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Wahlberg Parties as Bale Goes AWOL on Fighter Set
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Christian Bale's setting off all kinds of alarms again.
Filming of The Fighter is underway in Massachusetts, and we have a super spy on the set giving us some dee-lish deets. Seems the big three (Bale, Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams) were all on location at the retro-hip Olympia Restaurant, a frequent hang for past real-life fighters like Mickey Ward.
You remember that perfectionist Bale likes to do things as realistically as possible, right? He's slimmed down dangerously for parts before (like The Machinist), and now the emaciated actor's doing it again.
"[Christian] has lost almost as much weight as he did for The Machinist. He is so gaunt," blab our eyes, standing right next to the Batman star.
Christian plays Dickie Eklund, a former crack addict, so that explains why Bale is so skeletal all of a sudden. "They have even thinned his hair—he just looks sickly."
But Christian's bizarre behavior doesn't stop at his appearance...
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Mark Wahlberg Puts a Ring on Longtime Love
Mark Wahlberg has become a member of the married bunch.
The star of the upcoming Lovely Bones made an honest woman of the mother of his three children on Saturday, as he and longtime love Rhea Durham swapped vows at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, E! News has confirmed.
Before the "I do's," we caught up with the former bad boy outside the church. "Pretty good," said the smiling groom when asked how he was feeling.
The bride donned a Marchesa gown and Neil Lane jewelry for the intimate affair, where only about 20 guests were in attendance. The groom sported an Armani tux.
The Wahlbergs may have kept the proceedings quiet, but Mark actually spilled the beans last October when he said during a Max Payne presser that he and Durham were planning to tie the knot the following August.
"It's a good month," he quipped.
Sandler, Crowe, Cusack, Wahlberg Add Star Power to Walk of Fame
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A new batch of stars has aligned to light up Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce today unveiled its Class of 2010, the 28 lucky A-listers from film, TV, music and theater whose names will be memorialized on the tourist-trap infamous row sometime next year.
The honorees were selected from more than 200 nominations and have the added distinction of receiving their stars during the Walk of Fame's 50th Anniversary year.
Leading the way in the motion picture category are Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, James Cameron, Mark Wahlberg, and a couple of Disney's go-to composers, Alan Menken and Randy Newman.
Those being honored for services rendered on the small screen are Jon Cryer, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Waterston, Bill Maher, sportscaster Chris Berman and O.G. Mission: Impossible star Peter Graves.
The recording roundup includes Van Morrison, Chaka Khan, Alan Jackson, Ringo Starr, ZZ Top, the Funk Brothers, Bryan Adams, Marco Antonio Solis and next year's sole posthumous honoree, Roy Orbison.
Only two acts made the cut for the live performance/theater category: Andrea Bocelli and Cirque du Soleil's Guy Laliberte.
No dates have yet been scheduled for the ceremonies.
Christian Bale Suits Up for The Fighter
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Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg are not done professionally.
The Dark Knight has signed on to join Wahlberg in The Fighter, a years-in-development biopic following Boston's world lightweight champ "Irish" Mickey Ward.
Per Variety, Bale will step into the ring as Ward's trainer/half-brother Dicky Eklund, who was sentenced to serve a decade in state prison after a crime spree but who redeems his drug-addled life by helping his bro's career undergo a Rocky-like transformation.
Over the years, both Matt Damon and Brad Pitt had been attached to the role, but it's the Caped—and soon, Gloved—Crusader who will own the part when the film goes into production in July.
But Bale will also have an uphill battle if he's looking to hold on to his crown as most tempestuous crew member: David O. Russell directs the flick.
Wahlberg, Franco Cozy Up to Date Night
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Mark Wahlberg is a Francophile. And, apparently, a Fey-ophile. Not to mention a Carell-ophile.
Wahlberg and James Franco are leading the pack as the latest boldfaced names flocking to the Steve Carell and Tina Fey big-screen comedy Date Night.
According to Variety, Gossip Girl Leighton Meester, rapper Common, Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, SNL utility player Kristen Wiig and Jimmi Simpson (aka David Letterman's erstwhile intern Lyle and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia scene stealer) round out the funnybone-tickling cast.
The all-star flick centers on a married couple, played by the Must-See TV stars, whose dinner-and-a-movie date night goes horribly—and dare we say, comedically—awry when they become the victims of mistaken identity.
Mark Wahlberg: Get Off Jeremy Piven's Back!
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Mark Wahlberg says Jeremy Piven doesn't deserve the scrutiny he's been getting over his mercury-poisoning controversy.
Wahlberg, a producer of Entourage, has remained pretty much mum over the Piven ordeal, but earlier today he jumped to his defense. Wahlberg insisted the actor was not making up excuses to leave the Broadway revival of Speed-the-Plow when he announced that doctors had advised him to quit the show.
Max Payne Wins Popular Vote
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John McCain and Barack Obama should be happy they're not running against a video-game hero.
As expected, Max Payne, the Mark Wahlberg, action/gamer movie, easily won the weekend box office, and, as expected, defeated Oliver Stone's hot-button W., which bowed in fourth place, but met expectations with a $10.6 million debut.
For Payne, the question wasn't whether it would unseat incumbent Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but how high it would go.
Ludacris and Mila's Payneful Confessions
Talk about bombshells: Max Payne hottie Mila Kunis spills to me that she's a World of Warcraft geek, and Ludacris explains why he wanted to point a gun at Mark Wahlberg. All that and hip-hop in Russia, mystery tattoos and what Mila's dad would think of all this. Hit the clip to get the full story.
Mark Wahlberg's Big Do-Over
Love talking to Mark Wahlberg, and had the chance again as his video game-turned-thriller Max Payne comes out this week. He opened up about whether his kids can see his scariest flicks, and what classic role he'd like to reprise. Hit the clip to get the full story.
Mark Wahlberg to Marry—Sure, Why Not?—in August
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Shh! Don't tell fans of his latest tough-guy shoot-'em-up Max Payne, but Mark Wahlberg is just a big old softie. The father of three has finally set the date for his wedding to Rhea Durham, the mother of his children.
"We're talking about getting married in August," Wahlberg revealed at a press conference for Max Payne Sunday.
You must have a good reason for picking August, right, Marky? "It's a good month." OK!
So Hollywood, pencil that in—but don't check your mailboxes for that save the date notice. Adds Wahlberg: "We're not inviting yet."
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:
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