A teaser trailer has been released for Deepwater Horizon, a movie about the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Back in 2010 a blowout, a massive and uncontrollable release of crude oil, occurred on the rig named Deepwater Horizon, which led to a devastating explosion that ignited a fireball that could be seen from 40 miles away, the eventual sinking of the rig, and the loss of eleven lives. After the explosion oil gushed from the earth at a catastrophic rate, creating one of the biggest man-made disasters of all time.

You can watch the first teaser trailer for the movie below.

Deepwater Horizon is directed by Peter Perg (Lone Survivor, The Rundown), and stars Mark Wahlberg (The Departed, The Fighter), Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Kung Fu Panda 3), Kurt Russell (The Hateful Eight, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich, In The Line of Fire), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, The Bold and the Beautiful), Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf), and Ethan Suplee (The Wolf of Wall Street, My Name is Earl).

Trailer

On April 20th, 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.

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.

[Source: Lionsgate Movies]