Mark Wahlberg embraced a new look for his pilot role in the new movie 'Flight Risk.' The actor, 53, shared photos of his shaved head on Instagram on Thursday, Jan. 23.

Flight Risk,” an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a balding, unhinged pilot, landed in first place with $12 million from 3,161 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

Mark Wahlberg needed a lot of solo time on his latest movie set. The 53-year-old star portrays a hit man pretending to be a pilot whose targets are U.S. Marshal Madelyn (Michelle Dockery) and fugitive Winston (Topher Grace) in the new thriller “Flight Risk.” Wahlberg revealed he took a new approach to getting into character.

Mark Wahlberg is heading back to the big screen in another action-packed flick, but audiences might struggle to recognize him. In a series of promotional photos reposted to X from Wahlberg's upcoming movie Flight Risk, the 53-year-old actor has an all-new, mostly hairless look, with a prominent bald spot on the top of his head.

Following a disastrous 2024 at the box office, Lionsgate already have their second number one opening of the year with the Mark Wahlberg starring Flight Risk topping the charts. The beleaguered studio had a run of box-office bombs last year with the likes of Borderlands,

The Mel Gibson-directed thriller “Flight Risk” opens in theaters Friday. The airplane drama takes thrills to new heights as Mark Wahlberg — who partially shaved his head for the role — stars as a pilot who’s transporting an Air Marshal and her fugitive but reveals his secret agenda mid-flight.

New in theaters, Flight Risk marks Gibson’s first turn as a director since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, which earned Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Directing for Gibson and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. As such, Wahlberg knew going into the film that he was in great hands before the action thriller took flight.

Ninety minutes in a confined space with Wahlberg screaming threats of sexual violence? Hard pass It’s weird to find an animal outside of its natural habitat. A penguin floating around the International Space Station instead of waddling through the Antarctic.

Flight Risk,” a new thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, soared to No. 1 at theaters and topped the box office with $12 million. Wahlberg joins “Morning in America” to discuss the film and the challenges of his starring role.

Mark Wahlberg stars as a pilot transporting an air marshal and a fugitive who has a deadly ulterior motive. The actor sat down with Paul Milliken to talk about embracing his inner villain for the film.

Critics lambasted it and audiences didn’t grade it much better. But despite the turbulence, Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk” managed to open No. 1 at the box office with a modest $12 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.