Renny Harlin Returns to Shark Cinema with 'En mar abierto'

Renny Harlin, the director of 'Deep Blue Sea', makes a comeback to shark cinema with his new film 'En mar abierto'. After years spent in China and working on the 'Strangers' franchise, Harlin returns to what he does best. The film is part of the summer 'splasher' genre, where sharks attack on cinema screens. The blockbuster genre has a conflicted relationship with sharks: Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' was the first official blockbuster, but subsequent shark films have often been low-budget B-movies or Z-movies. Last summer's re-release of 'Jaws' for its 50th anniversary saw it playing alongside humble films like 'Dangerous Animals' and 'Tiburón blanco: La venganza'. 'En mar abierto' is positioned as a worthy return to the genre.