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Mark Wahlberg planning sequel to The Fighter?

 

Actor and producer Mark Walhberg is talking about making a sequel or a trilogy of the story of boxer Mickey Ward, reports Comingsoon.net.

On Oscar night during a red-carpet interview with Extra’s Mario Lopez, Walhberg confirmed he was in talks about a sequel to The Fighter, the boxing film that went on to win two Academy Awards that night for supporting actors Christian Bale and Melissa Leo.

"Now we’re going to talk about doing number two – we’re going to do the Ward-Gatti trilogy and make it real," said Wahlberg, referring to the real-life Mickey Ward’s three fights with his most fierce opponent, Arturo Gatti.

 "And you know what? You may want to play Gatti," he joked with Lopez.

The Fighter was a film project that Wahlberg had wanted to make and had physically prepared for several years. The actor was big fan of Mickey Ward, and shared important similarities with the boxer: both were from working-class families in Massachusetts from large families.

Wahlberg is set to play opposite Mila Kunis in comedy Ted next year. He also stars with Kate Beckinsdale in Contraband, due for out March 16, 2012.

 

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Mark Wahlberg confirms role in ‘Uncharted’

In an MTV interview, actor Mark Wahlberg, 39, confirmed that he plans to star in David O. Russell’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune this summer.

Based on the series of critically-acclaimed video games, the series follows the adventures of modern-day treasure hunter Nathan Drake as he travels around the world in search of mystical treasures.

Wahlberg is set to play the hero, Nathan Drake, and said that parts had been specifically written for Robert De Niro to play his father and Joe Pesci to play his uncle, but neither has been confirmed yet.

After I Heart Huckabees, Three Kings and The Fighter, this will be the fourth collaboration between the actor and the director, which they hope to get underway this summer.

Wahlberg has several projects on his agenda, and is also a producer for HBO series Entourage, loosely based on his Hollywood experiences, and Boardwalk Empire.

 

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Entourage To Hit the Big Screen

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Entourage is the latest HBO series to be adapted for the silver screen.

Actor Mark Wahlberg, who produces the cable series and has made a few cameo appearances, recently spoke about the future film.  "We’ll see, there could be more (seasons), but then a film," Wahlberg told the journal.

Another two seasons are planned for the series, and writers are already working on scripts.  Entourage was created in 2004 by Doug Ellin, and stars Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven.  

The show is also known for having special appearances in the shows, including Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Jimmy Kimmel and Tony Bennett.

The last HBO series to hit the big screen was Sex and the City.  The series ran on the cable network from 1998 until 2004, and a second film is scheduled to hit theatres on May 28, 2010.  There is also word that the HBO series, The Sopranos, will be getting the cinema treatment. 

 

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A Second Daughter for Mark Wahlberg

Wahlberg, who is expecting his fourth child with wife Rhea Durham, announced that they are having a girl, reports People.

The actor said, "I’m having another girl. So I’ll have two girls and two boys."

Delighted with the news, he mentioned that he and his wife will probably stop at four. Wahlberg explained, "I’m the youngest of nine, and my dad has a few others. No, four is enough."

Wahlberg and Durham are the proud parents of Ella Rae, 6, Michael, 3 and a half, and Brendan Joseph, 13 months.

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Two New Films for Anne Heche

According to Variety, the actress has accepted roles in two upcoming film projects.

First, the star will join the cast of Cedar Rapids with Ed Helms.  Helms will play an insurance agent who goes to an industry conference hoping to find a way to save jobs for his colleagues.  Heche will play a woman he meets at the conference.

Heche will also be starring in the film The Other Guys.  She will play a business woman who hires two police officers (played by Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) to investigate her company’s financial losses.

The actress, who stars in the HBO series Hung, also starred in the film Spread, along with Ashton Kutcher, earlier this year.

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Mark Wahlberg as a Smuggler

The Hollywood Reporter announced that Wahlberg will star in a remake of the Icelandic thriller.

Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners) is writing the script, and the project will be directed by author Baltasar Kormakur, who produced and starred in the original version.

The film tells the story of a security guard who used to smuggle alcohol between Iceland and the Netherlands. He gets back into the illegal business for money with encouragement from a dubious friend. The American version will likely use a different backdrop.

The original film was chosen to represent Iceland in the best foreign language film category for the upcoming Academy Awards contention.

In the meantime, Mark Wahlberg will share the screen with Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon in The Lovely Bones, the next Peter Jackson project that is headed for theatres on January 15.

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Dwayne Johnson Plans New Film

According to Variety, the three actors have confirmed their participation in the upcoming comedy.

The film follows a team of police officers (Johnson and Jackson) whose success has made them the envy of their colleagues.  Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will play the jealous cops.

Steve Coogan will play a villain in the flick, and Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton and Damon Wayans, Jr. are also part of the cast.

The film is set for an August 6, 2010 release.

In the meantime, Dwayne Johnson will be starring in Tooth Fairy, opening on January 22, 2010, Samuel L. Jackson stars in Iron Man 2, hitting theatres on May 7, and Steve Coogan will star in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, on February 12, 2010.

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Three New Actors for The Other Guys

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Mendes, Keaton and Wayans (The Underground) will join Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in The Other Guys.

Directed by Adam McKay, the action comedy will star Ferrell and Wahlberg as a team of two mismatched police officers.

McKay co-wrote the script with Chris Henchy (Land of the Lost), and the opening date is set for August 6, 2010.

In the meantime, Eva Mendes will be seen sharing the screen with Nicolas Cage in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, which is waiting for its official North American release date. As for Michael Keaton, he will be lending his voice to Noah in Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning. Meanwhile, Damon Wayans Jr. will star as a voice in the film Marmaduke, which hits theatres on June 4, 2010.

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Is Marky Mark Having a Fourth Kid?

People released a recent image of Rhea Durham, the actor’s wife, sporting a baby bump.

If the pregnancy rumour is true, the couple’s fourth child will join siblings Ella Rae, 5, Michael, 3, and Brendan Joseph, 11 months.

Wahlberg has never hidden his desire to have a big family. Last summer, he commented, "When the kids are good, we want eight or nine."

In the meantime, moviegoers can next see the 38-year-old actor in the Peter Jackson film, The Lovely Bones, also starring Rachel Weisz.

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Mark Wahlberg’s Hospital Stay

According to RadarOnline, Wahlberg was admitted to a hospital on Friday (August 14).  He was having difficulty breathing after spending too much time near smoke machines on the set of the film, in which the actor plays boxer Mickey Ward.

"Mark was working on a scene where a smoke machine was being used for atmosphere and apparently he breathed in too much smoke," said a witness who was at the scene.

When the 38-year-old actor began having a hard time breathing, he was taken to General Hospital of Massachusetts, where he was placed on a respirator to clean his lungs.  He was released later the same day.