Theres no denying the harrowing nature of the story being told, but berg is admirably, uncharacteristically restrained. Ably led by mark wahlberg, the cast is thoroughly believable in a harrowing disaster. A film depicting the events of the bp oil spill of 2010 will open in september, and weve got our. 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. Mark wahlberg as bp oil spill hero in deepwater horizon 9. 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.
Alec baldwin calls out mark wahlberg for new movie the. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp oil disaster movie hd a story set on the offshore drilling rig deepwater ho. Deepwater horizon oil spill environment the guardian. 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. Release date for mark wahlberg deepwater horizon movie set. The new movie deepwater horizon depicts the blowout that triggered the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. 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. Deepwater horizon is a 2016 american disaster film based on the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Bp s plan to contain oil spill in great australian bight labelled flimsy 4 out of 5 stars.
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. Bp oil spill movie deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg gets a trailer. Lion gates new action movie deepwater horizon dramatizes the 2010 gulf of mexico disaster, the worst oil spill in u. A story set on the offshore drilling rig deepwater horizon, which exploded during april 2010 and created the worst oil spill in u. Rolling back regulations ignores the central lessons from the countrys largest oil spill. I covered the oil spill for the washington post and later wrote a book about the bp oil spill and. 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. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies the blame. Deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg gets 2016. Peter berg directed it from a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan and matthew sand.
Schlumberger denies having deepwater horizon mud logs by. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but. Bp oil spill movie deepwater horizon starring mark. Deadline reported that mark wahlberg could join the film, which already. 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 actress, 36, is cast opposite mark wahlberg in the movie that recounts the story of the worst oil spill in u. 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.
Mark wahlberg to star in deepwater horizon movie deadline. Mark wahlberg is bringing the reallife disaster story of the 2010 deepwater horizon oil rig explosion to life on the big screen. Chandor for liongates summit entertainment, industry. In 2009, the crew had even made a hiphopthemed music video that promoted hand safety.
Deepwater horizon, starring mark wahlberg, kate hudson and dylan obrien. 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. As millions of gallons of crude oil spewed into the blue water of the gulf 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. 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. 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. Age of extinction, would star as a manager who tries to rescue his crew after the rig explosion. 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. 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. 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. 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. It stars mark wahlberg, kurt russell, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, and kate hudson.
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. 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. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp. 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. 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. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. Schlumberger denies having deepwater horizon mud logs. The bp oil spill comes to movie theaters a shot of the deepwater horizon oil drilling rig as it burned in april 2010. Donald vidrine and robert kaluza were indicted on manslaughter charges, but they were later settled. 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. Bp oil spill disaster movie stars mark wahlberg and kurt russell. Mark wahlberg could be starring in a bp oil spill movie time.
Wahlberg, who recently played in lorenzo di bonaventuras transformers. The infamous british petroleum oil rig caught fire and exploded on april 20, 2010. 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. Kate hudson begins work on bp oil spill disaster movie. First look at deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg. A professor of petroleum engineering assesses what the film gets right and wrong. 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 movie vs true story of mike williams. The film, set to hit theaters in the united states on september 30th. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of. Lionsgate in a statement said the movie chronicles the courage of. Watch mark wahlberg fight through the deepwater horizon. Deepwater horizon trailer sees mark wahlberg battle 2010s.
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