Exclusive: Netflix has preemptively acquired a new feature thriller pitch from screenwriter Sean O’Keefe to be produced by Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho. The project is billed as being in the spirit of Ron Howard’s 1996 action kidnap thriller hit Ransom but with a female bent.
The new project reps a reteaming of Netflix and O’Keefe who co-penned the Mark Wahlberg action-comedy Spenser Confidential, which is the third most-watched movie on the streamer with 85 million households after Sam Hargrave’s Extraction at 99 million and Susanne Bier’s Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock which drew 89 million. Directed by Peter Berg, Spenser Confidential stars Mark Wahlberg as Boston ex-cop, Spenser, who teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk (Winston Duke), after two Boston police officers are murdered. O’Keefe co-wrote with Brian Helgeland based on the 2013 novel Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland by author Ace Atkins.
Adam Kassan and Rafi Crohn of...
The new project reps a reteaming of Netflix and O’Keefe who co-penned the Mark Wahlberg action-comedy Spenser Confidential, which is the third most-watched movie on the streamer with 85 million households after Sam Hargrave’s Extraction at 99 million and Susanne Bier’s Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock which drew 89 million. Directed by Peter Berg, Spenser Confidential stars Mark Wahlberg as Boston ex-cop, Spenser, who teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk (Winston Duke), after two Boston police officers are murdered. O’Keefe co-wrote with Brian Helgeland based on the 2013 novel Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland by author Ace Atkins.
Adam Kassan and Rafi Crohn of...
- 12/21/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Quinn Colson novels by Ace Atkins are being developed as a TV series at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively.
In the books, Colson is a former Army Ranger who returns to his home in rural northeast Mississippi. But upon returning, he discovers that where he grew up has been overrun with corruption, drugs, and violence.
There are currently 10 novels in the Quinn Colson series, starting with “The Ranger.” Others include “The Lost Ones,” “The Broken Place,” “The Forsaken,” and “The Redeemers.”
In addition to writing the Quinn Colson novel series, Atkins also took over Robert B. Parker’s Spenser character following Parker’s death in 2010. He has written eight novels in the Spenser series since. That includes “Wonderland,” which was subsequently adapted into the Mark Wahlberg-Winston Duke film “Spenser Confidential.” Atkins is a former newspaper reporter and SEC football player who also writes essays and investigative pieces for various publications.
In the books, Colson is a former Army Ranger who returns to his home in rural northeast Mississippi. But upon returning, he discovers that where he grew up has been overrun with corruption, drugs, and violence.
There are currently 10 novels in the Quinn Colson series, starting with “The Ranger.” Others include “The Lost Ones,” “The Broken Place,” “The Forsaken,” and “The Redeemers.”
In addition to writing the Quinn Colson novel series, Atkins also took over Robert B. Parker’s Spenser character following Parker’s death in 2010. He has written eight novels in the Spenser series since. That includes “Wonderland,” which was subsequently adapted into the Mark Wahlberg-Winston Duke film “Spenser Confidential.” Atkins is a former newspaper reporter and SEC football player who also writes essays and investigative pieces for various publications.
- 7/15/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Director Peter Berg and star Mark Wahlberg putting their collaborative stamp on the Spenser novels (as well as the television show Spenser: For Hire) was always going to go one of two ways. Either their cinematic style would take the character and property in interesting new directions, or their version wouldn’t vibe. Well, Spenser Confidential falls way more into the latter category than the former. As a throwaway Netflix release, this has some mild charms. As a Berg/Wahlberg collaboration, it’s one of their most forgettable. It all adds up to a final product that never really makes a compelling case for its own existence. Sadly, it’s nothing more than instantly forgettable. The film is a comedic action outing, while more or less functioning as an origin story, as well. We meet Spenser (Wahlberg) right as he’s about to become an ex-cop. Having savagely beaten his...
