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Mark Wahlberg will reteam with “2 Guns” director Baltasar Kormakur for Paramount Players’ adaptation of the 2017 true story “Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home.”
The book, penned by Mikael Lindnord, the captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, follows Lindnord and the wounded stray dog he met during a 400-mile race through the Ecuadoran jungle. After Lindnord threw him a meatball, the dog followed the team through some of the toughest terrain on the planet. Lindnord decided to adopt the dog and brought him back to Sweden.
Wahlberg will play Lindnord, and also nab an executive producer credit on the film.
Michael Brandt (“Wanted”) penned the screenplay. Producers are Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley, Courtney Solomon and Tessa Tooley. Dorothy Canton, Brandt and Lindnord will executive produce.
Via ‘Variety‘
