Mark Wahlberg Likely To Star In 'Deepwater Horizon'
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Actor
Mark
Wahlberg
is
set
to
star
in
"Deepwater
Horizon"
-
a
cinematic
retelling
of
the
BP
oil
disaster
that
occurred
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico
in
2010.
J.C.
Chandor
is
directing
the
film,
with
Lorenzo
di
Bonaventura
and
Mark
Vahradian
co-producing
it.
Script
is
written
by
Matthew
Michael
Carnahan.
The
adaptation
will
focus
on
the
infamous
incident
in
which
BP's
oil
ring
caught
fire
and
exploded,
killing
11
crew
members
and
resulting
in
the
largest
offshore
oil
spill
in
US
history.
It
is
believed
that
Wahlberg
will
play
the
assistant
manager
of
the
rig
who
tried
to
save
his
men.
The
movie
will
primarily
focus
about
what
happened
behind-the-scenes
in
the
48
hours
leading
up
to
the
day
of
the
disaster
Wahlberg,
who
recently
played
in
Lorenzo
di
Bonaventura's
Transformers:
Age
of
Extinction
is
in
talks
with
Lionsgate.
Once
the
things
are
finalised,
then
the
production
will
start
in
summer,
2015.