Mark Wahlberg Shows Off Bald Look for New Movie: 'We Go All In'

Mark Wahlberg gave it his all for his latest film.

After recently revealing to PEOPLE that he decided to shave his head instead of wearing a bald cap for his new film Flight riskWahlberg, 53, shared a photo of himself on Instagram showing off the wild transformation.

The actor had an amused expression on his face as he posed shirtless for the photo. “No bald caps for me😎😂 let’s all go to @flightriskmovie October 18th 🤬😳🤣,” Wahlberg captioned his post.

Wahlberg cut his hair for his upcoming collaboration with director Mel Gibson Flight risk, in which he stars with Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace. The film stars Wahlberg as a pilot who takes a federal agent (Dockery, 42) and a fugitive (Grace, 45) across Alaska, until Wahlberg’s character discovers that he is actually an assassin sent to kill Grace’s character.

Mark Wahlberg is a pilot with deadly motives in the suspenseful trailer for Mel Gibson’s film Flight risk (Exclusive)

“There was no bald cap. I shaved the middle and left a horseshoe around the sides,” Wahlberg recently told PEOPLE of his approach to shaving his head, as seen on Flight risk announcement after his character’s baseball cap is removed. “We just shaved it. They would shave the top as close to the scalp as possible every day, obviously, because we didn’t have any hair or anything. So I just hid it with a hat.”

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“But the most rewarding thing was seeing my wife’s face when I took off my hat after getting my hair cut for work that day,” he added. The actor also said he believes his four children, who he shares with wife Rhea Durham, will enjoy the upcoming thriller – in no small part because of his wild hairstyle. “Oh, they’re going to love it. My kids — especially my boys — loved the haircut,” he told PEOPLE. – They laughed a lot about it.

Mark Wahlberg and all four children celebrate Rhea Durham in sweet family photos from her birthday party

Mark Wahlberg December 13, 2023

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Flight risk marks Wahlberg’s first collaboration with Gibson, 68, as a director, although the pair have previously starred together in films such as Dad home 2 and Father Stu. While speaking with PEOPLE, Wahlberg explained why he’d rather just shave his head than wear a bald cap.

“To me, yeah, it’s not fun,” he said of wearing a lot of makeup on screen. “You know, I’m hoping to become that character in some way. Wearing a fake — whether it’s a wig or a mustache, I always feel funny.”Flight risk it’s in theaters on October 18.

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