Wahlberg to star as drug lord

Posted on January 18, 2008
Filed Under Actors, Directors

A couple of days ago I watched a movie called “Balls of Fury“. Now, I’m not gonna go on about how good (or bad) it was – I just want to explain what happens when you sit down and watch a film and you have very low expectations. I had heard from friends that the movie wasn’t that good and the IMDb rating alone made me lose all hope… But, very often my low expectations gives me a surprisingly good movie experience. Once again, this isn’t me recommending “Balls of Fury”. The movie has it’s moments and I’m sure it will give you a few laughs but if you decide to let it pass you by – you haven’t missed much.

To sum it up – if friends trash talk a movie you haven’t yet seen you will probably enjoy it so much more when (if) you decide to watch it.  Even if the movie reeks. Now, on with the news:

Variety reports that the always brilliant actor Mark Wahlberg will star in and Peter Berg will direct an untitled film based on the life of international drug dealer Jon Roberts, whose rise and fall was chronicled in the documentary “Cocaine Cowboys.”

After returning from Vietnam as a decorated soldier, Roberts headed to Miami in the late ’70s and formed a relationship with the Medellin drug cartel, distributing cocaine worth billions of dollars. Wahlberg will play Roberts, who was turned in by a cohort and served a decade in jail for his crimes.

A writer will be set once the strike ends.

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