Focus on producing films that “the whole family can watch”

Mark Wahlberg

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Mark Wahlberg is all about making family-friendly movies at the moment.

The veteran actor recently opened up about Yahoo Entertainment About the types of projects he’s looking for as he gets older, similar to some of his more recent roles Family plan, unknown And King Arthur.

“You know, I enjoy doing things that the whole family can see,” Wahlberg said. “Look, I’m 52 now. I’m a father of four. I have a kid in college. I like to play age-appropriate roles. I think a lot of people don’t accept that and the audience says, ‘This doesn’t look real.'” Ted The actor has four children with his wife Rhea Durham.

He has been in the industry for decades after his breakout role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1997 film Boogie nightsWahlberg said he now feels audiences want to see “a guy and a girl in the same age group.”

“There are a lot of different things that I think audiences frown upon and I want to do things that are sensible and realistic,” he explained. “Listen, if the right scenario comes along, I’m not ruling anything out.” But he noted that he wants the projects he implements to be “meaningful.”

And his next movie King ArthurIn which he stars and produces, he does just that. The wholesome adventure film, set to hit theaters March 15, follows endurance racer Mikael Lindord (Wahlberg) who adopts a stray dog ​​named Arthur to join him in an epic race.

Although the actor has dozens of films under his belt, Wahlberg admitted that as well Cigar lovers Last year, he honestly wasn’t sure how long he’d be in front of the cameras.

“Well, I’m definitely working harder now than ever before. Some companies, you build them or you pass them on or you go out of business. I hope my kids can see what their interests are, but I don’t think I’ll be acting for much longer at the pace I’m at,” he said at the time. Now.” “Sure. Because that’s the hardest thing.”