Mark Wahlberg is opening up about his latest role as a CIA Operative in the upcoming action-adventure film, “Mile 22”.
Speaking with ET Canada’s Sangita Patel, the 47-year-old “Daddy’s Home” star opens up about transitioning from a high-intensity role to the upcoming family comedy, “Instant Family”.
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“I got it all out,” Wahlberg says of his latest role, which sees him lead an elite command team in an effort to transport an asset from an American embassy in Southeast Asia to an airfield for extraction. “Right after that, I did a family film.”
For his latest role, Wahlberg teams up once again with director Peter Berg, who previously worked on true story-based thrillers, “Lone Survivor”, “Deepwater Horizon” and “Patriots Day”, with the star.
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“Pete and I made three movies together and [they] were all based on real-life tragedies and those were hard movies to make,” the actor recalls, noting that, unlike his previous action roles, his latest role marks a return to fiction.
Originally his character of James Silva was intended to play a smaller role in “Mile 22”, but Wahlberg admits that quickly changed.
“We loved this voice of someone who didn’t care and he’s got an opinion about everything and he’s so unapologetic. It became the focus of the film,” he says.
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Meanwhile, the actor and businessman has been busy with the launch of his first car dealership, Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet in Columbus, Ohio. “I don’t do actual sales, but I’ve always been a huge lover of cars,” he says. “To be able to provide a service to people in Columbus, Ohio and anybody else who comes is amazing.”
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However, when it comes to Wahlberg’s 14-year-old daughter Ella, the actor says he is not ready for her to get behind the wheel. Noting that Ohio residents can obtain a learner’s permit at 15 1/2 years old, he jokingly says, “I’m going to change that law. I think it should be 21.”
Later clarifying, Wahlberg adds, “I’ve already met a boyfriend. It’s fine. I’ve come to accept the fact that these things are going to happen. It’s inevitable.”