A little over a year after blockbuster films ‘Lone Survivor’ and ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ made it big in the global box office, Mark Wahlberg returns to the big screen after being announced as producer of ‘Patriots’ Day.’ The film is centered on the events of the search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his role in the bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon.
According to CBS Films, who will back the production of the movie, Wahlberg will be producing the film alongside Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson, and Michael Radutzky. Nick Nesbitt will be an executive producer.
With the script being written by Matt Charman, it will be drawn out from the details provided by Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis concerning the events that happened from April 15 to 19, from the bombing itself to Tsarnaev’s response towards the incident.
“There is nothing more compelling than a real story populated by real heroes,” CBS Films president Terry Press said in an official statement.
According to Press, audiences can look forward to a “very personal look” at what really happened in Boston and how modern heroes coped with the catastrophe; he also expressed his confidence in the team that was gathered for the upcoming film.
Screenwriter Charman also worked on the new film ‘Bridge of Spies’, directed by Steven Spielberg in which Tom Hanks will take on a leading role.
Meanwhile, Radutzky is widely known as the ‘60 Minutes’ senior producer who leads the creative development unit, 60 Minutes Productions. ‘Patriots’ Day’ will mainly be derived from the research carried out for the segment that the newsmagazine created immediately after the Boston Marathon bombing incident.
This will be the first time that CBS Films makes a collaborative effort with its sibling division ’60 Minutes.’ On the whole, the network aims to settle on a highly capable director who will ensure that ‘Patriots’ Day’ will stand out as another successful film in which Wahlberg is involved.
The actor is even reportedly in talks to star in the movie and take on the leading role considering the fact that he currently does not have a new film to work on next. Wahlberg and Stuber recently worked together on comedy sequel ‘Ted 2.’
Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox will be having its own representation of the events that went on in the Boston Marathon bombing. Fox has already acquired the rights to a script titled ‘Boston Strong’, which was written by Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy, and is based on the non-fiction book by Casey Sherman and former Boston Herald reporter Dave Wedge.
