Poseidon is a 2006 remake of the classic disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, based on the novel by Paul Gallico. It was released on May 12, 2006 and stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum and Richard Dreyfuss. It is directed by Wolfgang Petersen and was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, in association with Virtual Studios. The film also had a simultaneous release in the IMAX format. The film is executive produced by Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni, Sheila Allen and Benjamin Waisbren. It was nominated for a single Academy Award in the visual effects category..The story centers on the Poseidon, a luxury ocean liner, named for the Greek god of the sea, in the midst of a transatlantic crossing.The beginning focuses on a brief introduction of the main characters, as they go about their activities and business on board the ship. Eighteen-year-old Jennifer Ramsey (Emmy Rossum) and her boyfriend Christian (Mike Vogel) are a young couple hoping to soon be engaged, but her father, former New York City Mayor Robert Ramsey (Kurt Russell), harbors doubts about their relationship, and Christian in particular. Elena (Argentinian actress, Mia Maestro), travelling to see her ill brother in New York, is a stowaway in the cabin of Valentin (Freddy Rodriguez), a waiter in the ship’s dining room. Dylan (Josh Lucas) is a smooth-talking professional gambler and Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss) is a distraught, gay architect who has recently experienced a break up with his boyfriend.
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