Mark Wahlberg Lands Max Payne Movie Role

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Friday 9-Nov-2007 10:50 AM Planet of the Apes actor to grimace on the silver screen

Former rapper turned actor Mark Wahlberg is to play Max Payne on the silver screen.

Reported on Variety, the move adaptation of the gritty bullet-dodging action series will begin shooting next year, and will be directed by John Moore, whose directing credits include Behind Enemy Lines.

"It's the worst news I've heard in my life", PC Zone's Will Porter declared when we shouted across the office that Wahlberg is to play the man with nothing to lose.

Question is, will he carry the permanent expression of needing a really good ****?

We're also wondering whether this means a third Max Payne game is on the offing. It's been some time, after all, since The Fall of Max Payne released.

[source: Variety]

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Twentieth Century Fox has Mark Wahlberg in the crosshairs for "Max Payne," a live-action adaptation of the bestselling Rockstar videogame that will begin early next year. John Moore will direct.

Wahlberg is negotiating to play the titular cop who is haunted by the tragic loss of his family and has little regard for rules as he investigates a series of mysterious murders. He finds himself up against an adversary bent on destroying Max and the streets he protects.

The script was written by Beau Thorne. Julie Yorn is producing through Firm Films, along with Scott Faye.

Wahlberg will make the film after he completes "The Lovely Bones" for director Peter Jackson and DreamWorks. He recently starred for the studio in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed "The Happening," which will be released next summer.

Moore has directed "Behind Enemy Lines," "Flight of the Phoenix" and "The Omen" for Fox. He also is developing a live-action adaptation of the Virgin Comics title "Virulents" for Fox and New Regency

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Worst choice ever. Max Payne was one of the best games I've ever played and I can't believe they would do something like that. Anyways I think the best choice would be Dean Winters, the guy from Rescue Me and Oz. I don't understand what Hollywood's new fear is in hiring new faces for lead roles. Shoehorning just any big-name actor into a role like that will destroy the original feel of the game, which doomed the sequel Max Payne 2. Come on Hollywood, wake up! :rolleyes:

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Worst choice ever. Max Payne was one of the best games I've ever played and I can't believe they would do something like that. Anyways I think the best choice would be Dean Winters, the guy from Rescue Me and Oz. I don't understand what Hollywood's new fear is in hiring new faces for lead roles. Shoehorning just any big-name actor into a role like that will destroy the original feel of the game, which doomed the sequel Max Payne 2. Come on Hollywood, wake up! :rolleyes:

Great call with Dean Winters. He actually already kind of has the same vocal tone as Max Payne as well. Excellent choice, my other choices would have either been Tom Sizemore, back when he was in somewhat shape and not a crackhead, or probably actually Michael Madsen (Mr Blonde) would work even better.

I actually do not mind Marky Mark as an actor either, but this is just a HORRIBLE call.

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.Shoehorning just any big-name actor into a role like that will destroy the original feel of the game, which doomed the sequel Max Payne 2. Come on Hollywood, wake up! :rolleyes:

Kind of like Vince Vaughn and that whole group of untalented actors qho make all those idiotic remakes and "Legend"movies.

Here's a new one: "The Ballad of the Legend of the Actors who can't Act."

Oh, and Fox! How wonderful! We all know all of the masterpieces that come from Fox! :rolleyes:

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it's just a role. I doubt it'd be the lead role. Besides, Wahlberg was in The Departed, and it was pretty decent.

"Wahlberg is negotiating to play the titular cop who is haunted by the tragic loss of his family and has little regard for rules as he investigates a series of mysterious murders. He finds himself up against an adversary bent on destroying Max and the streets he protects." that was posted in the 2nd reply

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