Chris Hemsworth battles it out with the legendary massive whale that inspired Moby Dick in trailer for In The Heart Of The Sea

By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com

Published: 12:03 EST, 17 September 2015 | Updated: 13:02 EST, 17 September 2015

He has played the God of Thunder and a Formula-One race car driver.

And Chris Hemsworth's next role looks like it may be his most challenging yet.

The hunky 32-year-old actor was featured predominantly in the trailer for In The Heart Of The Sea released on Thursday.

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Hunky: Chris Hemsworth is featured predominantly in the trailer for upcoming flick In The Heart Of The Sea released on Thursday

Hunky: Chris Hemsworth is featured predominantly in the trailer for upcoming flick In The Heart Of The Sea released on Thursday

He plays first mate Owen Chase in the biographical film centred around the legendary events involving The Essex whaleship crews encounter with an enraged bull sperm whale in the 1820s.

The trailer begins with majestic shots of ocean views of the ocean, short clips of Owen's nautical adventures with his crew and touching scenes with his wife Peggy, played by Charlotte Riley. The 32-year-old actress is married to Tom Hardy.

Peggy expresses her concern over marrying a whaleman as she says to her man: 'Promise me, just come back.'

Ladylove: The 32-year-old actor could be seen getting intimate with co-star Charlotte Riley in a few of the opening scenes shown in the trailer

Ladylove: The 32-year-old actor could be seen getting intimate with co-star Charlotte Riley in a few of the opening scenes shown in the trailer

Float on: As Chris plays First Mate of The Essex, an American whaleship. a few cuts of their nautical adventures were also shown

Float on: As Chris plays First Mate of The Essex, an American whaleship. a few cuts of their nautical adventures were also shown

Hard times: The 32-year-old actress plays Owen's wife Peggy who expresses concern over marrying a whaleman as she said to him: 'Promise me, just come back'

Hard times: The 32-year-old actress plays Owen's wife Peggy who expresses concern over marrying a whaleman as she said to him: 'Promise me, just come back'

Owen promises then the scene of the large predatory mammal's attack on their ship is shown as his crew and their vessel is completely ravaged.

Text through the jarring cuts reads: 'This December experience the true encounter that inspired the myth Moby Dick.'

Owen is then shown floating in the ocean after the attack with the voiceover querying: 'Look where we find ourselves, what offense that we give God to upset him so?'

Uh-oh: After he makes the promise a seen is shown of Owen preparing his crew as they heard a rather unusual noise

Uh-oh: After he makes the promise a seen is shown of Owen preparing his crew as they heard a rather unusual noise

Thar she blows: A massive bull sperm whale, who is the inspiration for classic mythical chracter Moby Dick, is then shown

Thar she blows: A massive bull sperm whale, who is the inspiration for classic mythical chracter Moby Dick, is then shown

Ravaged: The angry predatory animal attacks the ship and crew

Ravaged: The angry predatory animal attacks the ship and crew

That did not seem to be the only encounter with the creature who inspired Moby Dick as several other scenes of attacks were shown including the crew trying to fight back.

In the end Owen tells himself that 'It's just a whale,' as the one of the creature's eyes could be seen floating just above the water with a piece of a shrapnel in it's skin right next to it.

A bearded and bedraggled Owen could be seen looking in disbelief with his chapped lips quivering as he holds on to a harpoon.

It seems as if the film may get a whole lot darker as the non-fiction book of the same name written by Nathaniel Philbrick, released in 2000, documents the crew being forced to resort to cannibalism after sailing to South America.

Lucky to be alive: Owen washes ashore as he queries in a voiceover : 'Look where we find ourselves, what offense that we give God to upset him so?'

Lucky to be alive: Owen washes ashore as he queries in a voiceover : 'Look where we find ourselves, what offense that we give God to upset him so?'

The beast: At one point toward the end of the clip, the whale's eye could be seen just over the water with a wound in clear site

The beast: At one point toward the end of the clip, the whale's eye could be seen just over the water with a wound in clear site

'It's just a whale': A bewildered and bedraggled Owen could be seen with chapped lips and a harpoon in hand

'It's just a whale': A bewildered and bedraggled Owen could be seen with chapped lips and a harpoon in hand

The film also stars Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw and Michelle Fairley. 

Iconic director Ron Howard, known for his work on Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, is helming the film. 

In the Heart Of The Sea is set to hit cinemas in the US on December 11 followed by a UK release on Christmas Day.

Rough ride: In the Heart Of The Sea is set to hit cinemas in the US on December 11 followed by a UK release on Christmas Day

Rough ride: In the Heart Of The Sea is set to hit cinemas in the US on December 11 followed by a UK release on Christmas Day

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