Just when you think
Mark Wahlberg was turning things around with his Oscar-nominated boxing drama
The Fighter comes word that he’s teaming up with the one and (thankfully) only
Justin Bieber. Movieweb is
reporting that the duo are finalizing a street hoops movie described as
The Color of Money meets
The Karate Kid (interesting combo) with Wahlberg as an inner-city mentor to Bieber’s wayward teenager. Cuz you know, nothing screams “troubled youth” more than a 17-year-old Canadian pop singer. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first mega-pairing of the Biebs with a famous Hollywood face. Last month, word was out that he would be teaming up with
Ashton Kutcher for a buddy comedy titled,
What Would Kenny Do? So we have to ask, can the Biebs paired with any actor result in a decent, entertaining movie, or should he just stick to seducing pre-teen girls with his songs that are a notch above Rebecca Black’s talent level?
--Derrick Deane