The bromance between Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg has been unfolding for a while now. The helmer has taken roles in the Wahlberg-produced HBO series "Entourage" and "Ballers," directed the actor in "Lone Survivor" and the currently shooting "Deepwater Horizon," and they’ve also got the blockbuster "Six Billion Dollar Man" brewing. And they’ve lined up yet another to collaborate on.
THR reports that Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey (who starred in the Wahlberg-produced "Entourage" movie), and "The Raid" star Iko Uwais will team up for "Mile 22," with Berg behind the camera. Penned by Graham Roland ("Fringe," "Lost"), the story sounds pretty rote, following a CIA agent stationed in Indonesia who has to take his informant 22 miles from the city to the airport, with, of course, many obstacles coming up in their way. Wasn’t this movie already released a decade ago and called "16 Blocks"?
No word yet on when it will shoot, but I’d guess after "Deepwater Horizon" wraps this will take priority next.