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Mark Wahlberg Explains Why He Was ‘Pissed’ While Filming ‘The Departed’


Mark Wahlberg explained why he was ‘pissed’ shooting his Oscar-nominated role in ‘The Departed’ directed by Martin Scorsese

Wahlberg, 52, joined Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio,Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen in the star-studded cast. He portrayed Staff Sergeant Sean Dignam, who selected Trooper William “Billy” Costigan Jr, played by DiCaprio, to go undercover to discover a mob spy in the Massachusetts State Police. Then Wahlberg met with Scorsese in person, and the director convinced him to accept the role by allowing him to make changes to his character.

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