Poseion is a 2006 action adventure disaster film and the third film adaptation of The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico. It stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum and Richard Dreyfuss. It is directed by Wolfgang Petersen and was produced and distributed by Warner Bros., in association with Virtual Studios. The film also had a simultaneous release in the IMAX format. The film's executive producers were Kevin Burns and Jon Jashni, Sheila Allen and Benjamin Waisbren. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the visual effects category, and was released on May 12, 2006.