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Despite Sergeant Sean Dignam in The Departed (2006) being one of the most acclaimed roles of his career. Mark Wahlbergthe actor revealed how he was initially “annoyed” with the character in the film directed by Martin Scorsese.

It is worth remembering how Wahlberg received nomination to the Oscar 2007 in Best Supporting Actor (lost to Alan Arkinin Little Miss Sunshine) for the role of Sean Dignam. The cast of The Departed also had Vera Farmiga (Madolyn Madden), Jack Nicholson (Frank Costello), Leonardo DiCaprio (Billy Costigan), Matt Damon (Colin Sullivan), between others. Read the synopsis below:

Billy Costigana young police officer, receives the mission of infiltrating the mafia, in the group commanded by Frank Costello. Billy earns your trust while Colin Sullivana criminal who worked for the police as an informant Costello, also ascends within the corporation. So much Billy how much Colin They feel distressed due to the double life they lead. But when the mafia and the police discover that there is a spy among them, both their lives are in danger.

During podcast interview Happy Sad Confused, Mark Wahlberg revealed how he was originally going to play another character – and that’s why he got “annoyed.”

“I was a little upset about some things, but hey, it all worked out in the end, I guess. Originally I was supposed to play another role. Originally, I was supposed to get paid,” he said. However, the artist did not reveal who this other character would be.

“And so, even when we agreed that I would interpret Dignam and I saw the advantages of playing this role and how I would approach the situation with everyone else acting alongside me, I had another movie after,” he continued. “I tried to grow my hair out, and that’s why I had that weird hair. You know, everyone’s like, what was that wig about? I thought, it wasn’t a wig, I was just trying to grow my hair for the next movie.”

Right away, Mark Wahlberg commented on how he better understands the point of view of Martin Scorsese and why he got the role of Sergeant Sean Dignam.

“I understand perfectly well where Marty he came. He had to deal with Jackhe had to deal with Matt, Leo It is Alec [Baldwin] and everything in the studio and everyone else that was in the cast, and then I was supposed to be in and out in five weeks,” he said. “And then I went to film Invincible (2006), I got my hair extensions, came back and then they said, ‘Oh, you need to take the extensions out.’ I thought: ‘[Essa] Shit took eight hours. I’m not going to take it away.’ We had some problems.”

Originally, I was thinking, ‘Okay, we need to make this as realistic and credible as possible. It’s Boston, it’s gangster s***.’ You don’t see many of these films. And I was thinking about the bigger picture, not necessarily about my own individual goals or even the opportunity for myself as an actor. So when I read the paper again, I thought, ‘Okay, there’s something here.’