Patriots day offers a stirring, solidly crafted tribute to the heroes of a reallife american tragedy without straying into exploitative action thriller territory. Mark wahlberg produces and stars in the film about the tragic bombings at the 20 boston marathon. American actor mark wahlberg is one of a handful of respected entertainers who successfully made the transition from teen pop idol to acclaimed actor. The shootout in the small town in which he is police chief was to the point, graphic, loud, and fantastically done. Cbs films and lionsgate are cofinancing the movie, with the. Hes a composite of many boston cops who worked the marathon, and aided in the manhunt following the bombing. The word patriot, according to, means a person who loves. Mark wahlberg did an excellent job, as well as a masterful performance turned in by j. An account of the boston marathon bombing, patriots day is the. It stars mark wahlberg, kevin bacon, john goodman, j. Patriots day is a 2016 american drama film about the boston marathon bombings and the. Aug 22, 2016 but instead of studying games and player performances, patriots owner robert kraft arranged for a special screening of patriots superfan mark wahlberg s newest movie, deepwater horizon.
Of course, the biggest deviation from the patriots day true story is the presence of fictional police officer tommy saunders mark wahlberg. Patriots day trailer 2017 mark wahlberg boston marathon. Troy barlow is a dim, gungho patriot whose matteroffact acceptance of war is challenged when he finds himself tortured, wounded, and. Mark wahlberg is amazing along with the other 5 cast. With mel gibson, heath ledger, joely richardson, jason isaacs.
By february 2016, the title had dropped the apostrophe to become patriots day. Mark wahlberg full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I followed this event as much as i could while developing and i have to say. Every mark wahlberg movie, ranked worst to best rolling. The movie stars wahlberg as reallife hero mike williams, who. Patriots day mark wahlberg, john goodman lionsgate. Dec 24, 2016 when peter berg and mark wahlberg decided to make a movie about the 20 boston marathon bombing, many wondered if it was too soon, or even if it was a story that needed to be told.
Mark wahlberg honors boston police with special clip from. Tommy saunders mark wahlberg as he joins brave survivors, first responders. Nov 28, 2018 weymouth the former republic bath showplace building on route 3a transformed into marcelas burritos this week for the filming of actor mark wahlbergs new movie wonderland. Thriller starring melissa benoist, michelle monaghan, mark wahlberg. There are some great actors in the movie such as mark wahlberg, john goodman and kevin bacon and it is directed fantastically by peter berg who has worked with wahlberg in 2 other true story movies before this lone survivor and deepwater horizon. Mark wahlberg list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Patriots day trailer 1 2017 mark wahlberg, kevin bacon drama movie hd official trailer. Film crews in weymouth for mark wahlbergs wonderland. Day trailer 2017 mark wahlberg boston marathon bombing movie. Mark wahlberg gives patriots special screening of new movie.
Jan, 2017 about patriots day based upon the dramatic reallife manhunt for the boston marathon bombers, this powerful actionthriller follows police sergeant tommy sanders mark wahlberg as he joins brave survivors, first responders, and investigators in a race against time to find the bombers before they strike again. Michelle monaghan to play mark wahlbergs wife in patriots day. The actor mark wahlberg was supposed to be aboard one of the planes that crashed into the. An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an irish gang in south boston. With leonardo dicaprio, matt damon, jack nicholson, mark wahlberg.
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, police sergeant tommy saunders mark wahlberg joins courageous survivors, first. Patriots day, a film about the 20 boston marathon bombing, directed by peter berg and starring mark wahlberg, a beantown son, as a police officer. Mark wahlberg was at the finish line of the boston marathon early monday morning to film scenes for his upcoming movie, patriots day, but many bostonians arent happy about the movie. The film about the 20 boston marathon bombings with real footage stars wahlberg as a fictional. His casting alone couldve earmarked patriots day as something boring, routine, or worse potentially pantomime, but wahlberg s character ultimately and believably becomes the audiences eyes. For mark wahlberg, patriots day is personal the boston globe. Mar 31, 2015 bostonbred mark wahlberg is set to produce a movie about the boston marathon bombing titled patriots day for cbs films, the studio announced tuesday joining wahlberg as producers will. The military police in the movie are reallife mps from the massachusetts national.
