Continuing his admirable trend of fluctuating between studio blockbusters and more narratively ambitious projects, Mark Wahlberg has entered into talks to star in Deepwater Horizon, which will tell the dramatic true tale of the 2010 Bp oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, which caused the worst oil spill since the Exxon Valdez.
Wahlberg will star as the No. 2 manager on the doomed oil rig, who worked to rescue men in the water on that disastrous day. The project, adapted from The New York Times’ article “Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hour,” specifically highlights the courage of those on the rig when it blew, killing 11 and injuring 16 others, as they attempted to salvage the rig and save their colleagues.
The actor is hotter than ever thanks to his acclaimed performance in the Peter Berg-directed war action-drama Lone Survivor and his lead role in Transformers: Age of Extinction, which broke a...
Wahlberg will star as the No. 2 manager on the doomed oil rig, who worked to rescue men in the water on that disastrous day. The project, adapted from The New York Times’ article “Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hour,” specifically highlights the courage of those on the rig when it blew, killing 11 and injuring 16 others, as they attempted to salvage the rig and save their colleagues.
The actor is hotter than ever thanks to his acclaimed performance in the Peter Berg-directed war action-drama Lone Survivor and his lead role in Transformers: Age of Extinction, which broke a...
- 8/19/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
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