Sounds like all the more reasons to love Mark Wahlberg.

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Mark Wahlberg may still be sporting his abs at the age of 52, but he can’t wait to play to grandfather on the big screen either.
But even that wouldn’t put a dent on his star-studded career considering how no one would be foolish enough to give a sidekick role even to a grandpa playing Wahlberg because of his star power.
Well, more or less, it seems Wahlberg is all set to be the next Clint Eastwood of Hollywood!

Mark Wahlberg is already one of the biggest fan-favorite actors in Hollywood, even more so for the terrific fitness regime he follows to maintain his spectacular abs even at the age of 52. But as much as fans love him for all the heroic roles he plays like that of an “elite government assassin” in his recently released Apple TV+ film, The Family Plan, Wahlberg can’t wait to be the next Clint Eastwood for the big screen.
Mark Wahlberg in Transformers: The Last Knight
Thinking unlike almost every other actor his age, the Ted star is more than just willing to embrace his “old age” as he expressed his desire to undertake the part of a grandfather for TV, and play heroic roles even as an oldie, just like the legendary 93-year-old Eastwood!

Mark Wahlberg Can’t Wait To Be A Grandpappy… On The Big Screen!
Mark Wahlberg in The Family Plan

While most wouldn’t have expected this from someone like Mark Wahlberg who doesn’t even look his age at all, that is the wish of the 52-year-old actor: play a grandpappy on the big screen. As he shared with ET on the set of The Family Plan, i.e. his recently released Apple TV+ film:

“I’m a dad now — embracing my old age. A lot of guys my age in the business would probably say, ‘Well, that character has grown kids or kids in their late teens, I don’t want to play that role.’ [But] I’m embracing that. I look forward to playing a grandfather soon.”
However, even that won’t make much of a difference among fans or in his career, considering his popularity won’t allow anyone to be foolish enough to give a sidekick role even to a grandpa playing Wahlberg.

Thus, more or less, the Shooter star would be just like the next Clint Eastwood of Hollywood, judging from how even the 93-year-old latter doesn’t miss out on starring in lead roles despite his advanced age. Well, fans are more than ready for that!

Continuing in the interview, Mark Wahlberg also shared why he decided to do The Family Plan, which stars the real-time father of four as a former “elite government assassin” father of three on the big screen. He said:
“I just thought it was really fun. I think you see a lot of action movies — especially a lot of action comedies — and they don’t have as much character as this one had. I thought it was very interesting to find the family dynamic.”