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Mark Wahlberg talks about trying to get "Father Stu" made for six years. He plays Stuart Long, a would-be boxer turned would-be actor turned priest.

A bio pic featuring the life of a former boxer who became a priest

Positive priest characters are a rarity in contemporary films. So Catholics will welcome the uplifting fact-based biography of a former boxer and listless store clerk, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, becoming a priest.

Mark Wahlberg's Father Stu is a faith-based passion project for the star, who plays a real-life, unconventional priest opposite Mel Gibson.

Mark Wahlberg convincingly plays out the hero’s arc of screwing up, taking ill, finding faith and reconciling with his father (Mel Gibson).

NEW YORK (CNS) — Positive priest characters are certainly a rarity in contemporary films. So...

Insider spoke with Wahlberg about self-financing the movie, gaining 30 pounds to play late priest Stuart Long, and plans for more faith-based films. #markwahlberg #stuinsider #stuartlong

Movie review: Father Stu cant redeem inept filmmaking. The true story of Stuart Long may very well be inspiring. However, the movie Father Stu, in theaters Wednesday, only inspires unintentional laughter.

In “Father Stu,” Mark Wahlberg stars as Stuart Long, an amateur boxer-turned-priest who suffers from a degenerative and incurable muscular disorder.

The actor went to extreme lengths to put on 30lbs in just six weeks for his latest film.