Deepwater Horizon trailer recreates the real disaster Lionsgate has released the full trailer for Deepwater Horizon, which stars Mark Wahlberg as real-life hero Mike Williams. Check out the Deepwater Horizon trailer in the player below! Deepwater Horizon is based on the true events that occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the story chronicles the courage of those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon and the extreme moments of bravery and survival in the face of what would become one of the biggest man-made disasters in world history. The film stars Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, The Fighter) alongside Golden Globe-nominee Kurt Russell (Furious 7, The Hateful Eight), Academy Award-nominee John Malkovich (RED, Burn After Reading), Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner), Golden Globe-winner Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”), and Academy Award-nominee Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, Nine). Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Battleship) is directing the screenplay written by Matthew Sand and Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom).