Actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and the others had a great time on the sets of the Ocean’s films. It is evident by the many stories from the sets of the films shared by the ensemble. However, popular actor Mark Wahlberg does not seem to buy anything that comes out of their mouths.
Mark Wahlberg was offered the chance to be in the Ocean’s trilogy but he turned down the offer. One might think that the actor regrets missing out on the films, he is actually quite relieved. In fact, he once slammed George Clooney and Brad Pitt for creating a false narrative around the films that he believes s*cked.
Mark Wahlberg was out for George Clooney’s Ocean’s trilogy and he was not afraid to say it out loud. While appearing for an interview with UK’s Zoo Today, the Uncharted actor was asked if it was true that he turned down the opportunity of being in the Ocean’s franchise.
Instead of replying with a simple ‘Yes,’ Wahlberg absolutely annihilated the franchise, as well as Brad Pitt and Clooney. Wahlberg stated,
“Yeah – and it was well worth it. The second one s*cked! People tell George Clooney it’s great, but we all know it s*cked I made two bad movies instead — Planet of the Apes and The Truth About Charlie — but doing that was better than sitting with Brad and George, telling the press how great everybody is! ‘We were in Europe, George was funny, then we had some wine…’ — that’s not for me. I do love those guys, but I had to step out on my own.”
The role which Wahlberg refused to do ended up going to Matt Damon, instead. Damon, unlike Wahlberg, did not mind sitting down with his co-actors to reminisce about their time on the sets of the trilogy.
(H/t Fandom Wire)
