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For the better part of the past 2 decades, Mark Wahlberg has remained a force of Hollywood action. With a career-defining role inBoogie Nightsand a movie that pushed him to stardom withThe Departed, Wahlberg is one of the few actors who can afford to take a risk and earn a flop or two at the box office without it cracking a major dent in his reputation as an A-lister.
The 2022 video game adaptationUncharteddoes just that as it stars theTedactor in all his action and comedic genius but fails to rake in the critics’ favor despite earning more than $400 million at the box office and making it the sixth highest-grossing video game-to-film adaptation of all time.
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Mark Wahlberg Showers Co-star Tati Gabrielle With Praise
Despite the film’s formidable leads,Unchartedharbors a striking roster of antagonists comprising such names asAntonio Banderasand Tati Gabrielle. The latter especially grabs the mass attention with her role as Jo Braddock, managing to impress not merely the audience but her veteran co-star as well. Speaking of her performance in the film,Mark Wahlbergclaimed:
“She’s a bad–s. I mean, sure, her martial arts skills – all that stuff – are amazing, but her. [We] became fast friends before we even started making the film. So, anytime we got to just play off of each other…
She was choking me out. She wrapped that thing around my neck a little too tight, but I didn’t want to complain. I didn’t want [Gabrielle] to know that I was bothered by it. You talk about a formidable opponent, not just physically but mentally and emotionally. She’s wonderful. It was cool to see that.”
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Tati Gabrielle in turn had high praise for Wahlberg as well,Unchartedbeing the first film to have them working together. Claiming how the latter “mentored me through the whole shoot,”the pair struck up a close bond as theYoustar feels comfortable enough to call Wahlberg her uncle.
UnchartedFails to Break the Video Game to Film Curse
Despite being one of the leading men in the industry, Mark Wahlberg remains a grounded star with a work ethic to die for. The iconic actor who heralded such impressive roles in unforgettable films like Antoine Fuqua’sShooter(2007) and Peter Jackson’s Oscar-baiting drama,The Lovely Bones(2009) returns to more of his action-comedy strong suit with the video game-to-film adaptation of 2022’sUnchartedstarringTom Hollandas the young explorer-adventurer, Nathan Drake.
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The potential and the promise that the A-lister cast itself brings to the brand and reputation of the franchise fails to meet the expectations set despite being directed by Ruben Fleischer, known for films likeZombielandandVenom.
Since then, however, much has happened to plague the genre of video game adaptations. On one end, chaos has broken out overJustice LeagueactorHenry Cavill’s exit from the promising Netflix production ofThe Witcherafter helming 3 seasons at the streamer. On the other hand, HBO’sThe Last of Ushas surpasses all expectations and broken barriers and set a new bar for the genre with its record-breaking success. Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the series starsGame of Thronesveterans,Pedro Pascaland Bella Ramsey as the lead characters, Joel and Ellie.
Unchartedis available for streaming on Netflix.
Source:Fandango
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
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Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
