Fans have been reacting to the trailer for Mark Wahlberg’s new film Flight Risk.
The action film, directed by Mel Gibson, sees Wahlberg play a bald hitman on a private plane.
The plot focuses on a government witness (Topher Grace) being escorted by an FBI agent (Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery) on a flight piloted by Wahlberg. The pair collide on the small plane which is charting a course over the Alaskan wilderness.
Fans have been reacting to the trailer and Wahlberg’s role, which is a departure for the actor.
“I was not expecting to see Marky Mark with this hairstyle. That caught me off guard,” one wrote while another added: “I’m not used to seeing mark as a villain.”
I’m not used to seeing mark as a villain
—
Kevin
(@KevinSunJr) January 1, 2025
I was not expecting to see Marky Mark with this hairstyle. That caught me off guard ngl. pic.twitter.com/bZeEupp2cq
— Mr. Olympian
(@asianoppar) January 1, 2025
Mark Wahlberg with the receding hairline in a movie about a plane, lol
— TAV (@TayeSuave) January 1, 2025
Mark Wahlberg took the hat off and didn’t recognize him for a second. pic.twitter.com/U2B7vtRzo8
— I have so many questions? (@english_shamar) January 1, 2025
As for what fans thought of the trailer, there was a division of opinion with one writing: “it’s crazy that the worst film of 2025 is coming out so early,” while another added: “Doesn’t look great to me. Mark Walhberg doing the wrong kind of a stretch.”
Others though praised the forthcoming movie. “It’s gonna be a really great action film,” one fan wrote. “It will be great to watch an action film from a cast we’re not used to.”
Another added: “Wahlberg looks like the villain, and I’m on board for it.”
it’s crazy that the worst film of 2025 is coming out so early
— harv (@harvv) January 1, 2025
Doesn’t look great to me. Mark Walhberg doing the wrong kind of a stretch.
— Mike Binder (@MikeBinderjokes) January 1, 2025
It’s gonna be a really great action film.
It will be great to watch an action film from a cast we’re not used to.
Especially with the support of the producers of John Wick, this film will be really great.Flight Risk
— Luxinoxia01 (@luxinoxia01) January 1, 2025
Wahlberg looks like the villain, and I’m on board for it.
— ChillOnes (@schelldave) January 2, 2025
Speaking about the film, Wahlberg said: “Audiences, at first, are going to think, ‘Here comes Mark to do something to save the day, but nope,” Wahlberg said in a press release via IndieWire. “Fifteen minutes into the film, you realise this is not what you thought it was going to be.”
Gibson added: “It’s about Mark letting his dark side out in between running his empire and eating lunch with his kids. He is a multi-dimensional performer who has managed to find the essence of a deranged, bald-headed sociopath.”
Wahlberg was last seen in Netflix’s The Union, a spy comedy that he co-starred in with Halle Berry.
Flight Risk is set to open in US and UK cinemas on January 24.
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