Wahlberg was talking about the timing of patriots day, the movie about the bombings at the boston marathon three years ago that killed three, grievously injured dozens of others, and forced. Mark wahlberg, kevin bacon hunt boston bombers but telling the story of the boston marathon bombing requires a farflung ensemble, and even if we dont get. Wahlberg in braintree for new movie shoot news the. Fake snow covered the tar and bushes of the center of. General audiences will get to see patriot s day when it goes wide on january, 2017. Wahlberg may have succeeded in singlehandedly cracking the case and bringing the perpetrators to justice but.
Sergeant tommy saunders mark wahlberg joins courageous survivors, first. Apr 18, 2016 actor mark wahlberg was spotted at the boston marathon filming a scene from an upcoming movie, patriots day, which depicts the 20 bombing. What you said about the idea of hollywood coming ini had the same initial reaction, to the point i didnt think of the pros and cons of making the movie. Dec 16, 2016 patriots day behind the scenes peter berg, mark wahlberg, john goodman, and j. Mar 29, 2016 wahlberg is producing the film with scott stuber, hutch parker, dylan clark, stephen levinson, dorothy aufiero and michael radutzky. Why mark wahlbergs patriots day is a vanity project. The 10 best mark wahlberg movies, ranked cinemablend. Mark wahlberg, reuniting with the director for the third film in a row, is boston detective tommy saunders, a composite of several real people, while kevin bacon plays fbi special agent richard deslauriers. Jan, 2017 mark wahlberg stars in patriots day, a dramatization of the 20 boston marathon bombings and the manhunt that followed.
I dont get why this one didnt do better at the box office. Patriots day mark wahlberg may star, but hes not the hero of this boston strong homage to the actors hometown, based on the 20 terrorist attack that shook the city. The story of the 20 boston marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the citywide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible. Nov 02, 2018 braintree actor mark wahlberg made an appearance at the granite street shopping plaza friday for filming of his new movie wonderland. Unlike in his previous collaborations with peter berg, mark wahlberg s character in this film, tommy saunders, is a fictional character created for the film. The story itself is so sad and the scene with the bombers in the car had me on the edge of my seat. Mark wahlberg went to foxborough to screen his new movie for.
Wahlberg produced the film along with scott stuber, dylan clark, stephen levinson, michael radutzky, hutch parker, and dorothy aufiero. Nov 14, 2016 patriots day trailer 1 2017 mark wahlberg, kevin bacon drama movie hd official trailer. Directed by peter berg and written by berg, matt cook, and joshua zetumer, the film is based on the book boston strong by casey sherman and dave wedge. Patriots day will not film tsarnaev shootout scenes in watertown. Mark wahlbergs patriots day is aiming for oscar gold with a. Patriots day is a 2016 american drama film about the boston marathon bombings and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. For such a well produced and brilliantly emotional movie with great acting i would say that it is. Mark wahlberg to produce boston marathon bombing movie. The attack occurred during the 117th boston marathon on april 15, 20. Aug 22, 2016 the actor hosted a private screening of deepwater horizon at patriot place on sunday, about a month before the film hits theaters. Peaceful farmer benjamin martin is driven to lead the colonial militia during the american revolution when a sadistic british officer murders his son. Mark wahlberg, as the movie aims to commemorate the resilience of the city and the dedication of the first responders. Nov 16, 2016 honoring the boston police department was at the forefront of mark wahlbergs mind when he set out to make his new film patriots day the film tells the story of the 20 boston marathon. The story about the boston marathon bombings hits theaters jan.