According toDeadline, the idea came from when Wahlberg and his producing partner Stephen Levinson saw the Biebs play basketball during a celebrity game during NBA’s All-Star weekend. Bieber was named the Most Valuable Player.
Described asThe Color of MoneymeetsThe Karate Kid, the yet-to-be written movie would likely focus on Bieber as a street-hustling hoops talent given the chance to become a star by a savvy mentor (Wahlberg) with his own history in the game. Ian Edelman, writer/producer of HBO’s“How to Make it America,” will write the script andhopefully(fingers crossed for Wahlberg’s sake) it will be set in Boston. Bieber is from Ontario, Canada.
The studio banked $97 million worldwide for February’s 3D concert documentaryJustin Bieber: Never Say Never(on a budget of $13M), so it’s only natural Paramount executives want to stay in business with the hit recording artist as he ventures into a more dramatic acting career. However, thus far Bieber’s resume only consists of two guest roles on CBS’“CSI” during February sweeps and timed with his doc’s release. Oh, and he was terrible.
As Deadline’s Mike Fleming pointed out, Wahlberg was originally known as hip-hop star“Marky Mark” before people started taking him seriously (well, almost) as an actor withBasketball Diaries. Could this be Bieber’s chance? Or will it be another8 Mile?
Bieber is alsoreportedly working ona“top secret” project with mega-star Will Smith, but there have been no developments since the initial announcement. In fairness, Smith is plenty busy turning his own children into movie stars.
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