The film, set to hit theaters in the united states on september 30th. D irector peter bergs approach to the reallife oil rig disaster is about as sober as it is possible to be in a movie that gets its rocks off by blowing stuff up. Actor mark wahlberg is said to be in negations to star in deepwater horizon, an upcoming drama based on the bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. While mark wahlberg s films generally tend to be overthetop, even hollywood told a surprisingly mature story depicting one of the worst ecological disasters in our lifetimes. A professor of petroleum engineering assesses what the film gets right and wrong. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of. The bp oil spill comes to movie theaters a shot of the deepwater horizon oil drilling rig as it burned in april 2010. Schlumberger denies having deepwater horizon mud logs. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp oil disaster movie hd a story set on the offshore drilling rig deepwater ho.
Mark wahlberg could be starring in a bp oil spill movie time. Wahlberg plays mike williams, the truelife chief technician on the bp drilling rig who became the face of the 2010 gulf of mexico ecological disaster when he told his story on cbs 60 minutes. Deepwater horizon, starring mark wahlberg, kate hudson and dylan obrien. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams.
It stars mark wahlberg, kurt russell, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, and kate hudson. A story set on the offshore drilling rig deepwater horizon, which exploded during april 2010 and created the worst oil spill in u. Mark wahlberg to star in deepwater horizon movie deadline. Bp oil spill movie deepwater horizon starring mark.
Deepwater horizon trailer sees mark wahlberg battle 2010s. The new trailer for deepwater horizon sees mark wahlberg battle the mean old dinosaurs of the devastating 2010 bp oil spill my dad is mike. In 2009, the crew had even made a hiphopthemed music video that promoted hand safety. Lion gates new action movie deepwater horizon dramatizes the 2010 gulf of mexico disaster, the worst oil spill in u.
A dramatization of the disaster in april 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the deepwater horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in american history. Based on the truelife story of the 2010 bp oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico which caused the worst oil spill since the exxon valdez, the movie is being produced. The new movie deepwater horizon depicts the blowout that triggered the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. I covered the oil spill for the washington post and later wrote a book about the bp oil spill and. Whether its the latest studio release, an indie horror flick, an evocative documentary, or that new romcom youve been waiting for, the fandango movieclips team is here day and night to make sure. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon drilling rig, located 41 miles off the coast of louisiana, exploded when highpressure methane gas blew out the drill pipe. Peter berg directed it from a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan and matthew sand. Deepwater horizonthe new mark wahlberg disaster filmhas the look and feel of a typical movie in the genre. Mark wahlberg in talks to star in deepwater horizon. Summit entertainment has staked out a date for deepwater horizon, the true story account of the devastating 2010 bp oil spill that mark wahlberg is starring in and jc chandor is directing. The movie based on the bp deepwater horizon oil disaster starring mark wahlberg is set for release september 30, 2016, according to producers summit entertainment. Bp oil spill disaster movie stars mark wahlberg and kurt russell.
Lionsgate in a statement said the movie chronicles the courage of. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible mobile offshore drilling unit modu, which was owned and operated by transocean and drilling for bp in the macondo prospect oil field about 40 miles 64 km southeast off the louisiana coast. While factchecking the deepwater horizon movie, we learned that on april 20, 2010, the day of the disaster, bp and transocean officials showed up to give the rigs crew a safety award to celebrate seven years without a losttime accident. As millions of gallons of crude oil spewed into the blue water of the gulf of. First look at deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg. Rolling back regulations ignores the central lessons from the countrys largest oil spill. Ably led by mark wahlberg, the cast is thoroughly believable in a harrowing disaster. Bp oil spill movie deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg gets a trailer. Good morning america debuted the new trailer for the film. Alec baldwin calls out mark wahlberg for new movie the.
Donald vidrine and robert kaluza were indicted on manslaughter charges, but they were later settled. The resulting oil spill lasted 87 days and spilled over 210 million gallons into the gulf of mexico, making it the worst oil disaster in history. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp. The actress, 36, is cast opposite mark wahlberg in the movie that recounts the story of the worst oil spill in u. Age of extinction, would star as a manager who tries to rescue his crew after the rig explosion. Mark wahlberg as bp oil spill hero in deepwater horizon 9. Wahlberg, who recently played in lorenzo di bonaventuras transformers. Watch mark wahlberg fight through the deepwater horizon disaster john malkovich, kate hudson, kurt russell also star in first trailer for film about 2010 bp oil spill. Watch mark wahlberg fight through the deepwater horizon. Deadline reported that mark wahlberg could join the film, which already. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies the blame. Release date for mark wahlberg deepwater horizon movie set. Bp s plan to contain oil spill in great australian bight labelled flimsy 4 out of 5 stars.
Mark wahlberg is bringing the reallife disaster story of the 2010 deepwater horizon oil rig explosion to life on the big screen. Deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg gets 2016. The disaster, now known as the bp oil spill, has inspired the movie, deepwater horizon, which will dramatize the events leading up to the fateful event. On wednesday, baldwin tweeted concern about mark wahlbergs upcoming movie on the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the worst spill in us history.
Schlumberger denies having deepwater horizon mud logs by. Deepwater horizon is a story of both gross managerial incompetence and personal heroism in the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Kate hudson joins mark wahlberg in bp oil disaster film. Chandor for liongates summit entertainment, industry. Kate hudson joins a stellar cast in a film about the bp oil spill. Hollywood actor mark wahlberg says his new movie deepwater horizon is a tribute to the people who died and those who survived the gulf of mexico oil spill disaster. The bp oil spill in 2010 was an environment disaster, but the first trailer for peter bergs deepwater horizon hints at an old fashioned monster movie. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but. Theres no denying the harrowing nature of the story being told, but berg is admirably, uncharacteristically restrained. The infamous british petroleum oil rig caught fire and exploded on april 20, 2010.
Mark wahlberg is set to star in the motion picture retelling of the events surrounding the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill into the gulf of mexico as the actor continues to switch successfully. Now, in september, audiences will get deepwater horizon, a dramatic look at the 2010 bp oilrig explosion that filled the gulf of mexico with millions of gallons of crude. Deepwater horizon oil spill environment the guardian. A film depicting the events of the bp oil spill of 2010 will open in september, and weve got our. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. Yes, the chief electronics technician on the deepwater horizon, mike williams mark wahlberg in the movie, jumped 10 stories into the gulf of mexico in order to escape the flames that had engulfed the rig. Kate hudson begins work on bp oil spill disaster movie. Along with kate hudson and mark wahlberg, both kurt russell and john malkovich are attached to.
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