Mark Wahlberg appeared in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed 2006 movie "The Departed" alongside Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Imagine it or not, some sequels to main field workplace hits by no means see the sunshine of day.
“The Departed” scooped up 4 Academy Awards and numerous accolades when it hit theaters in 2006. However regardless of the tendency of Hollywood to exploit the success of its best movies, a sequel simply wasn’t within the playing cards for the Martin Scorsese thriller — and that could be partially star Mark Wahlberg’s fault.
Wahlberg, 50, stopped by KFC Radio earlier this week for an interview by which he revealed that he pitched “The Departed 2.” The sequel would have doubtlessly additionally starred display screen legends Robert De Niro and Brad Pitt.
However alas, Warner Bros. didn’t go for it and the remaining is historical past. Wahlberg mentioned the second that he and the movie’s screenwriter, William “Invoice” Monahan, stepped into the studio’s workplace.
“Let’s simply say the pitch didn’t go very nicely,” the Boston native stated with fun. “[Bill] didn’t actually have something [fleshed] out.”
Wahlberg assumed Monahan would have achieved extra of his homework on the idea, he stated.
“He’s the type of man you simply belief to go and write one thing. And so after we have been engaged on the script for ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ and ‘American Desperado,’ [I] stated, ‘Invoice, simply go write.’ [Warner Bros.] likes to have issues well-thought out and deliberate.”
Monahan scored the Oscar for Finest Tailored Screenplay in 2007 for “The Departed,” whereas Wahlberg, who performed police workers sergeant Sean Dignam, earned a nomination for Finest Supporting Actor.
“It’d be a reasonably good one,” he added of Pitt and De Niro’s projected involvement.
Pitt was truly available to play Matt Damon’s Colin Sullivan position within the crime drama — nevertheless, he opted to provide the movie as an alternative.
Monahan spoke about his trashed sequel in 2011 with /Movie. The screenwriter defined, “My concept truly is to set the movie earlier than, throughout, and after the motion of the primary movie, which I believe could be extraordinary.”
He continued, “Basically, within the center part of the factor I’ve supposed, you’d see actions that happen throughout the authentic ‘Departed,’ however aren’t on display screen within the authentic ‘Departed.’ There could be off-screen issues that happen at that time within the story, however it could work seamlessly as a film of its personal.”
He additionally acknowledged that he doesn’t prefer to “do synopses” and he doesn’t pitch. In keeping with Monahan, these are two actions that Warner Bros. are huge followers of seeing earlier than greenlighting an concept.
“Personally, I don’t know if it’s ever going to occur,” he stated. “I do know the movie, I’ve acquired the movie in my head. Even when all people didn’t come again, which they might within the movie as I’ve configured it, it could be a hell of a paycheck for anyone to write down. The movie must be completely excellent.”
Wahlberg and Monahan’s “Cocaine Cowboys” and “American Desperado” scripts additionally didn't make it to the large display screen. They later labored collectively on the 2014 film “The Gambler.”
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