Mark Wahlberg has appeared in a handful of remakes throughout his career, but the only ones worth seeing are the two reworked from foreign films ("The Departed;" and I'm counting British classic "The Italian Job" as the other). Hopefully this means good things for the Hollywood remake of Oskar Jonasson's "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," which might star the artist formerly known as Marky Mark, according to Variety. Wahlberg is also attached to produce the new version of the Icelandic thriller along with fellow "Entourage" executive producer Stephen Levinson.

"Reykjavik," one of 60 films in the running for next year's foreign-language Oscar, is about a former alcohol smuggler recruited for one last job. The original has the protagonist as a former crew member of a freighter regularly traveling between Reykjavik, Iceland, and Rotterdam, Netherlands. For the English-language version the locations will be changed of course, but to what? New York and Toronto, maybe? Read more...

You probably remember Craig Robinson as the scene-stealing big guy from “The Office,” “Pineapple Express,” “Knocked Up” and so many other great comedies. You may soon know him as a star of the upcoming Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy “The Other Guys.” And if you do, well…you’re welcome.

“I’m here in New York right now, we’re casting [‘The Other Guys’] and in pre-production,” Adam McKay, the man behind “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and this week’s “The Goods” said when we spoke Wednesday evening. “It’s looking pretty cool; I’m excited about it.” Check out this sneak peek at "The Goods" and then hit the jump for more.

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Amy Adams can do no wrong in my book, but if you were afraid all she was destined for was bubbly fare such as "Leap Year" or "The Ten Best Days of My Life" then you'll be glad to know she's taking a detour through the rough part of town. Adams is set to join Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in the true life tragedy of "The Fighter."

"The Fighter" is the story of lightweight championship boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward (Wahlberg), and his trainer and brother, Dick Eklund (Bale). The film will portray their early days on the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, Eklund's bout with drugs and violence and Ward winning the world championship in London. If you're wondering where a lovely girl fits into all this, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Adams will play Charlene, a "tough, gritty bartender and former college high-jumper from Massachusetts" who ends up involved with the tough-as-nails Mickey. She won't be the only woman on set, as Melissa Leo ("Frozen River") has also joined as the boys' mother. Read more...

Though Christian Bale has two huge entries in the summer ’09 movie season—“Terminator Salvation” and next Wednesday’s “Public Enemies”—he hasn’t actually shot a film in a year. But this July he’ll be returning to work and—as MTV’s Josh Horowitz learned during an interview with the actor to promote “Enemies”—kicking some serious ass when he does.

The film, called “The Fighter,” co-stars Mark Wahlberg, and tells the true story of “Irish” Micky Ward (Wahlberg), who goes on a “Rocky”-like journey through the world of light welterweight boxing with the help of his brother Dickie Eklund (Bale), a boxer-turned-jailbird-turned-trainer. Read more...

This may be the sternest film that goes into production this year -- but given the names involved, it will probably be one of the best. Variety is reporting that Christian Bale has joined Mark Wahlberg for "The Fighter," and that David O. Russell may be along to direct the grim, tense ride.

"The Fighter" is the true life tale of Boston fighter "Irish" Mickey Ward (played by Wahlberg), who was coached to the world lightweight championship by his half-brother, Dicky Eklund (played by Bale). After suffering a number of defeats, Ward was ready to retire until pushed back into the ring by his brother. Read more...

Mark Wahlberg may have had some clunkers this past year, but he'll soon be everyone's favorite hardass again. Last week, he decided to poke a little fun at his Boston cop persona with "The B Team,", this week finds in possession of one of the hottest scripts in town. According to Variety, Wahlberg will be starring in "Prisoners," a script by newcomer Aaron Guzikowski that has the attention of every studio in town.

Wahlberg will be playing a Boston family man whose 6-year-old daughter and her friend are kidnapped. He takes matters into his own hands by kidnapping the man he thinks is responsible. It has shades of Liam Neeson's recent hit "Taken," but the script is said to be in the vein of "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Seven." Read more...

After Mark Wahlberg scared and confused us by going after Andy Samberg on SNL (Was he kidding? Was he serious?), the general consensus seemed to be that Wahlberg really needed to lighten up. Maybe he should do a comedy or something. Well, he took our advice. According to Variety, Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are teaming up for "The B Team."

The film is just a spec script on the horizon, and is being penned by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. All we know is that it's an action-comedy, and Wahlberg and Farrell will play cops. Will Wahlberg play the straight man to Ferrell? Or will he pull out some of that "Say hello to your mother for me" charm? Read more...

He’s a 67-year-old veteran of more than 150 film and TV projects, a member of one of Hollywood’s royal families, and the winner of several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. So you might be asking yourself: What the hell is Beau Bridges doing in “Max Payne?”

“I’ve never played [the video game], but I have five kids,” Bridges explained to us recently. “And when I told them that I was going to be in ‘Max Payne,’ they were all excited! They were like, ‘Oh, Dad, that’s awesome. I can’t believe it!’ So I knew it was a game that had a big following.”

Naturally, the big draws of the film are names like Mark Wahlberg, Ludacris and Mila Kunis. But it’s Bridges’ charismatic, borderline-maniacal businessman character who steals several key scenes away from the others, as Payne (Wahlberg) investigates which side he’s on in a bloody gang-vs.-cops war that’s consuming their city. Read more...

It popped up in the wee hours of last weekend on "Saturday Night Live," and has now become one of the hottest viral clips on the Internet. But what does the real Marky Mark think of Andy Samberg’s “Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals” sketch?

(What? You haven't seen the sketch yet? Check it out after the jump!)

“Uh, I didn’t think it was as funny as I’d hoped,” said the rapper-turned-actor, whose new flick “Max Payne” opens October 17th. In the sketch, Samberg does a dead-on imitation of the “Boogie Nights” star, randomly approaching a dog (“I like your fur, that’s really great!”), a donkey (“You eat apples, right? I produce 'Entourage'!”) and a goat (“I had a beard like that in 'The Perfect Storm'!") and ending each encounter with the same terse farewell for his interview subjects. Read more...

- Little known director Max Makowski reportedly signed on to helm “Voltron.” (Latino Review)

- “May Payne” trailer hits net. Mark Wahlberg’s assertion that Payne is the most complex character he’s ever played drowned out by copious explosions. (Yahoo)

- “House of Sand and Fog” director Vadim Perelman in heavy talks to helm “Poltergeist,” sources say. (Bloody-Disgusting)

- “You Won’t Believe How It Ends” promises final poster for “Saw V.” My bet is it’ll end up being terrible. How’s that for a guess? (Slashfilm)