WithMile 22now playing in theaters, I recently got to sit down with directorPeter Bergfor an exclusive video interview. If you haven’t seen any of thetrailers,Mark Wahlbergstars as an operative from the CIA’s most highly prized unit, who is tasked with retrieving and transporting a valuable intelligence asset (IkoUwais) 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. It alsofeatures some incredible stunt work byIko Uwais, who blew away audiences inThe RaidandThe Raid 2.Scripted byGraham RolandandLea Carpenter, the film also starsRonda Rousey,Lauren Cohan,Carlo AlbanandJohn Malkovich.
During the interview, Peter Berg talked about how they created Wahlberg’s character, how the CIA really has a ground branch team like the one portrayed in the film, why they made the film at STX, his thoughts on the test screening process, if he changed anything inMile 22as a result of early screenings, why he wanted to work with Iko Uwais, how he worked with Uwais to create his action set pieces, and a lot 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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