Is Poseidon 2006 a remake?

Poseidon is a 2006 American action disaster film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. It is the third film adaptation of Paul Gallico’s 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure, and a loose remake of the 1972 film of the same name.

Who survives at the end of Poseidon?

Survivors are Jennifer, Elena, Lucky Larry and Christian, who is caught under a light. The two groups of adventurers converge and have to fight fire, electricity, tight spaces, elevator shafts and most of all, water.

What ship did they use to film Poseidon?

R.M.S Queen Mary
The Poseidon Adventure (1970) used R.M.S Queen Mary for exterior shots and the exterior of Poseidon in this movie used the modern R.M.S Queen Mary II as inspiration.

Did Fergie star in Poseidon?

Poseidon (2006) – Fergie as Gloria – IMDb.

Why is Poseidon Rated PG 13?

Violent Content. The MPAA tagged Poseidon with a PG-13 rating for “intense prolonged sequences of disaster and peril.” That may be an understatement, as virtually every minute of this grip-your-theater-seat movie involves individuals fighting for their next breath.

Can Poseidon happen in real life?

Could a real cruise ship get its world turned upside-down, as happens to Hollywood’s make-believe behemoth? ” ‘Poseidon’ is good clean fun, but it’s not likely to happen,” said Dr. William Asher, principal oceanographer at the applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington.

Was Poseidon a true story?

The SS Poseidon is a fictional transatlantic ocean liner that first appeared in the 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico and later in four films based on the novel. The ship is named after the god of the seas in Greek mythology.

Is Poseidon worth watching?

It is one of the best adventure movies of recent years, with vivid characters, convincing special effects and a tangible feel for the relentless sea. Having made such considerable movies, Petersen does not seem to have been inspired by the opportunity to remake a movie that was not all that good to begin with.