- 3/7/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg, at his most Mark Walbergiest) is an former Boston cop who’s just finished doing a five-year stretch in Walpole — he beat the ever-loving crap out of his commanding officer, see, and to be fair the guy was a domestic abuser and wicked crooked, but the police don’t take kindly to such things even if you do wear the shield. In fact, the ex-con is persona non grata with the boys in blue. The day before he’s set to get out, Spenser (whose name is pronounced “Spen-sahhh,...
- 3/6/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
“Man, you get beat up a lot,” an aspiring boxer tells the eponymous punching bag/pulp-fiction private eye Mark Wahlberg plays in “Spenser Confidential.” “And I’ve noticed every single time you get your face pushed in, you come back with just a little bit more information.” That’s a pretty apt description of Spenser’s modus operandi, and one of several self-aware winks that makes this genre-bruising made-for-Netflix action vehicle a lot more fun, if not nearly as respectable, as Wahlberg’s four previous collaborations with director Peter Berg.
In those films — which include a trio of panic-attack true-story thrillers, “Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon” and “Patriots Day” — Wahlberg and Berg seemed to be reaching for some kind of awards-season legitimacy. Here, on the other hand, they’re just cutting loose,
Conceived by author Robert B. Parker, the Spenser character first appeared on-screen around the same time as those films,...
In those films — which include a trio of panic-attack true-story thrillers, “Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon” and “Patriots Day” — Wahlberg and Berg seemed to be reaching for some kind of awards-season legitimacy. Here, on the other hand, they’re just cutting loose,
Conceived by author Robert B. Parker, the Spenser character first appeared on-screen around the same time as those films,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
A far cry from the previous four movies that Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg have made together (the two men Voltron-ing into a single creative entity that will henceforth be referred to as “WahlBerg”), the hilariously titled “Spenser Confidential” is a high-testosterone action thriller about a red-blooded, blue-collared, perpetually open-mouthed American patriot who decides to take matters into his own hands when some bad guys besmirch the good name of these United States. Just kidding — the only significant difference between this chaotic dreck and the likes of “Mile 22” is that “Spenser Confidential” is going straight to Netflix.
Beyond that — and maybe a surprising cameo from Post Malone — . By now, WahlBerg making a “funny” crime movie about an aggro ex-cop trying to sniff out corruption in South Boston is like if Wes Anderson made a “Succession”-esque screwball comedy about an inbred family jostling for control over a Bavarian tweed factory.
Beyond that — and maybe a surprising cameo from Post Malone — . By now, WahlBerg making a “funny” crime movie about an aggro ex-cop trying to sniff out corruption in South Boston is like if Wes Anderson made a “Succession”-esque screwball comedy about an inbred family jostling for control over a Bavarian tweed factory.
- 3/6/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Post Malone seems to have it out for Mark Wahlberg in Netflix’s upcoming film, Spenser Confidential.
On Tuesday, the streaming giant released the first trailer for the action-packed mystery, which stars Wahlberg as Boston detective Spenser who is on a mission to finish a job involving “dirty cops, drug cartels and some big politicians.”
“When I was a cop, I was trying to take these guys down, but they framed me,” Wahlberg says in one scene of the trailer, talking to costar Winston Duke, whose character teams up with Spenser to finish the detective’s investigation.
The new trailer...
On Tuesday, the streaming giant released the first trailer for the action-packed mystery, which stars Wahlberg as Boston detective Spenser who is on a mission to finish a job involving “dirty cops, drug cartels and some big politicians.”
“When I was a cop, I was trying to take these guys down, but they framed me,” Wahlberg says in one scene of the trailer, talking to costar Winston Duke, whose character teams up with Spenser to finish the detective’s investigation.
The new trailer...
- 1/21/2020
- by Claudia Harmata
- PEOPLE.com
The career of Peter Berg is a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. There’s the throwback highs of The Rundown and strong drama of Friday Night Lights mixed with sturdy biographical films such as Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon then incomprehensible actioners like Battleship and Mile 22. He’s now back quickly after the quickly forgotten lattermost film and reteaming once again with Mark Wahlberg.
