The actor though was more than ready to let some of those commitments slide for his lead role in Father Stu.
Father Stu is a project that Wahlberg has been trying to get off the ground for some time and will see Marky Mark star in the biopic as boxer-turned-priest Father Stuart Long.
Father Stu will also star Mel Gibson as Wahlberg’s father, with Teresa Ruiz (Narcos: Mexico) on board to play his girlfriend.
Much hoo-ha is often made when an actor emerges transformed for a new role, and while the effects of many of them tend to be exaggerated for publicity, the sight of Mark Wahlberg filming Father Stu is definitely worthy of fuss.