Fans are enjoying a glimpse at Mark Wahlberg’s new look for upcoming action movie Flight Risk.
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Images from the film emerged on X/Twitter via Discussing Film yesterday (January 15) and showed Wahlberg playing a character with a balding hairdo, unlike any the star has sported before. Unsurprisingly, it provoked some reactions from fans online.
One user wrote: “I am absolutely loving this bald Mark Wahlberg look. He looks more hilarious than ever.”
Another said “That’s quite the haircut they put on him”, and another joked about Wahlberg’s awards prospects: “Marky Mark going for the Oscar with that hairline”.
Lol… I am absolutely loving this bald Mark Wahlberg look. He looks more hilarious than ever. 🤣😅🤭 pic.twitter.com/39AmQj4dyo
— January 27 🤗❤️ (@mpiredivine) January 15, 2025
Marky Mark going for the Oscar with that hairline
— Jeffrey Crawford (@Blznbreeze) January 15, 2025
On X, Betsy Gorham pointed out how the marketing for Flight Risk has been keeping Wahlberg’s unexpected look a secret so far: “I love how all the posters and banner ads for this movie are concealing the fact Mark Wahlberg is bald on top in it.”
Another user slated the look, saying: “I don’t know if they have hair and makeup awards at the Razzies, but Mark Wahlberg’s Clint-Howard-cosplay bald plate in the commercials for Flight Risk feels like a shoo-in.”
I love how all the posters and banner ads for this movie are concealing the fact Mark Wahlberg is bald on top in it. pic.twitter.com/qHA0NdBRnF
— Betsy Gorham (@gorham_betsy) January 15, 2025
I don't know if they have hair and makeup awards at the Razzies, but Mark Wahlberg's Clint-Howard-cosplay bald plate in the commercials for Flight Risk feels like a shoo-in.
— Matt Vautour (@MattVautour424) January 13, 2025
What is Mark Wahlberg's hair doing in Flight Risk?
— ☃️ Richard Martin ☃️ (@Ricardo_Knows) January 14, 2025
Rather than the balding look being created via prosthetics or make-up, from this video posted by Fandango, it appears that Wahlberg had his head shaved for real.
Mark Wahlberg shared behind-the-scenes footage of him preparing for his latest film. Tickets for #FlightRisk are on sale now! Get yours here👇https://t.co/6xTWrqTvkZ pic.twitter.com/IwqqgIfjEX
— Fandango (@Fandango) January 9, 2025
Wahlberg stars in Flight Risk alongside Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal and fugitive across Alaska to a trial.
But as the trailer released earlier this month revealed, Wahlberg isn’t who he seems, and the trio get into some trouble whilst in the air. The star doesn’t often play a villain, and the explosive trailer left some fans surprised.
Last year, Wahlberg was reportedly sued by David Beckham over an £8.5million business dispute regarding the former’s fitness company F45 Training. Elsewhere, he’s also spoken about being “pissed off” about his character in the Martin Scorsese-directed, Oscar-winning The Departed.