“Two Guns” with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg: curiosities

Washington and Wahlberg duet

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg shine in the film, although it might be a little surprising to see the Training Day lead and Malcolm. get rid of your comic vision

. Denzel Washington, accustomed to dramatic or purely action roles, wanted to try something new and write a script for 2 pistols It was perfect for this.

Another incentive was the participation of Mark Wahlberg, with whom a contract had already been signed for the project. “They might as well be postmen

it didn’t matter. It was opportunity to work with Mark“, explained the actor Collider. The two were able to let their imaginations run wild and improvise as much as they wanted, inspired in part by Wahlberg’s experience in Baltasar Kormakur (Everest, trapped), who has already directed him in an action movie Smuggling.

Vince Vaughn, another option to play the lead role 2 guns

Although no one who watches the film can think of other actors who would play Bobby Trench better and Michael Steegman, who was actually originally going to play the lead role. 2 pistols was Vince Vaughn. Comedy type actor From wedding to wedding or Like home anywhere He was supposed to be the star of the film in the first version of the project. However, both he and directed by David O. Russell They reportedly eventually broke up. Hollywood Reporter in the summer of 2011.

As for the reason for David O. Russell’s departure, the date considered to begin filming was supposed to coincide with another project in which he was immersed: The good side of things. The director, by the way, ended up nominated for an Oscar for his work in the film by Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

Does it have a second part?

The film is based on comic 2 guns: armed in the shadowsfrom screenwriter Steven Grant. Blake Masters was responsible for the film’s successful big screen adaptation, grossing nearly $132 million worldwide. Although it wasn’t filmed no continuation for the film for all this time, the comic has a second part, 3 gunsthrough which fans can find out how Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg’s characters are doing.