Deepwater Horizon chronicles one of the most devastating man-made environmental disasters of our time when Peter Berg’s thriller docks in theaters on September 30. Deepwater Horizon is inspired by a true story and sees the actor team up with filmmaker Peter Berg.
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Wahlberg stars as Mike Williams, an oil rig worker who leaves his wife (Hudson) and young daughter to work what is considered one of the most unsafe jobs in the world. Directed by Peter Berg, this story honors the courageous men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever. Matthew Sand handles the screen story and co-scripts with Matthew Michael Carnahan.
The new trailer, titled “Heroes”, shows Mark Wahlberg‘s character fighting to survive after the oil rig explodes.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson, John Malkovich and Dylan O’Brien.
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The Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, owned and operated by Transocean, was drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 100 miles off of Alabama’s Gulf coast when the explosion occurred.