Spenser Confidential, also starring Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger and Austin Post, follows an ex-cop who serves some jail time after being framed by dirty cops and upon getting out, serves up some vigilante justice. Berg looks to be in a more playful mode here while still delivering the action beats he’s known for, so hopefully this is some diverting entertainment.
See the trailer and poster below.
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) – an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving it – just...
Spenser Confidential, also starring Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger and Austin Post, follows an ex-cop who serves some jail time after being framed by dirty cops and upon getting out, serves up some vigilante justice. Berg looks to be in a more playful mode here while still delivering the action beats he’s known for, so hopefully this is some diverting entertainment.
See the trailer and poster below.
Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) – an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving it – just...
- 1/20/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Another day, another Netflix original movie. The streaming giant just premiered Tyler Perry’s “A Fall From Grace” over the weekend, which IndieWire senior film critic Eric Kohn called “a trashy Hitchcock riff.” It’s one of about half-a-dozen Netflix original movies premiering in January, and merely a taste of what’s to come throughout 2020.
The studio has now released the first trailer for “Spenser Confidential,” an upcoming action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke, directed by Peter Berg from a script by Sean O’Keefe. It is based on the best-selling novel “Wonderland” by Ace Atkins, and on the Spenser character created by Robert B. Parker. The late Robert Ulrich played the first on-screen version of the character in the “Spenser: For Hire” television series, broadcast on ABC from 1985 until 1988.
The new Netflix film stars, which is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020, co-stars Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger,...
The studio has now released the first trailer for “Spenser Confidential,” an upcoming action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke, directed by Peter Berg from a script by Sean O’Keefe. It is based on the best-selling novel “Wonderland” by Ace Atkins, and on the Spenser character created by Robert B. Parker. The late Robert Ulrich played the first on-screen version of the character in the “Spenser: For Hire” television series, broadcast on ABC from 1985 until 1988.
The new Netflix film stars, which is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020, co-stars Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger,...
- 1/20/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Another day, another Netflix original movie. The streaming giant just premiered Tyler Perry’s “A Fall From Grace” over the weekend, which IndieWire senior film critic Eric Kohn called “a trashy Hitchcock riff.” It’s one of about half-a-dozen Netflix original movies premiering in January, and merely a taste of what’s to come throughout 2020.
The studio has now released the first trailer for “Spenser Confidential,” an upcoming action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke, directed by Peter Berg from a script by Sean O’Keefe. It is based on the best-selling novel “Wonderland” by Ace Atkins, and on the Spenser character created by Robert B. Parker. The late Robert Ulrich played the first on-screen version of the character in the “Spenser: For Hire” television series, broadcast on ABC from 1985 until 1988.
The new Netflix film stars, which is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020, co-stars Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger,...
The studio has now released the first trailer for “Spenser Confidential,” an upcoming action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke, directed by Peter Berg from a script by Sean O’Keefe. It is based on the best-selling novel “Wonderland” by Ace Atkins, and on the Spenser character created by Robert B. Parker. The late Robert Ulrich played the first on-screen version of the character in the “Spenser: For Hire” television series, broadcast on ABC from 1985 until 1988.
The new Netflix film stars, which is scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020, co-stars Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger,...
- 1/20/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Joseph Baxter Jan 20, 2020
Mark Wahlberg actioner Spenser Confidential will premiere on Netflix, arriving as a new adaptation of Spenser: For Hire.
Spenser Confidential is the next action thriller feature fielded by star Mark Wahlberg under the direction of Peter Berg, following their last effort, 2018’s Mile 22. However, this offering will manifest not at theaters, but on Netflix!
Interestingly, the film is an adaptation of the Spenser novel series of author Robert B. Parker, which were more famously represented on television with ABC’s popular 1985-1988 series, Spenser: For Hire, which was briefly spun-off in 1989 with the short-lived A Man Called Hawk. This film, however, bears a script by Brian Helgeland and Sean O'Keefe adapting the Wonderland series by Ace Atkins, which continued the Spenser mythos after Parker’s 2010 death.
