No wonder Justin
Bieber and the former "Marky Mark" Wahlberg have become such bros! Both
began their careers as terribly dressed pop stars who later set their
sights on acting. But while Wahlberg's on-screen credits include
respected performances in critically acclaimed movies like 2010's "The
Fighter" and 2006's "The Departed," 18-year-old Bieber's resume so far
is limited to his music videos and a couple of episodes of "CSI." (Last
year's documentary about him, "Never Say Never," doesn't really count.)
Mark Wahlberg bares his abs circa 1991. (Barry King/WireImage)
A decked out Justin Bieber performs in 2012. (George Pimentel/WireImage)
That could change soon. In a new interview with E!,
Bieber reveals that he "hopes to do some more acting." The pop star
also confirms that he and Wahlberg, 41, are joining forces on a film
project that's been buzzed about for a while: a basketball drama. "We've
been working on this script for a long time now," Bieber reveals.
Wahlberg has also discussed teaming up with the teen in the movie he
reportedly hopes to begin filming in the spring. "Think of [it as] like,
'The Color of Money,'" Wahlberg told MTV,
referring to the 1986 movie about pool hustlers that starred Paul
Newman and Tom Cruise. Wahlberg also joked that he was surprised to
learn he'd be playing the older character in the film. "So I get this
call from Paramount [with a story about] an old guy and a young guy. I'm
like, 'Cool, let's get Jack [Nicholson]. Let's get Robert De Niro.
Let's get Robert Duvall.' And they go, 'What about Garrett Hedlund?' I'm
like, 'For what?' They're like, 'For the young guy.'"
Wahlberg, who's now a father of
four, first experienced Bieber Fever thanks to his children. In fact, he
even told Time magazine in 2010, that Bieber is the only
person who could make him rap again! "If Justin Bieber asked me, I'd do
that for my daughter," Wahlberg said. "She loves me to death, but she
doesn't think I'm very cool, so that might turn it around." Then, he
raved about Bieber in June. "Obviously, [Bieber] is a very good
athlete," Wahlberg told MTV, referring to an episode of "The Diary of
Justin Bieber" in which the teen showed off his skills on the court.
"People have seen him on MTV; he can play. But I also really think he
can act … There's not going to be any shortage of pushing him in getting
that kind of strong performance out of him, if we get to make the
movie. We're just going to have to make him realize that he's playing a
character so he can't have the same hairdo."
Does the poster boy for exposed underwear really want to talk about style?
