Mark Wahlberg talks THE FIGHTER sequel
Mark Wahlberg did an interview with EW to promote the release of The Fighter on DVD and Blu-ray today while filming his next film Contraband. There have been rumblings about a sequel to the film and Wahlberg confirmed those rumors.
First up, the actor talks a bit about his current film, which sounds pretty cool. Here is what he had to say about Contraband:
"...it’s a remake of an Icelandic film, and I play a guy who was a world-class smuggler and who’s left that world behind for his wife and children. My younger brother-in-law gets in trouble in the merchant marine world and has some very shady people after him, so I go back for one last run to fix this problem for him. We’ve been having a lot of fun, shooting it down-and-dirty very much like The Fighter. But it’s very different from my performance in The Fighter. There’s a lot of energy, excitement, and humor."
Wahlberg confirms he is working on a sequel to The Fighter when talking about being back in shape. He says:
"I weigh about 185. But it’s still solid. Ready to throw down. I got bit by the bug, and now I’m trying to plant the idea in everyone’s head that we should do — not five or six Fighters likeRocky — but one more because the big thing that Micky Ward was famous for was his three epic battles with Arturo Gatti. So we’re talking about possibly taking one more run at it."
When EW asked it the sequel would include the same cast, Wahlberg responded:
"Yeah. Everybody had such an amazing experience making the movie that I can’t imagine they wouldn’t want to go back. But it’s still kind in the early stages."
He goes on to say that he staying in fighting shape:
"Well, I’ve got my sparring partner sitting right in front of me. We did about ten rounds yesterday. And in between shooting this movie that I’m doing, we had a couple of hours off while they shot another couple of scenes, so we flew back to the hotel, got in our boxing gear, boxed, took a shower, and went back to the set."
Be sure to head to EW to read the full article. So there you have it, a sequel has been confirmed. What are your thoughts on this news?