Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon is an upcoming 2016 American biographical disaster thriller-drama film directed by Peter Berg, written by Matthew Sand and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien and Kate Hudson. It is based on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Principal photography began on April 27, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is expected to release on September 30, 2016.

Initial release: September 30, 2016 (USA)

Director: Peter Berg

Budget: 150 million USD

Music composed by: Steve Jablonsky

Distributor: Summit Entertainment

Mark Wahlberg as Mike Williams

Kurt Russell as Brendan

John Malkovich as Edward

Gina Rodriguez as Andrea Fleytas

Dylan O'Brien as Caleb Holloway

Kate Hudson as Felicia Williams

Ethan Suplee as Jason Anderson

Henry Frost as Shane Rosto

Jeremy Sande as Adam Weise

On March 8, 2011, it was announced that Summit Entertainment, Participant Media and Image Nation acquired the film rights to the New York Times' article Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours written by David Barstow, David S. Rohde and Stephanie Saul, released on December 25, 2010, about the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill.Matthew Sand was set to write the screenplay while Lorenzo di Bonaventura was in talks to produce the film with his Di Bonaventura Pictures banner. Summit and Participant Media/Imagenation were also said to be financing the film. On acquiring the article to develop a film, President of Participant Media, Ricky Strauss said.

"This is a perfect fit for us–a suspenseful and inspiring real-life account of everyday people whose values are tested in the face of an impending environmental disaster."

On July 24, 2012, Ric Roman Waugh was in talks with the studios to direct the film, Mark Vahradian was also set to produce the film along with Bonaventura, Lions Gate Entertainment also joined the project to produce and distribute.On July 11, 2014, it was announced that All Is Lost's director J. C. Chandor had been hired to direct the film, whose screenplay's first draft was written by Sand and then Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the second draft.In early October, it was confirmed that Summit would distribute the film, not Lionsgate. On January 30, 2015, it was reported that Lone Survivor director Peter Berg had replaced Chandor to re-team with Wahlberg for the film. Chandor exited due to some creative differences.

On August 19, 2014, illuminating begun having actor Draw Wahlberg added in with the cause purpose from the picture. Gina Rodriguez seemed to be fixed with Walk 17, 2015 to help engage in the female cause purpose from the picture, where by Wahlberg could engage in Scott Williams, a domestic electrical engineer within the Deepwater Horizon fat rig, though Rodriguez seemed to be fixed to help engage in Andrea Fleytas, exactly who recognized some sort of high for the rig in addition to tried using to make contact with this Shore Protect. Dylan O'Brien was a student in talks to engage in Caleb Holloway claimed by means of Timeline with May 10, 2015. Kurt Russell likewise registered this picture on the same time O'Brien was a student in tells, Russell's purpose seemed to be unspecified still. Shortly afterwards, Ruben Malkovich seemed to be proved toss to be a BP adviser exactly who underestimates this potential issues connected with working away at this rig. Kate Hudson seemed to be reported to be a toss participant with May perhaps, 2015, and may engage in this girl connected with Wahlberg's identity; the woman purpose stands out as the primary on-screen partnering connected with Hudson in addition to Russell, exactly who increased the woman to be a baby. Wahlberg's identity seemed to be disclosed with May perhaps 2015, that she could well be taking part in this real-life idol Scott Williams.

Principal photography on the film began on April 27, 2015. It was later officially announced by Lionsgate on May 18, 2015, that the filming had begun in New Orleans, Louisiana. Scenes at the BP offices are to be filmed in Liverpool, England in September 2015, as it also often doubles as New York.