Pain & Gain and Muscle & Fitness cover star Mark Wahlberg’s latest movie, the highly-anticipated Lone Survivor, opens this Friday. According to IMDB, the movie is “based on the failed June 28, 2005, mission ‘Operation Red Wings.’ Four members of SEAL Team 10, were tasked with the mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader, Ahmad Shahd. Marcus Luttrell was the only member of his team to survive.”
The movie is directed by Peter Berg and boasts a strong cast that also includes Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch and Eric Bana. The film is based on Luttrell’s book, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.
Check out the trailer:
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, and at how the actors wanted to honor the lives of the Seals they were portraying:
Here is an photo from Wahlberg’s Twitter account of some of the cast and the director at the premiere last month:
