14 DAY TRIAL // Justin Bieber is not happy with being the most popular pop star in the world: he also wants to get the same kind of appreciation for his movies. As such, he's considering a transition to the silver screen – and he's modeling his future career on that of Marky Mark / Mark Wahlberg.
Not a stranger to the camera, having already done a cameo on “CSI” and played himself in “Never Say Never,” Bieber wants to become a legitimate actor.
He's even decided who he wants to emulate in his career, and it's none other than Oscar-nominated Mark Wahlberg who, back in 1996, made the transition from rapper / underwear model to serious actor in the thriller “Fear.”
In fact, it's this precise movie that Bieber has in mind as a launching pad for his acting career, MovieWeb writes, citing ongoing reports.
“[W]e’ve been told that Bieber has been mulling over a number of feature ideas, and instead of looking to someone like Britney Spears for guidance in this department, he is looking to build off the career model of teeny bopper/rapper-turned-Oscar nominated actor Mark Wahlberg, [and it's] Marky Mark’s dark R rated thriller Fear that has caught the attention of Justin Bieber,” MovieWeb reports.
No plans for a “Fear” remake have yet been made, but he's not going to let that stop him – especially not when he has the money to buy the rights for the remake and even fund it if he doesn't find other sponsors.
“Bieber is said to be eying the role in a proposed remake, hoping that it will give his image and career the same edge it gave Mark Wahlberg back in 1996, a time when most thought of the actor as a one hit wonder who would quietly disappear,” the report further says.
So “obsessed” is Bieber with the film and the idea that he could tread in the footsteps of Wahlberg, who is now considered a solid actor who can do both action and drama, that he might even end up paying for the remake out of his own pocket.
“It is believed that Bieber will pursue the rights to remaking Fear, using the film as his launching board into feature film acting,” MovieWeb says.
“Though, its being speculated that this new Fear will most likely be tamed down for a PG-13 rating, and that it will closely resemble the thrillers and remakes currently being produced by Sony’s Screen Gems division,” adds the same report.
At least, no one can accuse him of not dreaming big.