Mark Wahlberg has a few things to get off his chest regarding Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film, The Departed. Appearing on the March 14 episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor said that he was “a little pissed about a couple things” while filming the thriller, which also starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, and Alec Baldwin, among others. “But look, it all worked out in the end.
Originally, I was supposed to play another part. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” Wahlberg said, adding that he “had another movie” lined up for after The Departed. “I was going into Invincible after.
I was trying to grow my hair out, which is why I had that weird hair,” he added. “… But I completely understand where Marty was coming from.
He had to deal with Jack, he had to deal with Matt and Leo and Alex and everything, the studio and everybody else who was in the cast.
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