Wahlberg stars as eponymous freelance sleuth Spenser, a role famously played on TV by the late Robert Urich. He's joined here...
Mark Wahlberg actioner Spenser Confidential will premiere on Netflix, arriving as a new adaptation of Spenser: For Hire.
Spenser Confidential is the next action thriller feature fielded by star Mark Wahlberg under the direction of Peter Berg, following their last effort, 2018’s Mile 22. However, this offering will manifest not at theaters, but on Netflix!
Interestingly, the film is an adaptation of the Spenser novel series of author Robert B. Parker, which were more famously represented on television with ABC’s popular 1985-1988 series, Spenser: For Hire, which was briefly spun-off in 1989 with the short-lived A Man Called Hawk. This film, however, bears a script by Brian Helgeland and Sean O'Keefe adapting the Wonderland series by Ace Atkins, which continued the Spenser mythos after Parker’s 2010 death.
Wahlberg stars as eponymous freelance sleuth Spenser, a role famously played on TV by the late Robert Urich. He's joined here...
- 1/20/2020
- Den of Geek
Mark Wahlberg will star in the true-life canine adventure story “Arthur the King” for Paramount Players.
The project is based on the 2017 book “Arthur: The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home,” written by Mikael Lindnord, the captain of a Swedish adventure racing team. Lindnord met the wounded stray dog during a 400-mile race through the Ecuadoran jungles, first by throwing him a meatball, which led the dog to follow the team through some of the toughest terrain on the planet. He decided to adopt the dog and bring him back to Sweden.
Wahlberg will portray Lindnor, who will also executive produce. No director is attached. The script has been written by Michael Brandt, whose credits include “3:10 to Yuma” and “Wanted.”
Producers are Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Courtney Solomon and Tessa Tooley. Executive producers are Dorothy Canton, Brandt and Lindnord.
Wahlberg starred in Paramount’s two “Daddy’s Home” movies,...
The project is based on the 2017 book “Arthur: The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home,” written by Mikael Lindnord, the captain of a Swedish adventure racing team. Lindnord met the wounded stray dog during a 400-mile race through the Ecuadoran jungles, first by throwing him a meatball, which led the dog to follow the team through some of the toughest terrain on the planet. He decided to adopt the dog and bring him back to Sweden.
Wahlberg will portray Lindnor, who will also executive produce. No director is attached. The script has been written by Michael Brandt, whose credits include “3:10 to Yuma” and “Wanted.”
Producers are Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Courtney Solomon and Tessa Tooley. Executive producers are Dorothy Canton, Brandt and Lindnord.
Wahlberg starred in Paramount’s two “Daddy’s Home” movies,...
- 7/26/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Colleen Camp, recently seen in Universal’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls, has been added to the supporting cast of Wonderland, the first feature to be adapted from Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series from Netflix, Mark Wahlberg, and Peter Berg.
Wonderland was written by Ace Atkins, who took over the series after Parker died in 2010. Sean O’Keefe wrote the screenplay which follows Spenser as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Camp will play Mara, the owner and instructor of a trucking school who takes her job very seriously. Her entire world is her classroom and she frequently bickers with Spenser (Wahlberg).
Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Post Malone, Iliza Shlesinger, and Marc Maron will also co-star opposite Wahlberg.
Neal H. Moritz is producing the project under his Original Film banner, with Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Berg via his Film 44 company.
Wonderland was written by Ace Atkins, who took over the series after Parker died in 2010. Sean O’Keefe wrote the screenplay which follows Spenser as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Camp will play Mara, the owner and instructor of a trucking school who takes her job very seriously. Her entire world is her classroom and she frequently bickers with Spenser (Wahlberg).
Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Post Malone, Iliza Shlesinger, and Marc Maron will also co-star opposite Wahlberg.
