When he’s not sharing the screen with giant robots and talking teddy bears Mark Wahlberg has been working hard behind the scenes as an active producer of such HBO shows like Boardwalk Empire, In Treatment and Entourage. Not content with Entourage getting the big screen makeover, Wahlberg has been claiming recently that a Boardwalk Empire movie […]
Mark Wahlberg still in the running for Uncharted movie
A movie based on the popular video game series Uncharted has been in development for some time at Sony. Originally David O. Russell was in line to direct with Mark Wahlberg starring as the protagonist Nathan ‘Nate’ Drake. When Russell left the project it appeared that Wahlberg was no longer in the frame, however it […]
Mark Wahlberg committed to Transformers 5 (and 6)
Back in October it was confirmed that Michael Bay will not return to the director’s chair for the fifth instalment of the Transformers franchise, but it seems that Transformers: Age of Extinction star Mark Wahlberg will be back for the next movie, and the one after that too… “Yeah, I committed to doing a couple […]
Movie Review – The Gambler (2014)
The Gambler. 2014 Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange, and George Kennedy Synopsis: A literature college professor and high stakes gambler runs afoul of a loan shark and his bodyguard-like gangsters while he has an affair with one of his students. There is such a […]
Mark Wahlberg’s Six Billion Dollar Man gets a release date
It seems Mark Wahlberg just can’t escape issues relating to finance, after All the Money in the World and the subsequent pay disparity fall out, his next numerically focused film has been given a release date, with Warner Bros. announcing that The Six Billion Dollar Man will drop May 31st, 2019. Warner Bros. acquired the […]
Octavia Spencer, Isabela Moner and more join Instant Family
THR is reporting that Paramount Pictures has added Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water), Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight), stand-up comedians Tig Notaro, Iliza Shlesinger and Tom Segura and newcomers Gustavo Quiroz and Julianna Gamiz to the cast of the upcoming comedy Instant Family. The film is being directed by Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home) and stars Mark Wahlberg […]
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Mile 22 getting a sequel, TV series and VR experience
STX Films has announced that the upcoming Mile 22 from director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg is set to receive a sequel, a scripted TV series, and a VR experience. The film, the fourth collaboration between Berg and Wahlberg after Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day, sees Wahlberg as “an elite American intelligence […]
Mark Wahlberg donates his All the Money in the World reshoot salary to #TimesUp legal fund
Mark Wahlberg found himself the centre of some controversy this week when it was announced that he’d been paid $1.5 million for the reshoots to remove Kevin Spacey from Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World, whereas the rest of the cast worked per diem, with top-billed Michelle Williams being paid less than $1000 […]
All the Money in the World featurette explores the recasting of J. Paul Getty
A new featurette has arrived online for drama All the Money in the World which sees Ridley Scott and cast members Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, and Christopher Plummer discussing the director’s bold decision to replace Kevin Spacey following his sexual assault allegations, recasting and reshooting the role of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty with Plummer. […]
Second Opinion – All the Money in the World (2017)
All the Money in the World, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Plummer, and Romain Duris. SYNOPSIS: Not only is John Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer) the richest man in the world, he’s also the richest anyone has ever been. Seeking an opportunity to extort money from him, a […]
