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Mark Wahlberg’s The Six Billion Dollar Man loses its director

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Having set a May 2019 release date this past March, the long-gestating The Six Billion Dollar Man has hit another stumbling block with Deadline reporting that filmmaker Damian Szifron has left the project due to creative differences with Warner Bros. Originally set up at Dimension before moving to Warner Bros., the big screen adaptation of […]

Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais and Ronda Rousey in first Mile 22 images

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Following yesterday’s poster for Mile 22 [check it out here], four first look images have arrived online for Peter Berg’s upcoming action thriller featuring stars Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, and Ronda Rousey; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Mile 22 getting a sequel, TV series and VR experience In a […]

Mark Wahlberg featured on first Mile 22 poster

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The first poster has arrived online for director Peter Berg’s upcoming action thriller Mile 22 which reteams the filmmaker with his Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon and Patriots Day star Mark Wahlberg; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s Mile 22 getting a sequel, TV series and VR experience In a visceral modern […]

Mark Wahlberg’s Six Billion Dollar Man gets a release date

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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 […]

Mark Wahlberg named 2017’s most overpaid actor

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Having led Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors for the past two years running, Johnny Depp has now been dethroned for the dubious honour by Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg, who was announced back in August as topping the list of the highest-paid actors with $68 million over the previous twelve […]