Mark Wahlberg’s spouse wasn’t flying excessive after seeing his surprising hair transformation.
The actor, 53, determined to shave his head as an alternative of carrying a bald cap for the brand new Mel Gibson motion blockbuster, “Flight Risk.”
“There was no bald cap. I shaved the middle and left the horseshoe around the sides. We just shaved it,” Wahlberg informed Individuals in an interview printed on Friday.
“They would shave the top as close to the scalp as possible every day, obviously, because we didn’t have any stubble or anything. So I just hid it with a hat.”
“The most priceless thing was seeing my wife [Rhea Durham’s] face when I took my hat off after getting the hair cut for work that day,” he added
Wahlberg performs a pilot flying a federal agent (Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) throughout Alaska within the thrilling flick.
Wahlberg and his spouse Durham, who tied the knot in 2009, share 4 children: Ella, 20, Michael, 18, Brendan, 15 and Grace, 14, who all discovered their dad’s new do moderately humorous.
“Oh, they’re gonna love it. My kids — my boys especially — they loved the haircut,” he quipped. “They got a lot of laughs out of that.”
Since “Flight Risk” was filmed in simply 22 days, Wahlberg solely needed to rock the shaved head for a number of weeks earlier than ditching it.
“I don’t like the makeup chair. I mean, I don’t like touchups and all that stuff,” he informed the outlet. “I type of love to do all that prep and all the things main as much as it. Then by the point we’re truly working, I don’t wish to be type of picked and poked and prodded. I wish to type of simply do my factor.
“For me, yeah, it’s not fun. You know, hopefully I can just kind of become the character,” Wahlberg admitted. “Wearing a fake — either a wig or mustache, I always feel like it feels ridiculous.”
Together with a complete hair transformation, “The Union” alum underwent a character shift whereas on set.
“I was locked into the part the whole time. So if we weren’t shooting, I was like either off in the corner by myself or I just would kind of go back to my little dressing room and just sit there,” he informed Individuals on Friday.
“Flight Risk” is in theaters now.
