Mark Wahlberg plans to gain 30 lbs in SIX weeks for a new role which will see him again play a boxer

Mark Wahlberg plans to gain 30 pounds in just SIX weeks for a new role which will see him again play a boxer… after his Oscar nominated The Fighter


He is an Academy Award-nominated actor and producer, a car salesman, a former hip-hop artist and a business owner with a successful gym chain and burger franchise to his name.

And Mark Wahlberg is showing no signs of slowing down, as seen in a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel for late night television on Friday.

During the chat, the Boogie Nights star, 49, explained that he plans to gain 30 pounds over the next six weeks for a new film role. 

Mark Wahlberg is showing no signs of slowing down: The Boogie Nights star plans to gain 30 pounds over the next six weeks for a new film role

The upcoming movie is called Father Stu, about a boxer who has a spiritual experience and becomes a priest.

‘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,’ Mark said. 

‘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,”‘ the F45 co-owner, who is known for his ripped physique, continued. 

‘I want to go 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.’

As seen in a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel: The upcoming movie is called Father Stu, about a boxer who has a spiritual experience and becomes a priest

As seen in a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel: The upcoming movie is called Father Stu, about a boxer who has a spiritual experience and becomes a priest

Acclaimed film: The role will be something of a return to form for Wahlberg, who scored a Best Picture nomination as a producer in 2010 for the David O. Russell film The Fighter

Acclaimed film: The role will be something of a return to form for Wahlberg, who scored a Best Picture nomination as a producer in 2010 for the David O. Russell film The Fighter

The role will be something of a return to form for Wahlberg, who scored a Best Picture nomination as a producer in 2010 for the David O. Russell film The Fighter.

Mark portrayed the titular character, boxer Micky Ward, in the movie.

Once he’s finished with Father Stu, Wahlberg will have to slim down or turn the 30 pounds of fat into muscle, when he takes on the title role in The Six Billion Dollar Man. 

Once he’s finished with Father Stu, Wahlberg will have to slim down or turn the 30 pounds of fat into muscle: He will be taking on the title role in The Six Billion Dollar Man; seen in 2010

Once he’s finished with Father Stu, Wahlberg will have to slim down or turn the 30 pounds of fat into muscle: He will be taking on the title role in The Six Billion Dollar Man; seen in 2010

The action and sci-fi film is a feature reboot of the popular 1970s series about a robotically enhanced hero, The Six Million Dollar Man.

And while that project is in pre-production, the actor formerly known as Marky Mark has three other films in the works, along with multiple other movies as a producer.

One of those is called Arthur The King, about an endurance racer who adopts a stray dog. 

Trademark physique: The action and sci-fi film is a feature reboot of the popular 1970s series about a robotically enhanced hero, The Six Million Dollar Man; Mark seen here in 2019

Trademark physique: The action and sci-fi film is a feature reboot of the popular 1970s series about a robotically enhanced hero, The Six Million Dollar Man; Mark seen here in 2019