Mark Wahlberg names his favorite movie stunts of all time

These first dramatic appearances quickly turned into more action-packed roles, starting with The perfect storm And planet of monkeys and later consisting of The departed, The fighter, Four brothers And ShooterDuring these roles, Wahlberg gained notoriety for performing some of his own stuntsand in an interview with the BBCHe named the film that contained his favorite action scenes.

“I’m not one to brag about doing my own stunts and trying to act like a tough guy,” Wahlberg said, speaking of his work in F. Gary Gray’s remake of the 1969 film. The Italian job. “I have a guy who looks like me, and I like to put him there as often as possible.” The remake of the heist action film, which also stars Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def and Donald Sutherland, was relatively well received upon its release.

Not only was the comparison with Peter Collinson’s original with Michael Caine good, the action sequences also attracted special attention and were praised. The Italian job had an original story and focused on a gang of thieves who plan to steal a lot of gold from an ex-convict they worked with. It was more of an homage than a direct remake.

At that time, Wahlberg said, that The Italian job was the best film he was allowed to work on, and noted“It just works on every level. I was surrounded by the best young actors in the business and they all brought their own personalities to their roles. The film is character-driven and there are no computer-generated effects.”

“It’s a return to basics, but it works overall and has the best stunt and action sequences I’ve ever seen,” he added. According to Wahlberg, the action scenes were not created with a wide shot of a “stuntman” followed by a close-up of an actor on a sound stage, but with real authenticity.

The result was that they “feel really real.” Wahlberg then explained how he was sent to driving school, noting, “It’s a lot of fun to drive. But like most people, you get behind the wheel of one of these cars and it’s so small, so maneuverable, so fast, and you tend to break the law!”

At the beginning of his career, one might have wondered in which direction Mark Wahlberg’s career would go, whether towards hip-hop or dramatic acting roles like his in Boogie Nights. Nobody thought he would become a major action star, but in 2003 he delivered some of the most memorable action moments of his career.

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