DEEPWATER HORIZON Trailer: Mark Wahlberg Has to Survive an Oil Spill
Director Peter Berg and actor Mark Wahlberg love making based-on-a-true-story movies, and Deepwater Horizon — which tracks the events of 2010's massive off-shore disaster — is their latest collaboration. Lionsgate has just released the full trailer for the movie, and it's a big improvement over the on-the-nose teaser. I'm not crazy about the super-cheesy "gimme those eyes" moments, or Kate Hudson's character in general (she seems like an Amy Schumer sketch), and I'm torn about whether this actually has the potential to be a powerful movie or if it's just shamelessly capitalizing on a relatively recent disaster as a shortcut to an emotional response. What do you all think?
On April 20, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster 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.
Deepwater Horizon heads to theaters on September 30, 2016.