Mark Wahlberg joins “American Desperado” drug baron flick June 28, 2013 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mark Wahlberg has been cast in American Desperado. The Transformers 4 star has joined Paramount Pictures' movie about an infamous drug baron, Digital Spy reports citing Deadline. Director Peter Berg has also signed on for the adaptation of Jon Roberts and Evan Wright's American Desperado: My Life - from Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset. The book was based around a series of interviews between journalist Wright and former drug baron Roberts. It charts the incredible life of the man born into a top Mafia family and how he has joyfully broken countless laws. Wahlberg and Berg recently finished working together on Lone Survivor. The actor will next be seen in 2 Guns with Denzel Washington. Paramount is tentatively hoping to begin shooting American Desperado in the new year.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
