'Submergence' trivia and fun facts

Mixed races

In the novel, Danielle Flinders is described as a mixed-raced woman. Her father is Australian and her mother is from Martinique, a country where 90% of the population is black. An excerpt from the novel says this about Danielle; "In her complexion and variety of dress and habits and manners there was something of her mother's Creole background". Swedish actress Alicia Vikander was cast for the role.

Co-star actress

Alicia Vikander played the love interest of Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy's co-star in the 'X-Men' franchise, in The Light Between Oceans (2016). Charlotte Rampling also costarred with Fassbender in 'Assassin's Creed' (2016).

From a book

It is based on the J.M. Ledgard's novel.