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Mark Wahlberg is one in all Hollywood’s greatest stars. He made his massive display screen debut within the 1993 movie, Renaissance Man, starring alongside Danny DeVito. However it was Wahlberg’s position in 1995’s The Basketball Diaries, with a younger Leonard DiCaprio, that earned him recognition for his performing. Wahlberg took his Hollywood profession to the following degree when he starred within the 1997 traditional, Boogie Nights.

Since then, he is appeared in quite a few big-budget blockbusters, together with 2001’s Planet of the Apes, The Italian Job, and two of the Transformers movies. Wahlberg additionally snagged roles in critically acclaimed dramas like The Departed and The Fighter, which earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, respectively. He is even dabbled in comedy, showing in movies like Ted and The Different Guys. In the case of films, Mark Wahlberg has executed all of it. However there are some main roles that this Hollywood heavyweight has turned down through the years.

Of all of the movies that Mark Wahlberg has rejected, these 6 films shocked us essentially the most.

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‘Ocean’s Eleven’

A remake of the 1965 unique movie, Ocean’s Eleven brings collectively eleven of essentially the most adept, quirkiest thieves to drag off the last word multi-million-dollar heist in a Las Vegas on line casino. Like its predecessor, the movie is led by an all-star solid of who’s who in Hollywood, together with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Andy García, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, and lots of others. Mark Wahlberg’s title was virtually added to this checklist. He had already been solid because the younger up-and-coming thief, Linus Caldwell. However Wahlberg dropped out of the challenge, permitting the position of Linus to fall into the lap of Matt Damon.

Wahlberg selected as an alternative to star in Tim Burton’s 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. And what a poor choice that turned out to be. Ocean’s Eleven was such a crucial and business success that it spawned a complete franchise. Though Planet of the Apes carried out properly on the field workplace, it obtained unfavourable evaluations from critics and audiences, resulting in yet one more reboot of the franchise. Tim Burton’s stand-alone movie is now considered the ugly stepchild of the Planet of the Apes franchise.

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‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)

Donnie Darko facilities on a troubled teenager who experiences weird hallucinations that encourage him to commit crimes whereas warning him of an imminent apocalypse.

Mark Wahlberg was approached to play the titular character, which seems like a wierd alternative. However even stranger is Wahlberg’s cause for passing on the position. The actor was adamant about enjoying Donnie with a lisp and handed on the movie when his, uh, artistic imaginative and prescient clashed with the director’s. The position of Donnie Darko famously went to Jake Gyllenhaal and have become the actor’s breakout position. Though it initially underperformed on the field workplace, Donnie Darko has grow to be a cult traditional since its launch.

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‘S.W.A.T.’ (2003)

This action-packed thriller follows a SWAT crew, as they escort a global fugitive to jail after he affords an enormous money reward to anybody who can free him from police custody. S.W.A.T. sounds just like the form of film {that a} younger Mark Wahlberg would go for.

He was initially the best choice to play Jim Avenue, one of many officers on the SWAT crew. However like with The Black Dahlia, Wahlberg refused this half to seem in The Italian Job. Jim Avenue was as an alternative portrayed by Colin Farrell, who starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, and Jeremy Renner. As soon as once more, Wahlberg made the best alternative. Though it carried out properly on the field workplace, S.W.A.T. received blended evaluations from critics.

3

‘Star Trek’ (2009)

Directed by J.J. Abrams. 2009’s Star Trek is a quasi-reboot of the Star Trek franchise. Set in an alternate actuality, it follows variants of characters from Star Trek: The Unique Sequence, corresponding to Captain James Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), as they discover the ultimate frontier of area and take care of threats aboard the usS. Enterprise. The movie presents these iterations in a separate timeline, permitting the outdated films and TV exhibits, occasions, and characters to stay intact and exist in a separate timeline.

Mark Wahlberg was provided a minor however important position within the movie, enjoying Kirk’s father, George Kirk, however he declined it. He mentioned in an interview with Complete Movie, “I attempted to learn the script, however I couldn’t even—I didn’t perceive the phrases or dialogue or something, and I mentioned, ‘I couldn’t do that.” Wahlberg later regretted his choice, although, as soon as he watched the movie in theaters and noticed Chris Hemsworth enjoying George Kirk in his place.

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‘The Black Dahlia’ (2006)

The Black Dahlia follows one of the notorious and enduring mysteries in American crime historical past. Set in 1947, this neo-noir thriller follows a pair of Los Angeles police detectives as they examine the savage homicide of aspiring actress Elizabeth Brief. The Black Dahlia encompasses a stellar solid that features Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, and Hilary Swank.

Mark Wahlberg was initially connected to the challenge with director David Fincher. He was alleged to star alongside Hartnett because the movie’s second detective, however dropped out resulting from scheduling conflicts with The Italian Job. Fincher additionally wound up leaving the challenge, citing artistic variations with the movie’s producers.

Ultimately, Wahlberg and Fincher had been changed by Aaron Eckhart and Brian De Palma, respectively. Passing on this was a very good name by Mark Wahlberg. The Black Dahlia was critically panned and bombed on the field workplace. In the meantime, The Italian Job went on to grow to be a crucial and business success.

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‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005)

Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain was atypical for its time. It depicts the difficult romantic relationship between two cowboys within the American West over the span of 20 years. Mark Wahlberg was provided the position of Jack Twist, one of many cowboys within the movie, however he rejected it as a result of he was “creeped out” by the story. Yikes, not an excellent look, Mark.

However Wahlberg wasn’t the one one who felt this fashion. Some folks criticized Brokeback Mountain for its homosexuality. Most individuals, although, beloved the movie. Simply have a look at its field workplace numbers — a whopping $178 million in opposition to a finances of solely $14 million. Brokeback Mountain turned a ground-breaking movie in LGBTQ+ cinema and garnered crucial approval for the performances of its lead actors, the late Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.