Seeing this side of Wahlberg is refreshing after nearly three decades of him exclusively playing the hero.
Switching up the narrative role allowsFlight Riskto subvert audience expectations with the A-list star at various turns.
1996’sFearwas the first movie to end with killing Wahlberg’s character.
His character dies permanently four more times over the nearly three decades that follow.
Those films wereThe Perfect Storm,Mojave,Joe Bell, andFather Stu.
His villain characters die 100% of the time.
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These are the only two deaths that also happen on-screen.
The other four happen off-screen.
That is the same setup for his character’s death in the 2021 action movieInfinite.
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There, his character, Evan, falls out of a plane and kills the main villain in midair.
Without a parachute or anything to help him, Evan dies on impact with the ocean.
The loophole here is that Wahlberg’s character lives on as a reincarnated warrior.
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Wahlberg’s future characters need to avoid airplanes apparently.
And over the last few decades, that’s primarily come with him in the lead role.
Those plans would include Wahlberg reprising his role in any future installments.
Killing his character would eliminate that franchise potential.
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