Wahlberg played Sgt. Sean Dignam, an officer in the Massachusetts Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit who recruits intern Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) to infiltrate the crowd and discover the identity of a mole in the police department.
“I was a little worried about some things,” Wahlberg admitted in his appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast last week.
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Mark Wahlberg remembers confronting Martin Scorsese on the set of “The Departed. “(Getty)
“At first, I intended to play another role,” he told podcast host Josh Horowitz.
“We agreed that I would play Dignam,” Wahlberg said of his conversations with Scorsese. “And I saw the importance of betting that role and how I would approach the scenario with everyone betting in front of me. “
However, a scheduling clash and minor dispute arose when Wahlberg signed on to star in the biographical sports drama “Invincible” after filming “The Departed. “In “Invincible,” Wahlberg played Philadelphia Eagles player Vince Papale.
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The role required her to grow her hair out to look more like Vitale at the time of the film’s shooting.
Mark Wahlberg admits he had “weird hair” during the filming of “The Departed” (Denise Truscello)
“I was given ‘Invincible’ after trying to grow my hair out, that’s why I had this weird hair,” she explained. “Everyone’s wondering, ‘What’s this wig about?I like: “It’s not a wig. I’m just looking to grow my hair for the next movie. ‘”
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He continued, “And I intended to be in and out in five weeks. So I went to shoot ‘Invincible,’ took my hair extensions, came back, and then they said, ‘You have to take the extensions off. ”. “
“I thought, ‘It took me 8 hours, I’m not going to take them off,'” the “Ted” star recalled. “So we had some issues, but in the end, when I read this specific paper, I thought, ‘Okay. ‘””This is a smart paper. It’s a chance for me to get away and have fun. “
Wahlberg said he and Scorsese had an argument about his hair. (Robert Eng/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald Getty Images)
Wahlberg told Horowitz that he understood “where Marty came from. “
“He had to deal with Jack, he had to deal with Matt and Leo and Alec and everything else — the studio and all the other cast members,” he explained.
In the end, Wahlberg and Scorsese worked out their differences, and the actor was pleased to have taken on the role of Dignam.
“At first I thought, ‘Okay, we want to make this as realistic and plausible as possible. It’s Boston, it’s gangster. . . You don’t see a lot of that in those movies. “
“And I think about the big picture, not necessarily my own individual goals or even the opportunity that comes my way as an actor,” he added. “And then when I reread the paper, I like, ‘Oh, there’s something here. ‘. ‘
Mark Wahlberg won an Oscar for his role in “The Departed. “(Photo by Denise Truscello)
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Wahlberg was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “The Departed. “This nomination remains his only Oscar nomination to date. The film earned Scorsese his first Academy Award for Best Director after receiving five previous nominations.
“The Departed” won Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay, for a total of 4 wins out of seven nominations.
Ashley Hume is entertainment for Fox News Digital. Se can send story tips to ashley. hume@fox. com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume