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Comic-Con: Wahlberg Talks Tough, Calls Out Trekkies
Mark Wahlberg handled the fans at San Diego Comic-Con masterfully, but first I grilled the tough guy on his game-turned-action flick Max Payne. He admits to having zero comic book and video-game knowledge, and that the crowd here is a little intimidating. He even throws out a challenge to Trekkies. Check out the clip to see what I mean.
Comic-Con: Mark Wahlberg Jealous of New Kids?
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Mark Wahlberg got a rowdy, boy-band reception at San Diego Comic-Con, where he showed up to promote video-game adaptation Max Payne. A surprisingly female crowd—this is a comic book convention, after all—went nuts as he took the stage to talk about his brutal revenge thriller.
"This is like playing a show in Japan," Wahlberg told the screaming crowd. "Now I know why the New Kids went back!"
The former face of the Funky Bunch was joined by costars Mila Kunis and Ludacris, and he had nice words for his fellow rapper-turned-actor. "I come from the music world, so I'm always a little suspicious about how much they're going to commit," Wahlberg said. "Chris is good, though—the next big shining bright star."
The three spoke after rolling sneak-peek footage from Max Payne, scheduled to open in October. Here's what the crowd saw:
Comic-Con: Keanu Reeves, Robert Rodriguez, More
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We're there on the ground getting you all the Comic-Con intel you need to know—and plenty of photos in our Comic-Con gallery. Here are the highlights from day one:
Keanu Comes in Peace (Except for the Killer Nanobots): Keanu Reeves took to the Comic-Con stage to introduce a preview of The Day the Earth Stood Still, a remake of the classic Robert Wise sci-fi tale about a messianic alien named Klaatu who says he's looking for peace but is met with war (and, in the new one, Jennifer Connelly).
Teens Choose Justin, Miley, Gossip
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OMFG. Consider the Gossip Girl word sufficiently spread.
The CW hit received a leading—and whopping—14 nominations this morning for the Teen Choice 2008 Awards.
Chris Brown checked in with nine nods, Miley Cyrus (who will host the ceremony) scored four nods, and perpetual nominee Justin Timberlake racked up three.
Timberlake is the awards' winningest artist, having aggregated 21 surfboards—the event's laid-back hardware of choice—since 1999.
Beat Ben @ the Box Office: What's Happening?
What happens in The Happening? M. Night Shyamalan might blackball me from the business if I tell you, but I know one thing: The guy's movies make money. So do scary movies, and let's not forget that Mark Wahlberg is a huge star. (Check out some of our interview in the above clip.)
The film, Shyamalan's first to be rated R, is unique and terrifying. But I don't think it'll open the way Signs did ($60 million), or even The Village ($50 million). The brand-name director's coming off the dud Lady in the Water and may need to prove himself to audiences again.
So look for his latest effort to open the way The Sixth Sense did, around $25.5 million.
Do you think I'm nuts? Can Wahlberg & Co. crush the Hulk? Put up your numbers in the comments and we'll see what happens.
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