The old saying in Hollywood runs that you should never work with children or animals, but after Instant Family, Mark Wahlberg is breaking another of those edicts by going to cute dog movie route. He's no attached to star in Arthur The King, a based-on-truth tale of canine heroism and endeavour.
Michael Brandt has adapted Mikael Lindnord's book Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed The Jungle To Find A Home. It tracks a Swedish adventure racer who won the hearts of millions when he and his team adopted Arthur, a badly wounded but big-hearted stray dog who tagged along with them during an epic endurance race in Ecuador.
Paramount, which has had success with Wahlberg in recent years, is backing the movie, and all involved are currently searching for the right director. Wahlberg is preparing to star in the studio's action film Infinite, and recently worked on new drama Good Joe Bell.