Wahlberg adn Scorsese fight during Departed (LA Times)

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Wahlberg reveals salty sniping with Scorsese on 'Departed' set
March 24, 2007
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Mark Wahlberg said that he and director Martin Scorsese were often at each other's throat during the filming of "The Departed."
Speaking to the Telegraph in London while promoting his new movie, "Shooter," Wahlberg revealed the behind-the-scenes drama for the first time, adding: "Marty and I were constantly in this struggle. I had problems with Marty."
According to the newspaper, Wahlberg, who was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of an abrasive police sergeant in "The Departed," said part of the problem stemmed from his need to squeeze in his role in "The Departed" between filming "Four Brothers" and "Invincible."
"I was only supposed to do a couple of weeks on 'The Departed,' so I was able to grow my hair for 'Invincible.' But then the schedule changed, and four months later I'm still working on 'The Departed,' so I wouldn't cut my hair and Marty was pissed off," he says, remembering their expletive-filled exchanges. "He was like, 'You've got to cut your ... hair,' and I was, 'I don't give a ... .'
"He was, 'I'm Martin Scorsese ... da-dee-da.'
"I said, 'Well, I'm not getting paid for this ... da-dee-da. What the ... ?' He was pushing me in different ways. There was one scene at the end where I come back and shoot Matt Damon. I asked Marty, 'Why can't we do it right now, because the set's there.' And he's like, 'Oh, I'm not creatively there yet.' "
Wahlberg threw his hands up in exasperation at the memory, according to the newspaper. "All I got to do is walk in and shoot the guy in the ... face. So I ask to talk to Marty, and he sent his assistant over. I ask where Marty was, and the assistant said, 'Marty said everything's great, you're doing a good job, but we're not shooting that scene.'
"Marty liked to play that game, but he didn't like it at 7 o'clock in the morning when he still needed a little rest and I'm out there yelling and screaming, and he comes out of his trailer and says, 'What ... [is] going on?' He only wanted it at 9 o'clock when we were ready to roll."
"But it wasn't just Marty. The whole time I was in the character, so I was mad at everybody. It was Leo [DiCaprio], Matt [Damon] and Jack [Nicholson]. ... Jack too."

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Topic - Wahlberg adn Scorsese fight during Departed (LA Times) - Duilawyer 08:03:42 03/24/07 (0)

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