Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon shined in The Departed, ... (with Brad Pitt as Dicky) until Wahlberg signed on and was cast instead. Per Digital Spy, Damon was then intended to play Dicky, ...

Van Sant told IndieWire he passed on the film after several stars, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Ryan Phillippe, refused to appear in it. Van Sant said, “Nobody wanted ...

Scorsese’s cast included Wahlberg opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon. “I went into a meeting with [screenwriter] Bill Monahan at Warner Bros. to pitch the sequel to ...

Mark Wahlberg told Cigar Aficionado magazine that he became a producer "out of necessity." He said as a producer, he doesn't have to wait for stars like Brad Pitt to reject roles he wants.

Brad Pitt wants nothing to do with Matt Damon or his interest in appearing in a sequel for Pitt’s new movie Wolfs — or at least that seems to be the running joke between the two stars.

Mark Wahlberg is seen at Good Morning America on February 14, 2024, in New York City. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images Wahlberg was one of the only Massachusetts natives not in the advert.