‘Sickest Role Ever’- 2-Time Oscar-Nominated Actor Went Bananas Over Gunning Down Derek Jeter in ‘The Other Guys’; Believed Red Sox Fans Would Go Crazy
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Derek Jeter was more than a player for the New York Yankees. By the time he bid farewell to the game, Jeter became a symbolic figure for the Pinstripes. And given the Yankees had such a dominant leader, the Red Sox fans always envied the former Yankees’ captain.
Dating back to 2009, when the Yankees had won the World Series, renowned Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg did something special to make the Red Sox fans happy. Notably, Wahlberg did a film named “The Other Guys,” which not only featured Derek Jeter for a brief period, but the Transformers actor got a chance to gun down the Yankees legend.
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The Yankees v/s Red Sox rivalry dates back over a hundred years when the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees. And while playing for the Pinstripes, Ruth wrote a new chapter in baseball. Coming back to Wahlberg, the 2-time Academy-nominated actor tried to cheer up the Red Sox fans by showing the Jeter scene in the movie.
Mark Wahlberg had a lot of fun while shooting the film with Derek Jeter
Per MTV.com, Mark Wahlberg was over the moon after doing his role in the film. The veteran actor also appreciated writers for writing such a good role for him with the Yankees legend Derek Jeter.
“It’s phenomenal. They wrote me the sickest role ever; I just get to go bananas on everybody.”
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“It was a lot of fun,” Wahlberg said of being able to gun down the Yankees captain. “I actually kicked him around on the ground a couple times after I shot him.”
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And as earlier mentioned, the Hollywood actor wanted to show this movie, especially to the Red Sox fans. He expected the Red Sox fans would go crazy if they see someone taking down their rival captain.
“I can’t wait to see the movie; I usually do a premiere for every film that I do in Boston for my foundation, an organization to raise money for inner-city kids,” the actor explained. “And [when they see me shoot Jeter], people are going to cheer like crazy.”
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What are your takes on Mark Wahlberg’s trying to gain the sympathy of the Red Sox fans by gunning down Derek Jeter in a film?
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Simar Singh Wadhwa