VOD Spotlight: Lone Survivor

In late June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and his SEAL team set out on a mission to find notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The team was ambushed and left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. Luttrell wrote the memoir Lone Survivor, on which the film is based. Mark Wahlberg plays Luttrell in the film.

Although Wahlberg has played characters based on real people before, in such films as The Fighter and Invincible, he admits: “I always feel some weight when portraying somebody in real life, whether they’re alive or not. I want to make sure that I make them and their family members proud. I loved speaking with Marcus about his relationship with those guys, because it always made him feel good to talk about how much he loved them, how much they loved him and how tight they were.”

Lone Survivor

When Wahlberg considers his time spent with the cast and crew of Lone Survivor, he reflects that working on Lone Survivor ranks at the top of his professional achievements as an actor and producer. He says: “This is the best working experience I’ve ever had, under the toughest conditions. I remember early on as an actor, you worked a long, hard day, but you did something you felt was special, and that car ride home you couldn’t stop thinking about it. I had that feeling every day on this movie.”

When discussing what it was like to watch someone else play him, Luttrell admits that it was initially odd. He says: “Wahlberg is a consummate professional, and he’s a great actor. It was a little strange watching somebody trying to play me, but we talked about it and I knew it would turn out great. I was more worried about the other guys because they’re not around to speak for themselves.”

Wahlberg adds: “I was moved by the screenplay, so I felt like we were on the right track. I loved the balance of the drama, action, humor and emotion. In the first act you’re meeting these guys, seeing how much they love each other and what they are doing out there. Then, when [the mission] is a go, you see the shift from playful to all business.”

Lone Survivor is available starting June 3 on Video On Demand. Check your cable system for availability.

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