Posted on 11/14/2013 4:21:08 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Mark Wahlberg plays a Navy SEAL in his upcoming movie "Lone Survivor."
Tom Cruise made some controversial remarks that became public last week comparing acting to fighting in Afghanistan.
Specifically, Cruise said that being away from his young daughter for a long movie shoot was like “serving in Afghanistan.”
Business Insider's own Brian Jones, who served in Afghanistan, took serious issue with the actor's remarks.
So did Mark Wahlberg, who plays a Navy SEAL in his latest film "Lone Survivor," based o n actual events of the failed 2005 mission "Operation Red Wings" in which f our Navy SEALS who were tasked with the mission to capture Taliban leader Ahmad Shahd.
During a Q&A after the world premiere of “Lone Survivor" last night in Los Angeles, Wahlberg went off when asked about the difficulty of the shoot:
For actors to sit there and talk about ‘Oh I went to SEAL training,’ and I slept on the — I don’t give a f--k what you did. You don’t do what these guys did. For somebody to sit there and say my job was as difficult as somebody in the military’s. How f---ing dare you. While you sit in a makeup chair for two hours.
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Bingo I always thought he is a closet conservative. Remember Mark in his younger days had a reputation as a bad boy. But now, when his girlfriend got pregnant he got married and now I believe they have 2 kids. He has settle down a lot. Your right I think as he is growing older he is becoming more conservative. I believe he stated he is Pro Life also. I say good for him.
I always watch Shooter when it is on. A bit over the top in the story line but the sniper activities are top notch and Kate Mara is not hard to look at either. Watched Wahberg in “the yards” the other night too.
Frankly I don’t like very many actors but I think this guy is not in my hate group even if he is from Boston.
Wahlberg is the Anti-Damon.
I’ve spend a lot of time not liking “Marky Mark”. Now he’s trying to ruin all that by saying things I agree with.
Dammit.
Funny, during the movie the other night, there was a trivia question: whom is Walberg sometimes confused with being? Answer was Damon. Definitely seem like the anti matter of each other.
I only watched Shooter because I knew Danny Glover was gonna get capped.
By the way, Ned Beatty could not act his way out of a wet paper bag in that movie.
Glover murdered him in every scene.
Wahlberg contributed to the Presidential campaigns of Obama in both ‘08 and ‘12. How much “slack” do you cut to stupid like that?
I don’t cut any “slack” to the people I know personally who did that. I make them remember their stupidity every chance I get and I don’t care if they get upset. They need to learn.
Tim Cruise as Jack Reacher...that was a huge Hollywood joke for me this year.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut occasionally. Marky Mark is a big, gun grabbing, liberal. Don’t be swayed by a little tough talk. He would gladly turn your ass in for having a firearm, whilst keeping his Hollywood, armed security.
The only movie I ever saw that followed the book was “the godfather”. I think the author had input into the movie. Saw nothing in the movie that wasn’t in the book.(that I can remember)
It was way worse than nutcase Cruise. Wahlberg was making implications about bravery and intelligence of the people on the flight.
Wahlberg was going to find some place to land as well.
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