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Mark Wahlberg Films New Movie 'Father Stu' After Pledging to Gain 30 Pounds for Role

Mark Wahlberg Films New Movie 'Father Stu' After Pledging to Gain 30 Pounds for Role

Mark Wahlberg is hard at work!

The 49-year-old actor was spotted filming a scene for his new movie Father Stu on Thursday (April 15) in Hollywood, Calif.

The movie is being directed by Rosalind Ross, and is a biopic about boxer-turned-priest Father Stuart Long, which Mark‘s been trying to get made for at least six years.

He revealed to Jimmy Kimmel days ago that production was set to begin this week, and that all of the boxing scenes are being shot first before he puts on weight.

“After we do the boxing scenes, I get to put on as much weight as possible over the course of the film, so I’m challenging myself to put on 30 pounds in the next six weeks…they want me to do it as healthy as possible and I’m like ‘Dude, I’ve been on such a regimen for so long, I just want to eat everything in sight…I want to go to bakeries. I want to go to Denny’s. I want to get pancakes. I want to get everything I can possibly get my hands on,” he said.

Find out what else he plans to do after wrapping the film.

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