Mark Wahlberg explains how Bostonians helped make ‘Patriots Day’ in new video
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When Mark Wahlberg and Patriots Day director Peter Berg decided to make a movie about the Boston Marathon bombing, they both agreed on two things: “The truth matters” and that the movie’s team would be “committed to getting it right.”
But in order to meet those standards, they needed some help. The filmmakers enlisted as many real life Bostonians as they could to help out, whether by consulting or acting, according to a new video featurette released by CBS Films on Wednesday.
“We came to Boston to tell a story about those affected and we were honored and humbled for the way they opened up to us and became partners in insuring the story was told in an authentic way,” Berg said in the video.
Some Bostonian consultants featured in the video include Sgt. John Maclellan and Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese, both of the Watertown Police Department, former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, and survivors Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes.
“We’re all trying so hard to tell their story with as much sensitivity and respect because it is something we don’t and will never understand,” Rachel Brosnahan, who plays Jessica Kensky in the film, said. ” And I think they’ve been so incredibly generous and courageous to share that with us.
Almost four months after filming wrapped in early June—and three months after the debut of its official poster—CBS Films released the first trailer for Patriots Day in October.
“It’s such a sensitive subject matter and Boston is such a small place, everybody knows somebody who was directly effected,” Wahlberg said in the video. “Pete cares. He wants to tell the stories of these heroes.”
Patriots Day hits theaters in Boston on December 21, before opening nationwide January 13, 2017.
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