The Walking Dead‘s Lauren Cohan has just been cast in the action thriller Mile 22. She joins Mark Wahlberg in the film which will be directed by Peter Berg. This will mark the fourth collaboration between Wahlberg and Berg after Lone Survivor, Patriot‘s Day and Deepwater Horizon.Mile 22 will follow an elite American intelligence officer who, aided by a […]
DVD Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist. SYNOPSIS: Recounting the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent investigation and manhunt to find those responsible. When […]
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg reteam for Mile 22
Earlier today at CinemaCon, STX entertainment took the stage to introduce Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day), who are once again collaborating on a project. Their new film is called Mile 22, and is about a CIA officer having to smuggle a key Indonesian witness to an airport 22 miles away, […]
Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist.SYNOPSIS:April 15th, 2013. As the Boston Marathon is in full swing, two brothers set off homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In […]
David Mackenzie and Peter Berg said to be frontrunners to direct Scarface remake
Last week it was announced that Antoine Fuqua has vacated the director’s chair on Universal’s planned Scarface remake to focus on The Equalizer 2, and it looks like the studio is wasting little time in securing a replacement.According to THR, Universal has identified a shortlist headed up by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and […]
Movie Review – Patriots Day (2016)
Patriots Day, 2016.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons, Michelle Monaghan, Christopher O’Shea, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Wolff, Themo Melikidze, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking, and Melissa Benoist.SYNOPSIS:An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, […]
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing movie Patriots Day gets a first trailer
Coming off of the slightly disappointing opening weekend results for Deepwater Horizon, CBS Films has released the first trailer for Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s second collaboration of the year, Patriots Day. Much like Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day is based on fairly recent true events, in this case, the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three […]
Second Opinion – Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon, 2016.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriquez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS:On April 20th, 2010, the world’s largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed by Peter Berg (Lone Survivor), this story honors the brave men and women whose heroism would […]
Movie Review – Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Deepwater Horizon, 2016. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriquez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. By all accounts, it would have been far easier for […]
Two more join Boston Marathon bombing drama Patriots Day
With filming due to get underway soon, two more actors have joined the cast of Patriots Day, the upcoming drama based on the events on and after the 2014 Boston Marathon bombing. Joining the cast are House of Cards actress Rachel Brosnahan and Christopher O’Shea (Madam Secretary) who are set to play newlyweds Jessica Kensky and […]
