'Flight Risk' star Mark Wahlberg: 'It’s a blast' being the bad guy
Mark Wahlberg on playing 'Flight Risk's' bad guy
Mark Wahlberg stars as a pilot transporting an air marshal and a fugitive who has a deadly ulterior motive. The actor sat down with Paul Milliken to talk about embracing his inner villain for the film.
ATLANTA - The skies are not so friendly in a new thriller by Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson.
What we know:
"Flight Risk" stars Mark Wahlberg as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (played by "Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) — but over the course of a very tense 90 minutes, it becomes clear that Wahlberg’s pilot has a deadly ulterior motive.
"It’s a blast," says Wahlberg about playing a character that turns out to be the movie’s ultimate villain. "You think of movies like ‘The Shining’ or ‘Cape Fear,’ those are the most memorable things about the movie."
The Oscar-nominated actor continues, "I wanted to push it with the haircut with the voices … and just make him as nasty as possible."
"Flight Risk" opened at the top spot at the box office over the weekend, giving Wahlberg yet another success in his decades-long career as an actor. This year marks the 30th anniversary of "The Basketball Diaries," the 1995 drama in which Wahlberg first gained the attention of many critics and film fans.
"I was lucky enough that I grew up watching movies with my dad; I was introduced to the likes of Jimmy Cagney, John Garfield, Robert Ryan, Steve McQueen," says Wahlberg. "So, I was always a student of the game. And then, when I came into making movies, I really felt like I found my niche …and 30 years later, I'm still fortunate enough to do it."
What you can do:
"Flight Risk" is now open in theaters across the nation.
The Source: Good Day Atlanta’s Paul Milliken conducted a one-on-one interview with Mark Wahlberg about his role in "Flight Risk," with the production assistance of Lionsgate.