Unfortunately, no further details about the plot of Matthew J. There is even less that I can tell you about Bait and Switch - another Universal-backed Mark Wahlberg vehicle that was described as a combination of both of the actor’s specialties: action and comedy, upon its 2011 announcement. The studio also tapped The Imitation Game helmer Morton Tyldum to direct the conspiracy thriller - which, at this point, would take a conspiracy theorist to figure out what has happened to the production since. Avon Man was reportedly set to star Wahlberg (replacing Hugh Jackman) as a recently fired auto dealer who reluctantly becomes a salesman for the titular cosmetics manufacturer, but the announcement of his casting in 2012 was the last tangible update.Īlso in 2012, Mark Wahlberg became attached to star in The Disciple Program - the screenwriting debut of Tyler Marecca, which Universal paid six figures to acquire in a heated bidding war. The same fate has also befallen this film, announced at a time when comedies seemed to be the sweet spot for the star of The Other Guys opposite Will Ferrel, and Ted, in which director Seth MacFarlane voiced Mark Wahlberg’s stuffed animal from childhood. The idea was for him to play the aging, washed-up mentor to a young basketball prodigy played by pop star Justin Bieber, but plans to shoot the film in 2013 never materialized and there is still no word over whether or not the production will ever take off. Mark Wahlberg expressed interest in following up The Fighter as the producer and star of another sports drama in 2012. Untitled Basketball Project - Last Updated 2012 Russell’s brief attachment to the project in 2011 and an apparent title change in 2013 to match Roberts' and Evan Wright’s book on the topic, American Desperado, not much is known about the future of this true crime story. However, other than The Fighter director David O. Speaking of biopics in development, initial reports of Mark Wahlberg, buddy Peter Berg, and Leonardo DiCaprio turning the life of drug smuggler Jon Roberts (the subject of 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys) into a feature film came in 2008. Talk of a sequel to the biopic also emerged around the same time, but with no real developments since - save Wahlberg’s co-producer Todd Lieberman teasing a shared interest in making the follow-up in 2015. It was back in August 2016 when The Hitman’s Bodyguard director Patrick Hughes was announced to helm this thriller that Bloody Disgusting described as “a mix of The Others and Don’t Breathe.” That is the last we heard, however, about the aptly titled Home Invasion, which is said to star Mark Wahlberg as a contractor who must protect his sunlight-sensitive wife from intruders.Īlong with his acclaimed performance as real-life boxer Micky Ward, The Fighter also earned Mark Wahlberg his second Oscar nomination as a producer when it was nominated for Best Picture in 2011. The most recent news surrounding the project came in 2019, when fans of creator and Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez started a petition to coerce Netflix into finally making the adaptation a reality. It was announced in 2012 that Mark Wahlberg was attached to star in an adaptation of The Amory Wars - which itself is a comic book series adaptation of the cosmic adventure story told through the music of Coheed and Cambria. Mark Wahlberg Projects We Have Not Heard Much About Recently
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