Mark Wahlberg is at home in action and adventure cinema and most recently served the genre alongside Spider-Man star Tom Holland in Uncharted. In his new film Arthur the Great he plunges into adventure again. This time, however, the story is not based on a video game, but on a true story. And that’s how it is incrediblethat a visit to the cinema is always worth it.
Mark Wahlberg has to cross the jungle in Arthur the Great – and finds a friend for life
Michael Light (Mark Wahlberg) has already won many world championships as a professional adventure racer, but was never able to take home victory. After a few years of involuntary break, during which he had to cope with a particularly bitter defeat, he wants to know it one last time.
With a team of old acquaintances (Simu Liu and Ali Suliman) and a strong newcomer (Nathalie Emmanuel), he will be joining the team in 2018 Adventure Racing World Championships in the Dominican Republic set up. In ten days you have to cover around 700 kilometers through the jungle and compete in the disciplines of running, mountain biking, climbing and paddling.
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Mark Wahlberg as adventure racer Michael Light
When the competition demands everything from Michael and his team, they suddenly find themselves in the middle of the jungle a battered-looking street dog. Under the name Arthur the Great, the animal becomes a symbol of competition for the racers and makes them question what really matters…
Arthur the Great: The heroic dog really existed
The film is based on the autobiographical novel Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home* by Swedish adventure racer Mikael Lindnord. Lindnord took part in the Adventure Racing World Championships in Ecuador in 2014 and wrote his incredible encounter with the street dog Arthur in the novelwhich changed his life and made international headlines.
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Mark Wahlberg in Arthur the Great
Apart from the many adventurous and action-packed scenes of the competition, which create plenty of tension despite strong clichés, that’s what it is Know about this true story, which makes Arthur the Great a unique cinematic experience. At the latest when the credits roll and pictures of the real Mikael and Arthur are shown, the film also unfolds emotional force – and not just for animal lovers.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Arthur the Great currently has a rating of 69 percent positive press reviews. The audience, on the other hand, rated the film much more favorably and received an audience score of exuberant 97 percent.
When does Arthur the Great with Mark Wahlberg start in the cinema?
Arthur the Great starts on April 25, 2024 in German cinemas. It was directed by Simon Cellan Jones, for whom Mark Wahlberg was already in front of the camera in the comedy The Family Plan.
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