Not Without Hope

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.