Neal H. Moritz is producing the project under his Original Film banner, with Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, and Berg via his Film 44 company.
- 11/14/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Marc Maron and “The Leftovers” actor Michael Gaston have joined the Netflix movie “Wonderland” starring Mark Wahlberg.
The cast also includes “Black Panther” breakout Winston Duke, Post Malone, Alan Arkin, and Iliza Shlesinger. Peter Berg is directing the movie, which is being adapted from Ace Atkins’ novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland.”
The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins. “Wonderland” follows Spenser, the main character for all 48 of Atkins’ books, as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script. Toby Ascher will executive produce alongside Film 44’s John Logan Pierson. Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
Maron most recently appeared on the Netflix comedy “Glow.
The cast also includes “Black Panther” breakout Winston Duke, Post Malone, Alan Arkin, and Iliza Shlesinger. Peter Berg is directing the movie, which is being adapted from Ace Atkins’ novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland.”
The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins. “Wonderland” follows Spenser, the main character for all 48 of Atkins’ books, as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script. Toby Ascher will executive produce alongside Film 44’s John Logan Pierson. Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
Maron most recently appeared on the Netflix comedy “Glow.
- 10/18/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has rounded out the cast of the Mark Wahlberg pic “Wonderland” with rapper Post Malone, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bookem Woodbine and James DuMont all joining the ensemble.
Wahlberg is set to star with “Black Panther” breakout Winston Duke also on board. Peter Berg is on board to direct the pic. This will mark the fifth time Wahlberg and Berg have worked together, with the other credits including “Lone Survivor,” “Patriots Day” and “Mile 22,” which bowed earlier this month.
Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from the novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins.
The story...
Wahlberg is set to star with “Black Panther” breakout Winston Duke also on board. Peter Berg is on board to direct the pic. This will mark the fifth time Wahlberg and Berg have worked together, with the other credits including “Lone Survivor,” “Patriots Day” and “Mile 22,” which bowed earlier this month.
Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from the novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins.
The story...
- 10/8/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Musician Post Malone is set to make his feature film debut, joining Mark Wahlberg and “Black Panther” breakout star Winston Duke in the upcoming Netflix film “Wonderland.”
Post Malone (born Austin Richard Post) recently won a 2018 MTV Vma for Song of the Year for “Rockstar,” which featured 21 Savage, from his second studio album “Beerbongs and Bentleys.”
“Wonderland” follows ex-convicted felon Spenser as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bookem Woodbine, Hope Wilson and James DuMont were also added to round out the cast.
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The film is being adapted from “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser Series — named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially written by the American mystery writer Robert B.
Post Malone (born Austin Richard Post) recently won a 2018 MTV Vma for Song of the Year for “Rockstar,” which featured 21 Savage, from his second studio album “Beerbongs and Bentleys.”
“Wonderland” follows ex-convicted felon Spenser as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bookem Woodbine, Hope Wilson and James DuMont were also added to round out the cast.
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The film is being adapted from “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser Series — named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially written by the American mystery writer Robert B.
- 10/8/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Winston Duke, who had a breakout role in the smash hit “Black Panther,” is set to star opposite Mark Wahlberg in the Netflix crime drama “Wonderland.”
Pete Berg is set to direct with Neal H. Moritz producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from the novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins.
The story follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Parker’s Spenser character has been the basis for 48 novels, all New York Times bestsellers.
Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script.
Pete Berg is set to direct with Neal H. Moritz producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from the novel “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in the series of detective novels initially written by American mystery writer Parker and later by Atkins.
The story follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Parker’s Spenser character has been the basis for 48 novels, all New York Times bestsellers.
Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script.
- 10/2/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg just can’t get enough of working together. The pair will be reuniting for the fifth time on the Netflix original film, Wonderland.
The adaptation of the Ace Atkins novel, Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it. Spenser is a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially penned by Parker and more recently by Atkins.
