Things are all swings and roundabouts where Mark Wahlberg and director David O Russell are concerned, it would seem. Because now the actor is in talks to star in Universal’s graphic novel adaptation 2 Guns, which Russell has been interested in for some time.
But don’t go thinking that it’ll end up as another reunion for the Fighter team – as Variety reports, the movie is now looking for a director, as Russell has committed to shooting The Silver Linings Playbook and other movies instead. And who left **Silver Linings **recently due to scheduling issues with Broken City? Why, Wahlberg of course!
Adapted from Steven Grant’s Boom! Studios title by Blake Masters, 2 Guns will see a DEA Agent and an undercover naval intelligence officer unwittingly on each others’ trail when they both steal mob money. There’s no word on which role Wahlberg is after.
Back when the project was picked up in 2008, Universal was considering it as a vehicle for Vince Vaughn. But there’s no sign of him still attached at this point – unless he’s taking on the other main part, of course…