Abyssal Spider
{{short description|Chinese film}}
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| name = Abyssal Spider
| image = Abyssal Spider (2020) poster.jpg
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| caption = Promotional release poster
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| s = 海雾
| t = 海霧
| p = Hǎi wù}}
| director = Joe Chien
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|09|11}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = Taiwan
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Abyssal Spider ({{zh|t=海霧|s=海雾|p=Hǎi wù|l=Sea Fog}}), also known as Mad Spider Sea,{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3633436/latest-abyssal-spider-trailer-loaded-giant-spider-action-youre-craving/|title=Latest 'Abyssal Spider' Trailer is Loaded With All the Giant Spider Action You're Craving|last=Squires|first=John|date=25 September 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=15 August 2021}} is a 2020 Taiwanese monster thriller film{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.tw/entertainment/article/海霧-國片-王陽明-柯佳嬿|title=台灣首部海怪驚悚片！《海霧》改編自遠航船隻口耳相傳恐怖傳說，9 月上映！|last=Hsu|first=Daniel|date=31 July 2020|website=GQ|language=zh|access-date=19 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/abyssal-spider-trailer-watch-poster-plot-release-date-a9682746.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823205854/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/abyssal-spider-trailer-watch-poster-plot-release-date-a9682746.html |archive-date=2020-08-23 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Abyssal Spider: Viewers left terrified by promotion of Taiwanese monster thriller film|last=Michallon|first=Clémence|date=21 August 2020|website=The Independent|access-date=21 August 2020}} directed by Joe Chien.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3628210/aquatic-terror-chinese-creature-feature-abyssal-spider-giant-sea-spider-trailer/|title=The Aquatic Terror in Chinese Creature Feature 'Abyssal Spider' is… a Giant Sea Spider?! [Trailer]|last=Squires|first=John|date=19 August 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=19 August 2020}} It stars Wang Yangming, Zheng Renshuo, and Ko Chia-yen, and follows the crew of a boat threatened by a dangerous storm and a colossal aquatic spider.
The film was released in Taiwan on 11 September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=790551|title=柯佳嬿攜手兩位「性格男神」豪華陣容挑戰海上驚悚災難片！|date=3 August 2020|website=SET News|access-date=19 August 2020}}
Premise
During an attempt to rescue a tanker in a storm, a search and rescue crew witnesses a large shadow beneath the waves and is pulled into the sea. Years later, lone survivor Ajie boards a boat which becomes lost in a storm, and must work together with his fellow crewmates to survive against both the weather and a number of creatures lurking underwater, including a giant aquatic spider.
Release
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A trailer for the film was uploaded to YouTube on 19 August 2020.{{cite AV media|date=19 August 2020|title=2020華語影壇最豪華陣容【海霧】2020.9.11奮力一搏，殺出活路|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSKbdpM8VFc|access-date=15 August 2021|publisher=海樂大電影 on YouTube}} A second trailer was released on 4 September 2020,{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3630530/new-abyssal-spider-trailer-actually-reveals-one-aquatic-spiders-time-trailer/|title=New 'Abyssal Spider' Trailer Actually Reveals One of the Aquatic Spiders This Time [Video]|last=Squires|first=John|date=4 September 2020|website=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=15 August 2021}} followed by a third trailer on 24 September.
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/Abyssal.Movie/ Official Facebook page]
- {{IMDb title|id=12929746|title=Abyssal Spider}}
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Category:Disaster thriller films
Category:Taiwanese disaster films
Category:Taiwanese-language films
Category:Taiwanese thriller films
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