Mark Wahlberg is quite busy guy these days. In case you don’t trust us, and think that he’s only occupied with that The Fighter sequel, here’s the latest reports that say Wahlberg is now attached to two more projects! First one is titled When Corruption Was King and is set at Paramount, while the other one is Billy Jack, a remake of the 1971 action film. Not bad, ha?
First of all, Wahlberg and his producing partner Stephen Levinson will adapt Robert Cooley‘s memoir When Corruption Was King, with the possibility for actor to also star in it. Project is still without director, but we do know that Frank Baldwin is writing the script for the story that goes like this:
”In this true-crime memoir, former Chicago mob attorney Cooley engagingly recounts his role in sparking Operation Gambat, a sweeping federal corruption probe into Chicago’s political and judicial arenas. Operation Gambat succeeded in documenting the extensive ties between the mob and local government, thanks largely to Cooley’s cooperation and courage.
The author doesn’t spare himself in recounting his descent into the world of crime, despite his loving family and policeman father; and his transformation from fixer and operator into avenging angel is plausibly rendered. Cooley does a nice job of taking the reader inside an undercover investigation, with its glitches, ego clashes and inevitable setbacks. Although his extensive involvement in graft makes Cooley less than fully sympathetic, his risk-taking to expose the crooked system goes a long way toward redeeming him”.
On the other hand, Billy Jack is a well known 1971 action film, that centers on a gunslinger who defends a hippie-themed school from townspeople opposed to the counterculture students.
As with the many projects he’s producing, there is the possibility that some of these titles could be developed as a starring vehicle for Wahlberg – but for now, he’s only committed to produce.
What do you think? Let us know and stay tuned!
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Billy Jack (1971)
