With directorPeter Berg’sMile 22opening in theaters this weekend, I recently got to sit down withMark Wahlbergfor an exclusive video interview. If you haven’t seenany ofthe trailers, Wahlberg stars as an operative from the CIA’s most highly prized unit, who is tasked with retrieving and transporting a valuable intelligence asset (Iko Uwais) through 22 life-threatening miles of dangerous territory. As you would expect from a Berg/Wahlberg collaboration (they previously madeLone Survivor,Deepwater HorizonandPatriots Day), the film is loaded with edge of your seat action and intense situations. In addition, Mile 22 features some incredible stunt work byIko Uwais– who is making his American film debut after blowing away audiences inThe RaidandThe Raid 2.Scripted byGraham RolandandLea Carpenter, the film also starsLauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey,andJohn Malkovich.
During the interview, Wahlberg talked about how he prepared to deliver the lengthy monologues in the film, how they wanted to make a character-driven action movie, deleted scenes, his next movie with Berg,Wonderland(whichL.A. ConfidentialscreenwriterBrian Helgelandis writing), and more.
Finally, towards the end of the interview, he played “Ice Breakers”. If you haven’t yet seen it, it’s a fun game that includes questions like which TV show you would want to play a guest spot on, favorite sci-fi/fantasy movie, which film scared you as a kid, what you collect, what’s the most you’ve ever spent on sneakers or shoes, and more.
Check out what he had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by some recent links to otherMile 22coverage.
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