Mark Wahlberg Producing Feature Adaptation of 'The Raven' Short« FirstShowing.net

Though he'll be in front of the camera angering some video game fans in David O. Russell's adaptation ofUncharted: Drake's Fortune, it looks likeMark Wahlbergwill be busy behind the scenes elsewhere by producing a film inspired by a much buzzed about short film.Heat Visionreports the actor will produce a feature length version of Ricardo De Montreuil's short filmThe Raven(which you can watch in its entiretyright here). The story follows follows Chris Black, a man who possesses a power that could lead to the destruction of a robotic regime of police in an alternate, futuristic Los Angeles, and they will stop at nothing to destroy him.

Latino Reviewfirst called attention to the short and Hollywood's interest in the filmmaker and the story back in April, and it's taken this long for a deal to finally come through. Apparently the project is being developed as a starring vehicle for Wahlberg himself withJustin Marks, the popular screenwriter behind forthcoming adaptations likeShadow of the Colossusand20,000 Leauges Under the Sea, taking control of the script. If the feature length film packs as much of a punch as that short, then this should be quite the film to look forward to in the future.Interested?

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