10 Actors Who Hated Working On Their Own Movies
6. Mark Wahlberg - The Happening
No stranger to making rash comments, Mark Wahlberg barely waited for the dust to settle on The Happening before publicly bashing it. The M Night Shyamalan disaster about evil trees was destined for failure from the off, but Wahlberg went in two footed before the body was even cold.
At a press conference for The Fighter, Wahlberg confirmed that he only took on The Happening to work with Amy Adams – who smartly managed to remove herself from the project before filming began. Adams “dodged the bullet”, to hear Wahlberg tell it.
Given Marky Mark’s often questionable quality control, it must take a lot for him to truly regret a job. He admits that he took the role in The Happening because he got the chance to play a science teacher, rather than his usual line of coppers, criminals, or a permanently scowling soldier.
It didn’t work out, clearly. There’s no shame in taking risks that don’t pay off, but an actor like Wahlberg may be best advised to stick to what he does best.