Ron Howard’s delivered an early Christmas present with the release of the new trailer for his sea-faring epic In The Heart of the Sea.

The film stars Chris Hemsworth as the first mate of The Essex, a New England whaling ship that was assaulted by something no-one would believe.

The cast also includes Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Ben Whishaw.

It’s released in the UK on March 13.

Here’s the trailer: http://youtu.be/jSGcocTLMlk