFelquX4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Set against the stunning backdrop of Malta, <em>CHUM<\/em> follows a dream destination wedding that erupts into chaos when a bloodthirsty shark attacks the celebration. But the terror doesn\u2019t end in the water \u2014 a sinister fisherman with a hidden agenda traps the wedding party between open sea and a relentless human predator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As secrets surface and loyalties fracture, the newlyweds must confront the cracks in their relationship while fighting to survive both the elements and the horrors closing in around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alice Eve<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eric Michael Cole<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Elle Haymond<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarah Siadat<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Johnny Gaffney<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisa Yaro<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jim Klock<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Jonathan Zuck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Story by:<\/strong> James Kondelik, Ryan R. Johnson, Dick Grunert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Screenplay by:<\/strong> Jonathan Zuck, Joe Leone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Producers:<\/strong> Ryan R. Johnson, Kurt Fethke<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Alice Eve, Eamon O&#8217;Rourke, Lucas Jarach, Luke Daniels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-1382x2048.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-660x978.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CHUM-Poster-scaled.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Film Company has released the official trailer for CHUM, a shark\u2011infused survival thriller starring Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness, Cult Killer, Haunting of the Queen Mary). The film opens in theaters and on VOD\/Digital Platforms on June 5, 2026. Set against the stunning backdrop of Malta, CHUM follows a dream destination wedding that\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/chum-trailer-bloodthirsty-shark-sinister-fisherman-hunt-wedding-party-in-malta\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":42066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,4396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-trailers","category-movies","category-trailers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42067,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42065\/revisions\/42067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}