Jason Billington is an Australian Visual Effects Supervisor known for his works in an American disaster film based on a 2010 article about an explosion and oil spill that happened where?
Deepwater Horizon (film) Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 American disaster film based on actual events. It was directed by Peter Berg from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien and Kate Hudson. It is based on a 2010 article by David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul on the "Deepwater Horizon" explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill The following is a timeline of the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the Macondo blowout). It was a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. It was a result of the well blowout that began with the "Deepwater Horizon" drilling rig explosion on April 20, 2010.