Risk of Flight trailer teases Mark Wahlberg's Unhinged Mob Hitman in Mel Gibson's claustrophobic thriller

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Risk of Flight trailer teases Mark Wahlberg's Unhinged Mob Hitman in Mel Gibson's claustrophobic thriller

A new trailer for Flight risk offers a closer look at an unhinged Mark Wahlberg in the upcoming thriller. The film stars Wahlberg as a mob hitman who is hired to kill a U.S. Marshal (Michelle Dockery) and an informant (Topher Grace) while in a small plane, forcing them to take control of the ship and attempt to take her to a safe location while they flee further. enemies. The film was directed by Mel Gibson, star of Lethal weapon franchise and the original Mad Max films, which he directed a variety of titles, including Oscar winners Brave heart and Summit of the mountain.

Lionsgate now shared a new official trailer for Flight risk. The trailer begins with Wahlberg's character introducing himself as Daryl Booth, only for the bumpy takeoff to pull Daryl's real pilot's license from under his seat, exposing him as a fraud. The pilot finally reveals that he is working for a mob boss named Loretti. Although his initial assassination attempt is foiled, the pair must keep him alive to help them fly the plane, which leads to a claustrophobic cat-and-mouse thriller where everyone's lives hang in the balance. Check out the full trailer below:

What this means for flight risk

Mark Wahlberg's Villain Role Brings New Energy


Mark Wahlberg as Daryl Booth handcuffed to the roof of a plane in Flight Risk

The new Flight risk The trailer shows the star taking his career and outlook in a whole new direction. For one, his character is going bald, which is a very different appearance from Mark Wahlberg, whose characters in films including Unknown, Transformers: The Last Knightthe Ted and Daddy's house films and, more recently, Arthur the King and The Unionthey usually have full hair. However, there is a much more important difference in this new character.

Daryl Booth is a huge departure from Mark Wahlberg's previous films, from giving him a villainous role for the first time in over two and a half decadessince 1996 Fear. Not only is this mob hitman a true blue villain, the star is delivering an exceptionally dangerous and disturbing performance in bringing him to life. One of the standout moments in the trailer is the tremendously moving scene in which he garrots Michelle Dockery’s character and gleefully asks, “Have you ever seen a face turn this color before?"

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Mark Wahlberg's story elevates the emotion


Mark Wahlberg with his mouth open while flying in Flight Risk
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Node Flight risk trailer, fake Daryl Booth has a twinkle in his eye that shows he's actually enjoying toying with his prey. This makes him even more dangerous than a typical killer, helping to build tension in the upcoming thriller given his forced proximity to the two people who are desperately trying to get out of this situation alive. The fact that Mark Wahlberg has only played heroes in recent years helps drive this feeling even further, because There is a sense of wrongness in the character that permeates the entire film..

Source: Lionsgate