Berg and Wahlberg will be producing alongside Neal H. Moritz via his Original Film banner and Stephen Levinson via his Film 44 company. Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script for the big screen.
The book is part of the Spenser series, which is named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels originally written by the American mystery writer Robert B.
The adaptation of the Ace Atkins novel, Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it. Spenser is a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially penned by Parker and more recently by Atkins.
Berg and Wahlberg will be producing alongside Neal H. Moritz via his Original Film banner and Stephen Levinson via his Film 44 company. Sean O’Keefe is adapting the script for the big screen.
The book is part of the Spenser series, which is named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels originally written by the American mystery writer Robert B.
- 6/27/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has made a deal with Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg and the Robert B. Parker estate to bring back for a potential series of feature films Spenser, the poetry-spouting wisecracking former boxer-turned Boston-based private eye made famous in 40 novels by Parker, and in three seasons of the ‘80s TV series that starred Robert Urich.
The first film will be an adaptation of Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, one of the eight Spenser mystery novels written by Ace Atkins, who took over the series after Parker died in 2010. The movie will differ from the novel, in that it begins with Spenser emerging from a prison stretch, stripped of his private investigator license. Here, he gets pulled back into the underbelly of the Boston crime world when he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film banner, along with Wahlberg,...
The first film will be an adaptation of Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland, one of the eight Spenser mystery novels written by Ace Atkins, who took over the series after Parker died in 2010. The movie will differ from the novel, in that it begins with Spenser emerging from a prison stretch, stripped of his private investigator license. Here, he gets pulled back into the underbelly of the Boston crime world when he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Neal Moritz will produce through his Original Film banner, along with Wahlberg,...
- 6/26/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In another huge win for Netflix and its film chief Scott Stuber, the studio has set up an adaptation of Robert Parker’s “Wonderland,” with Mark Wahlberg set to star and Peter Berg to direct.
Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially written by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker and later by Ace Atkins.
The story follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Parker’s Spenser character has been the basis for 48 novels, all New York Times bestsellers.
Neal H. Moritz is producing via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg via his Film 44 company.
The film is being adapted from “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland,” written by Ace Atkins. The book is part of the Spenser series — named after a fictional character in a series of detective novels initially written by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker and later by Ace Atkins.
The story follows Spenser who, fresh out of prison, is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly as he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder and the twisted conspiracy behind it.
Parker’s Spenser character has been the basis for 48 novels, all New York Times bestsellers.
- 6/26/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg have set their next project with the Netflix movie Wonderland, an adaptation from Robert B. Parker's detective novel series.
The story comes from the New York Times best-selling Spenser book series (originally written by Parker and later by Ace Atkins) and follows a man fresh out of prison who is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly while he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder. Sean O’Keefe penned the screenplay.
Neal H. Moritz will produce via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg under his Film 44 shingle. Toby Ascher is ...
The story comes from the New York Times best-selling Spenser book series (originally written by Parker and later by Ace Atkins) and follows a man fresh out of prison who is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly while he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder. Sean O’Keefe penned the screenplay.
Neal H. Moritz will produce via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg under his Film 44 shingle. Toby Ascher is ...
- 6/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg have set their next project with the Netflix movie Wonderland, an adaptation from Robert B. Parker's detective novel series.
The story comes from the New York Times best-selling Spenser book series (originally written by Parker and later by Ace Atkins) and follows a man fresh out of prison who is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly while he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder. Sean O’Keefe penned the screenplay.
Neal H. Moritz will produce via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg under his Film 44 shingle. Toby Ascher is ...
The story comes from the New York Times best-selling Spenser book series (originally written by Parker and later by Ace Atkins) and follows a man fresh out of prison who is sucked back into Boston’s underbelly while he uncovers the truth about a sensational murder. Sean O’Keefe penned the screenplay.
Neal H. Moritz will produce via his Original Film banner, alongside Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Berg under his Film 44 shingle. Toby Ascher is ...
- 6/26/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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