Could Mark Wahlberg be the next Tony Stark? The actor sure sounds like he wants the part! In an interview with Yahoo Movies, Wahlberg just comes right out and says "I would like to take over the Iron Man franchise for Robert Downey...it's one of those things where I kind of like playing real people...I've never been asked." However, please note that in this same interview Wahlberg also discusses how bored he is with giant effects-driven films, so it's possible that he's joking, or that it's the payday that appeals to him.
Regardless, Mark will have to wait at least five years before he'd likely even be asked to the dance for this one. Robert Downey Jr. is already committed to reprise the role in Avengers: Age of Ultron (which hits theaters on May 1st, 2015), and the still untitled Avengers 3. Mr. Downey hasn't committed to any further Iron Man solo films, and given his desire to work on different projects, it seems unlikely that he would agree to carry a potential Iron Man 4, especially as he would be in his mid-fifties by the time that project got off the ground. Wahlberg, on the other hand, is the same age Downey was when he first donned the armor in 2008's Iron Man.
Would anyone have believed ten years ago that Iron Man/Tony Stark would become such a desired (and lucrative) role among Hollywood's A-list? It's unlikely we'll see much more on this story in the immediate future, but we're curious to see who else throws their helmet into the ring. Click on over to Yahoo Movies for the complete interview with Wahlberg, who also discusses how close he came to the Batmanfrancise in the mid-nineties!
Source:Yahoo Movies UK
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