INTERVIEW: Mark Wahlberg Says God Was Behind New Film, Speaks Out Against Culture’s Lack of Grace
Success is a tricky word to define. For Mark Wahlberg, its arc is bent toward eternity.
That trajectory provides much-needed context to the famed actor’s newest film, “Father Stu,” which debuts in theatres nationwide next week, just in time for Easter. The movie tells the story of the late Stuart Long, an amateur boxer who seemed constantly searching before ultimately finding the answers he didn’t know he needed.
Long, who died in 2014 at the age of 50 after suffering for years with a degenerative illness called inclusion body myositis, moved to Hollywood from Helena, Montana, in hopes of launching a movie career. That, though, didn’t pan out exactly as he’d hoped. While in Los Angeles, Long met a devout Catholic woman who taught Sunday school and — in an attempt to woo her — began attending church services.
Read the story from Tré Goins-Phillips:
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2022/april/interview-mark-wahlberg-says-god-was-behind-new-film-father-stu-speaks-out-against-cultures-lack-of-grace
