Mark Wahlberg talks about making his passion project, 'Father Stu'
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.
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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).