Sean Astin's The Surface costar named

Chris Mulkey will costar with Sean Astin in The Surface, which begins filming next week in Milwaukee WI, Variety reports. Mulkey was recently seen in “The Purge” and co-stars in the upcoming Tom Hanks drama “Captain Phillips.”

The Surface, an adventure drama, is about two men, both at the end of their rope, who suddenly meet in the middle of the unpredictable waters of Lake Michigan. The story is about how even on the darkest days there’s light, and that tomorrow’s a new day. It’s a story with mystery, humor, desperation, friendship and hope.

Sean plays Mitch and Chris is small plane pilot Kelly. Read more about The Surface from this press release, and an interview on Milwaukee NPR with director Gil Cates, Jr. ("Jobs") and writer/producer Jeff Gendelman.