The first of two Peter Berg-directed, Mark Wahlberg-led films we’ll get within just a few months later this year, Deepwater Horizon depicts the harrowing explosion in April 2010, which killed 11 crewman. (The other is Patriots Day, depicting the Boston Marathon bombings, set for late December.) Today we have a new full-length trailer for the BP oil spill drama ahead of a September release.
Selling the drama more as an action film — rather than the tone one might expect A Most Violent Year‘s J.C. Chandor would have come up with before dropping out — it might have commercial appeal, but we can’t say it’s among our most-anticipated of the fall. Also starring Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, Kate Hudson and Dylan O’Brien, check out the new trailer and poster below.
On April 20th, 2010, one of the world’s largest man-made disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honors the brave men and women whose heroism would save many on board, and change everyone’s lives forever.
Summit Entertainment and Participant Media present a di Bonaventura Pictures production, a Closest to the Hole / Leverage Entertainment production, a Peter Berg film. The film is directed by Peter Berg from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand and from a screen story by Matthew Sand. The film stars Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg, Golden Globe® nominee Kurt Russell, Academy Award® nominee John Malkovich, Golden Globe® winner Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien and Academy Award® nominee Kate Hudson.
Deepwater Horizon opens on September 30th.