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AfterDaddy’s Home 2andFather Stu,Mark Wahlberg is once again joining hands with Mel Gibson forFlight Riskwhich will hit theatres later this year. Clearly, Mel Gibson is completely focused on rebuilding his name in the industry after being in the dead center of many controversies in the late 2000s.
While he has starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the last couple of films,Flight Riskwill have him sitting behind the camera lens and on the director’s chair. The upcoming film’s storyline sure seems promising; however, it looks like they have taken a page out of the script of Nicolas Cage’s iconic 1997 action thriller,Con Air.
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After 2016’sHacksaw Ridge,Mel Gibsonfinally returned to direct his next feature,Flight Risk,and who better to collaborate with thanMark Wahlberg, his long-time companion? Jared Rosenberg, who is also working as a writer on the upcoming miniseriesDriver,is responsible for the film’s script.
The film follows the story of a“balding an psychotic mob hitman who tricks a federal agent into allowing him to pilot a plane carrying an informant out of a remote area”(ViaVariety).Given the fact thatFlight Riskis all about transporting a fugitive to their trial, does the plot ring any bells?
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Well, if you have had the privilege of watchingNicolas CageandSimon West’sCon Air,you might find a huge similarity between the plots of the two films. Upon its release, the film received mostly positive reviews where the critics agreed that while it was not completely out of the world, it was still a pretty thrilling watch. It was also a box office success and soon became a cult classic amongst the Cage fandom.
InCon Air,Cage’s Cameron Poe, an honorably discharged Army Ranger, is sentenced to ten years in prison for accidentally killing one of the three men who tried to assault his pregnant wife. After 8 years, Poe is paroled and hops onto a prison transport plane carrying other convicts who are a bit too dangerous. Needless to say, it doesn’t take time for things to go south and the plane is soon hijacked by the criminals.
Given the fact that bothCon AirandFlight Riskrevolve around the story of a prison transport gone wrong, we cannot help but relate one film to the other and neither can the fans. Take a look at what fans have to say about the upcoming film:
We already saw Con Air 30 years ago
— 𝕏 Meme Team (@XMemeTeam)June 01, 2025
Wonder how similar it will be to Con Air
— Samantha J. Foster Composer (@sjfostersound)July 31, 2025
Sounds like a repeat.
— Zen (@AgapeLoveAllDay)August 09, 2025
— Whatever happened there? (@unclephillyL)August 02, 2025
So Con Air ? 🤷♂️
— Jonathan Ortega (@Jonatha80958138)July 30, 2025
Well, sinceFlight Riskhas now been associated withCon Air,it sure raises the expectations of fans waiting to see Gibson and Wahlberg’s next team-up. Will the film surpassCon Airor not is a question that will be answered in just a few months.
Mark Wahlberg Talks About His Role inFlight Risk
In an interview withCollider, Wahlberg opened up about working with Gibson again, albeit this time as a director-actor duo. He stated that it was“phenomenal”working with Gibson and found it remarkable to watch and study him for a few weeks.
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Wahlberg said,
It was phenomenal. Really, me being the sponge and loving to work with people who have great talent and to be able to just watch him and be a student for the 20-some-odd days was remarkable.
When asked about his role, Wahlberg admitted just how exciting it was to finally play a true-blue bad guy, something which he hadn’t done since his filmFearwhich was released in 1996.
I play the craziest f-cker you’ve ever seen. I haven’t played a bad guy since Fear. It’s off the charts. It’s crazy.
Given how passionate Wahlberg seems to be for his upcoming film and the role he’s playing, it looks likeFlight Riskwill be a thrilling ride so hold onto your seats!
Flight Riskwill be released in theatres on October 18.
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you can find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
