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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Supergirl star Melissa Benoist joins Patriot’s Day
Deadline is reporting that Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day has added Melissa Benoist to its ranks as production continues in Boston. Benoist, who plays Supergirl in the hit television series, is set to portray Katherine Russell, the wife of one of the bombers Tamerlan Tsaraev. She joins the impressive ensemble for the film, which includes […]
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 […]
Kevin Bacon joins the cast of Patriot’s Day
After news broke earlier in this week that Michelle Monaghan had joined the cast of upcoming drama Patriot’s Day, it is now being reported that Kevin Bacon (The Following) has signed on for a key role in the film. Based on the events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, the film will see Bacon play Special Agent […]
Michelle Monaghan joins Mark Wahlberg in Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day
True Detective star Michelle Monaghan has signed on to the cast of upcoming Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day, Entertainment Weekly has revealed. Monaghan joins the ever-expanding cast of the film, which sees Mark Wahlberg (Ted 2) in the lead as Sgt. Tommy Sanders as he teams up for a third time with director Peter Berg (Deepwater […]
J.K. Simmons joins Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day
Variety is reporting that Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) has signed on to appear alongside Mark Wahlberg in Patriot’s Day, a drama based upon the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Patriot’s Day reunites Wahlberg with Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon director Peter Berg, and sees Wahlberg as ” a composite Boston Police Department officer who is central […]
Mark Wahlberg eyed for Peter Berg’s Boston Marathon bombing film Patriot’s Day
Variety is reporting that director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor) is in final talks to helm CBS Films’ film about the Boston Marathon bombing entitled Patriots Day, with Mark Wahlberg (Ted 2) rumoured to be joining him. The film, one of three separate projects about the tragic events in April 2013 in pre-production, is being produced […]
