{"id":10448,"date":"2010-10-26T07:08:46","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T12:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=10448"},"modified":"2011-03-07T22:27:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T03:27:34","slug":"wahlberg-to-star-in-macfarlanes-ted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/26\/wahlberg-to-star-in-macfarlanes-ted\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahlberg To Star In MacFarlane’s TED"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mark Wahlberg is in negotiations to star in Family Guy<\/em> creator Seth MacFarlane’s first venture into live action, Ted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The comedy tells the story of a man who as a child was granted the wish of having his teddy bear come to life. While this is probably the greatest thing ever when you’re a kid, the movie goes to show that it could put a severe cramp in your lifestyle if you’re an adult.<\/p>\n

MacFarlane co-wrote the script with Family Guy<\/em> staff writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film is budgeted at $65 million and not surprisingly is expected to land a hard R rating.<\/p>\n

Back when the project was first announced last spring<\/a>, I thought that the plot had some semblance to The Beaver<\/strong>, a script about a man with a beaver hand puppet that seems to have a life and voice of its own. At the time, The Beaver was in production with Jody Foster directing. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately for Ted<\/strong>, The Beaver<\/strong>‘s star is Mel Gibson and his recent unflattering antics has put the release of the movie in some doubt.<\/p>\n

Via The Wrap<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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