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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Meet David O. Russell. Director of war drama Three Kings and comedy Flirting With Disaster. He’s a pro at making interesting films. He’s also a pro at pissing off actors. Sounds like just the guy to helm the Uncharted movie!
He’s Maxy Max, err, Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg. You know him. He’s the star of the Max Payne movie and is gonna talk about the 1993 Hollywood version of Super Mario Bros.
Excited about the Max Payne movie? Don’t be says Australian writer Latauro at movie site Ain’t It Cool News. While the film’s stars, such as actor Mark Wahlberg, have praised the script, the early buzz around the film is anything but praiseworthy. From the AICN review:
We already knew that Mark Wahlberg won’t play Max Payne because of his “addictive personality”. Well, what did he think of the Max Payne script when he first read it?
They knew I wouldn’t even had read it if I knew it was based on a video game. But I read the script, and I thought this is a great script and a great character. And then, after seeing the game, I thought, ‘Wow, this is the most elaborate story I’ve ever seen from a video game.’ Really, there’s a lot going it, it’s a very intricate story. And, you know, the writers didn’t have to take my liberties… My assistant, who’s a complete gamer freak… I let him play the game non-stop…
That was nice of Marky Mark — you know, letting his gamer freak assistant to play! Wahlberg says that he does enjoy Wii Tennis with his daughter. While playing it, he also mentions how he hurt his thumb. That’s too bad.
Spike Interivew [Game Trailers via CVG]
That’s what the cover of the latest issue of British mag Total Film is asking. We’d respond with “hopefully not“, what with Jason Bourne being nothing like Max Payne, but whatever. On the bright side, the mag’s feature article on the movie has a bit of new info, including the fact that, apparently, Payne is Wahlberg’s all-time “favourite role”, and that he’ll be bringing a little more depth to the character than the game ever afforded:
Sure, I raise my voice, get in people’s faces… But I ramp up the humour, too. He’s like a version of my character in The Departed – sly and cynical but also very funny. That’s the kind of thing people like to see me doing.
We also like seeing him dance around in his undies and/or singing Transformers songs, but hopefully they won’t also be in the movie. They’re not really canon.
Payne is Wahlberg’s “favourite role so far” [Total Film, via Eurogamer]
Oh, he’s playing Max Payne in the upcoming movie, but he won’t be playing Max Payne in either of the games. Not even for research. Why? Because the dude has an addictive personality, apparently: I got more responsibility now than I’ve ever had with the kids and everything else. I don’t want to be spending 14 hours on the videogame and then eight hours on the set. It’s not going to work out.
Before you get all huffy, I don’t think you need to have played Max Payne to know how to prattle on in a low voice and dive sideways in slow motion. Mark Wahlberg can do that just fine already.
Thought we’d be satisfied with a single rain drenched Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne pic. One photo is not enough! No way, no how. We need more Mark, less rain. Check out the above photo of Marky Mark. It’s the second shot of him as Max Payne. The third is after the jump. The fourth is somewhere else (we don’t know!).
Smuggled off the set of the upcoming adaptation, and I must say, there’s a pretty good likeness going on here! Not only is the movie’s snow machine set to OVERKILL, but Mark Wahlberg’s even sporting Max Payne’s trademark “constipated” pinched face. Only niggle? I don’t remember Max Payne’s face being that…well, portly. First Look At Mark Wahlberg As Max Payne [DarkZero, thanks Rav!]
Well Mark Wahlberg must feel like a man…with nothing to lose! Variety reports that he’s signed up to star in the movie adaptation of the game Max Payne. This marks the first movie based on a Rockstar game. Personally I can’t wait to see if the film script is as overwritten as the game. And while we’re at it: Where the heck is Max Payne 3? Oh wait, it’s called Stranglehold.
Mark Wahlberg to Star in Max Payne [Variety]
