There is probably no Hollywood star who has made only good choices in his career. Mark Wahlberg is no exception. After abandoning his career in rap and modeling to devote himself entirely to acting, the 53-year-old has starred in highly acclaimed films like Boogie Nights or The Departed. He also had great box office success with two films Transformers and the two comedies Ted.
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But there is of course also the other side of the coin: Mark Wahlberg regrets having played in Phenomenaa 2008 science fiction thriller, which he describes as “bad movie“. On the other hand, the Boston-born actor turned down a fan- and critically acclaimed sci-fi blockbuster and realized he shouldn’t have trusted his first impression…
“Holy shit, JJ Abrams did a great job“
It is about Star Trekthe prequel to the legendary space saga directed by JJ Abrams, also director of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The film, which was released in 2009, spawned two equally successful sequels.
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The film quickly convinced critics around the world. On AlloCiné, it is rated 3.8 out of 5, while with our German colleagues at FILMSTARTS, it obtains a rating of 4.5 out of 5. In the United States, the famous review collection site, Rotten Tomatoes, gives it 94% by critics and 91% by spectators. With global revenues of US$385.7 million, Star Trek was also a box office success.
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Mark Wahlberg totally agrees with all these enthusiastic reactions. Yet when he had the script in his hands, he saw things differently, as he revealed in an interview with Total Film (via CBS News): “I tried to read the script. I couldn’t understand the words, the dialogues or anything else. Then I saw the film. I was like, ‘Holy shit, JJ Abrams did a great job.’“.
But when this realization took place, it was unfortunately too late for Chris Pine (Captain Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock) and Zoe Saldaña (Lieutenant Nyota Uhura) to join the troop.
Article written in collaboration with our colleagues from MOVIE START.
