Mark Wahlberg is Max Payne

[MasterXan]

Mark Wahlberg is in final negotiations to play the lead role in Twentieth Century Fox's Max Payne live action movie. Payne is a DEA operative deep undercover, snared between avenging the mafia murders of his wife and child and being framed for the murder of a fellow agent. It's a dark and seedy tale of corruption and murder, blending the most popular elements from today's biggest box office thrillers with the latest in video game technology

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15057/Mark-Wahlberg-Set-to-Star-in-Max-Payne/

Mark was great in the Departed and i have no doubt that he'll do a good job with this one.

[CSAgent]

I can see him doing the monotone dialogue that Payne does in the game's cut scenes. Good choice!

"(during the opening scene of the game) They were all dead. The final gunshot was an exclamation mark to everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger. And then it was over. "

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

Frank Niagara: Pleased to meet you. I'm Frankie "The Bat" Niagara.
Max Payne: Niagara, as in you cry a lot?
Max (narrating): He had a baseball bat, and I was tied to a chair. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do.

[googoo]

Loved that game, may be time to play again.

MW would be a good choice, but he's need to get rid of the accent.

Brent

[jonkaho]

i hope they make a movie version game of Max Payne with Mark in it.

[Talamasca]

I wonder if the movie will have a scene where Max has to navigate a pitch black void tight-rope walking along a tiny red line. :D

[Odysseus_Maximus]

I wonder if the movie will have a scene where Max has to navigate a pitch black void tight-rope walking along a tiny red line. :D

lol I remember that part!

[googoo]

With a freaky baby crying in the background

[SuckaB]

woot! max payne ftw! I also liked him in Shooter....

[sfu_lifer]

Marky Mark?!!

This is gonna suck.

[Buggy166]

Marky Mark?!!

This is gonna suck.

hes a very good actor compared to the rest of the crop. and this aint an action movie as much as it is a novel being told on screen. think sin city, see max payne.

[SamInfinity]

With a freaky baby crying in the background

and the sound of your heartbeat thumping too.

[UrbanPoet]

Marky Mark?!!

This is gonna suck.

he's proven himself as an actor.
He isnt the best... But he gets a lot of work for a reason!
He's good @ being a hardened tough guy.

[wisdom_kid]

Nice choice. Wahlberg is a good actor. I still have to see We Own the Night, but I watched most of his films.

[Talamasca]

I always saw someone more like Clive Owen or Daniel Craig as being more suited to play Max Payne.

[Atheral]

Not bad. I can see Mark as Max Payne... sans the height and squinty eyes.

[wisdom_kid]

Clive Owen should never be in Action movies, and Mat Damon as well. They just don't seem right playing those roles, although they both can act very well. After seeing Damon in Good Will Hunting, I always see him as a nerdy guy. He played Jason Bourne pretty good, but his face doesnt fit his role. The same can be said about Toby McGuire, he doesnt look like Peter Parker at all.

[mrelusive]

Apparently they have started shooting the movie this month in Toronto. Here's an unconfirmed list of shooting locations and their dates:

Bay St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed on March 24th from 3 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Yonge St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed on March 15th from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Yonge St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed from March 16th at 6 a.m. to March 17th at 6 a.m.
King St., between Yonge St. and Bay St., will be closed on March 16th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/10/pics-of-mark-wahlberg-as-max-payne-emerge/

[Phr3sh]

I think Mark Wahlberg is a great choice for this role...I can picture him as Max. Hopefully this movie wont flop like the rest of the video-game turned movies.

[jcoltage]

Wonder what Building is going to be acea plaza - needs a helipad and a radio tower..

[BYan]

Is the movie going to have bullet-time too? Man, they should have gotten John Woo to direct this thing, and give him free reign of how many bullets to use and how many people can be shot to death at one time.

[kleptodathief]

i like MW in CKs :cheesygri

[BaconMunch]

MW for Mark Payne >>>> Tim Olyphant for Hitman

I hated seeing Tim Olyphant trying to play Agent 47's role, hopefully Mark Wahlberg can deliver.

[mxhp00]

Apparently they have started shooting the movie this month in Toronto. Here's an unconfirmed list of shooting locations and their dates:

Bay St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed on March 24th from 3 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Yonge St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed on March 15th from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Yonge St., between Wellington St. and King St., will be closed from March 16th at 6 a.m. to March 17th at 6 a.m.
King St., between Yonge St. and Bay St., will be closed on March 16th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/10/pics-of-mark-wahlberg-as-max-payne-emerge/

Cool. I remember seeing Hairspray being filmed at that school...Lord Landsdowne or something a couple of summers ago

[rfdghost]

Mila Kunis ("jackie" from That 70's Show) is apparently signed on to play Mona Sax

[2k4accord]

I don't mind Mark playing Max at all.
I loved that game so much that I reinstalled and played the whole thing again in GOD MODE!
hahahaha

[Ziggy007]

I think Wahlberg has the look to go with the character, my biggest worry is that he doesn't have that sandpaper, tough guy voice to narrate.

[Alvito]

i never knew marky mark and mark walhberg were the same guy.

I had a lot of respect for walhberg as one of those sleeper actors that are good but most people dont know about... now that has sort of changed lol.

[matdwyer]

they filmed outside my apartment building today, mutual street between queen and shuter... wahlberg should be sweet in this

[Emancipated]

Thinking of dropping by today (12.03.08) to see if they're still filming.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0467197/board/nest/99930738

I really like Mark. He's a little linear but I'm excited about this movie.

[Emancipated]

they filmed outside my apartment building today, mutual street between queen and shuter... wahlberg should be sweet in this

Did you see Mark? I'm getting giddy :D

[Emancipated]

Wonder what Building is going to be acea plaza - needs a helipad and a radio tower..

Post production, my friend.

They should use the CT Tower; the bronze like building. That looks epic.

[jcoltage]

Mila Kunis ("jackie" from That 70's Show) is apparently signed on to play Mona Sax

oh thats a deal breaker right there ... she sucks ass - this movie is going to turn into another Hitman..
and wiki says she is dating Macaulay Culkin - wow I thought I hated her yesterday

they filmed outside my apartment building today, mutual street between queen and shuter... wahlberg should be sweet in this

High Len Camera? - Rent your Space out .... can sell that shot to TMZ

Nah I bet they will use 1 King West ... and it going to be St. Andrews Station

[MasterXan]

here's a first shot of Mark as Max

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/03/markpayne.jpg

[mxhp00]

I think Wahlberg has the look to go with the character, my biggest worry is that he doesn't have that sandpaper, tough guy voice to narrate.

Hopefully he can pull it off :(

[matdwyer]

The entire movie is in shot in a "humongous snow storm" according to the info sheet we got... not sure how that relates to the video game for all you fans... and yeah, I should have gone out and watched but it was a 12 hour filming period haha