Two New “Max Payne” Photos

Two new photos (Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis) from the “Max Payne” movie have been released.

Max Payne tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal. Read the rest of this entry

‘Max Payne’ First Official Photos

Some new photos from the Max Payne movie set have been released. The first show Mark Wahlberg who will be playing Max Payne, the main character who is struggling with the murder of his family; the second has Chris O’Donnell in character, although his character is not as yet known; then there is the last image which appears to be a scene from the movie, the red splotches appear to be blood, however we aren’t sure exactly.

The movie will star Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Chris O’Donnell and directed by John Moore, who previously brought us The Omen, Flight of the Phoenix and Behind Enemy Lines. It also has a pretty solid supporting cast that includes Ludacris, Donal Logue and Beau Bridges.

According to Film School Rejects, the film will follow the familiar story: Wahlberg’s Payne is a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy. In order to avenge their deaths, he must come together with a deadly assassin (Mila Kunis) who is also out to avenge the death of a family member, her sister. Chris O’Donnell will play an executive for one of the big corporations that are allegedly involved in the conspiracy.

Max Payne is scheduled to hit theaters on October 17, 2008.

Mila Kunis Joins Mark Wahlberg on Max Payne Adaptation

Twentieth Century Fox has signed Mila Kunis to star with Mark Wahlberg in its upcoming adaptation of Max Payne – based on the Rockstar videogame.

Variety reports the film is directed by John Moore and was written by Beau Thorne. Julie Silverman and Scott Faye are handling producing duties on the film with Tom Karnowski executive producing.

In the film, Kunis will play an assassin who works with Payne (Wahlberg) to avenge her sister’s death. Payne is a cop haunted by the loss of his family and discovers he is in the middle of a conspiracy as he investigates a series of murders.