Actors often take on roles that demand complete transformations, whether it be adopting a new accent, altering their physique, or completely reinventing their style. Such changes are essential to their craft, allowing them to fully embody each character. For Mark Wahlberg, one of his recent projects came with just such a challenge.

Preparing for the film Flight Risk, he embraced a bizarre haircut, though he had no idea his wife would react so dramatically to his bold new look.

Speaking to Extra in January 2025, Mark Wahlberg revealed his wife Rhea Durham’s hilarious reaction to his bold new look for his then-upcoming movie Flight Risk. The 53-year-old actor shaved his head to play a balding character in the Mel Gibson-directed thriller, deciding to skip the hassle of dealing with a prosthetic headgear every day on set. But Durham was far from impressed by the transformation, with Wahlberg amusingly recalling how, when she first saw him, she screamed, “get out of here,” before eventually warming up to the drastic change.

While Rhea Durham may not have been a fan of Mark Wahlberg's bald look, the actor himself, who continues to look as dashing as ever in his 50s, admitted he quickly grew comfortable with not having a full head of hair. In the same Extra interview, Wahlberg confessed he even sometimes forgot about it, recalling a UFC event where he nearly pulled off his hat on camera before remembering his reveal would spoil the movie, which was eventually released on January 24, featuring him as a bad guy after quite a long time. The actor, in a different interview, addressed his negative role in the film, which he was then quite excited about.

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Mark Wahlberg could not keep calm exploring seldom-visited territory in Flight Risk. He felt something about his role in the film would have everyone talking.

Before the movie came out, Mark Wahlberg, whose forgotten sci-fi flick recently took over Netflix, per Money Control, opened up about his decision to take on a surprising new role in Flight Risk, admitting he fell in love with the script the minute it landed in his hands. The actor noted that it had been 30 years since he last played an antagonist in Fear as an obsessive pursuer of Reese Witherspoon's character. Wahlberg teased that audiences would initially expect him to save the day in the movie in discussion, but would soon realize the story takes an unexpected, darker turn, keeping viewers on edge.

Mark Wahlberg described his character as raw, unfiltered, and central to the film’s tension aboard a small plane. He explained that his character injected chaos and ingenuity into an already relentless thriller, pushing the narrative in unpredictable directions. By the sound of it, while Rhea Durham had a tough time looking at her husband courtesy of Flight Risk, both the style that Mark Wahlberg donned and the creative satisfaction he felt from the film seem unparalleled.

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