Continental Split is a high-concept disaster-thriller set in the near future, focusing on an unprecedented geological event that threatens the entire planet. The film begins with an ominous prologue, where scientists detect unusual seismic activity beneath the Earth’s crust. Dr. Evelyn Carter (played by Margot Robbie), a leading seismologist, sounds the alarm when she discovers a rapidly growing fault line, one unlike any other—a rift stretching across continents and threatening to tear the world apart, literally.
The first half of the film introduces key characters, including Dr. Carter’s estranged husband, Jack (Chris Hemsworth), a deep-sea geologist working on a covert government project to harness energy from the Earth’s core. Their strained relationship is reignited when Evelyn reaches out to Jack, needing his expertise to investigate the anomaly. At the same time, a series of small-scale disasters begins to unfold worldwide—minor earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and unexpected tsunamis.
As the tension rises, the government and military get involved, with General Marcus Shaw (Idris Elba) taking charge of the situation. Evelyn’s research reveals that the Earth’s tectonic plates are undergoing an accelerated split—what would normally take millions of years is happening within days. This “continental split” is not only tearing the ground apart but also causing unpredictable shifts in the planet’s atmosphere and magnetic field.
The middle of the movie is packed with intense action as entire cities are destroyed by massive earthquakes, with chasms swallowing buildings, and survivors scrambling for safety. In one harrowing scene, Los Angeles is depicted breaking apart, with skyscrapers collapsing into the ocean. Jack and Evelyn, along with a small team of scientists, embark on a desperate mission to plant a series of seismic stabilizers deep within the Earth’s crust, hoping to stop the cataclysmic event.
However, the real twist occurs when Evelyn uncovers a dark secret: Jack’s project was not about energy. The government had been drilling deep into the Earth’s core, causing the very instability they’re now fighting against. Betrayed but still determined to save humanity, Jack and Evelyn must work together to fix the crisis they unknowingly unleashed.
The trailer ends on a cliffhanger as the Earth’s crust fractures even more violently. The final shot is a wide view of the Earth from space, showing massive rifts carving the continents apart, leaving the fate of the world uncertain.
The tagline appears: “The world is coming undone.”
