Mark Wahlberg: Acting Is Nothing Like the Military
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Action, Drama, Thrillers, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, New Releases,
Mark Wahlberg has hit back at actors who compare their work to being in the military.
The 42-year-old actor - who stars in new movie Lone Survivor, based on the memoirs of Navy SEAL officer Marcus Luttrell - takes offense to Hollywood stars who complain about the rigorous training they have to do for their movies and believes it's nothing compared to real warfare.
"For actors to sit there and talk about 'Oh, I went to SEAL training' ... I don't give a f**k what you did. You don't do what these guys did. For somebody to sit there and say my job was as difficult as being in the military? How f**king dare you, while you sit in a makeup chair for two hours. I don't give a s**t if you get your ass busted. You get to go home at the end of the day. You get to go to your hotel room. You get to order your f***ing chicken," the impassioned star ranted, speaking at his film's premiere on Tuesday.
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Cruise Barred for Being a Scientologist
Posted by Johnny Mercedes Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Controversy, Upcoming Releases,
In a new film entitled Valkyrie, Tom Cruise will play Colonel Claus Von Stauffenberg, a man deeply opposed to Nazi treatment of the Jews and leader of a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Unfortunately, the plan to film on German military sites was quickly undermined when Defense Ministry spokesperson Harald Kammerbauer denied the crew access citing Cruise’s belief in Scientology. Kammerbauer claimed that the Church of Scientology is not recognized as a church by the German government and that the religion is merely an invention to make money. Furthermore, he said the film would not be shot on the sites as long as Cruise was playing Count Stauffenberg.
Kammerbauer also stated that the German military deeply espouse the accurate portrayal of Stauffenberg and the events of said mission. One of the films producers, Paula Wagner, was quick to refute: “(Cruise’s) personal beliefs have absolutely no bearing on the movie’s plot, themes or content.”
I’m no advocate for Scientology. In fact, I largely agree with the opinion of the German military — Scientology is a façade, a faux religion for rich people. But I must side with Cruise in this case — this is a ridiculous reason to hinder the production of a movie. He is an actor. His religious affiliation won’t have an effect on how this story is told. And hasn’t Germany learned yet about the dangers of discrimination?
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