Deepwater: Was this film made on a real oil rig?

Released in cinemas in 2016, the movie called Deepwaterworn by Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez and John Malkovichwill be broadcast Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 9:05 p.m. on W9. Directed by Peter Bergthis feature film features the character of Mike Williams,played on screen by Mark Wahlberg. The latter works as an electrician on the Deepwater Horizon platform, located in the Gulf of Mexico. Between Mike Williams and his boss Jimmy Harrell, performed by Kurt Russellthe agreement is perfect, because the first knows the professionalism of the second.

On the other hand, he does not trust the tenant company headed by Donald Vidrine, played by John Malkovich, who thinks only of profit, at the expense of the safety of the whole team. A bad technical maneuver, motivated by money, causes a terrible accident. As an oil blowout occurs and the well ignites, Mike and his colleagues will try to save the platform and their lives. In fact, the movie Deepwater relates the infamous environmental disaster that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. This tragedy caused a terrible oil spill and caused the disappearance of 11 people, but also more than a hundred injured. It is the biggest ecological accident in the history of the United States.

Deepwater: BP did not authorize the production to shoot the film on one of its oil platforms

For the record, the production of Deepwater was in negotiations with the oil company BP, which operated Deepwater Horizon, but the company did not allow the team to shoot on any of its platforms. This is why the producers of this feature film decided to build one themselves for the needs of the film. Reconstituted at 85%, this “fake” platform required the work of 85 welders, who built it in three distinct parts. The main set weighed 1,315 tons and a helipad was also designed to land a helicopter. Finally, this feature film was not a great successgiven that it collected $119 million in revenue during its theatrical run, for an estimated production budget of 110 million euros.

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