Mark Wahlberg Plans Next Project

Paramount has hired Wahlberg and Peter Berg, who will direct the film.  The project was inspired by the life of Jon Roberts, which is depicted in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys.

After returning home from the Vietnam War with honours, Jon Roberts made his home in Miami and became involved in the trafficking of cocaine.  He eventually was sentenced to prison for 10 years when his accomplices turned on him.

Currently, Wahlberg, 36, is working on the film The Lovely Bones, directed by Peter Jackson.  He will also share the screen with Brad Pitt in the film The Fighter.

Peter Berg is in post-production on the comedy Hancock, which stars Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman.  The film will be released on July 2.