Not totally a movie story, but it’s a slow day and an interesting tale none the less. Film Stew are carrying the news that Donnie Wahlberg is set to revist his early years at school on television.
…would focus on his growth into pop music as a direct result of having been bussed into mostly black public schools in Boston in the 70’s…a circumstance that introduced him into music and cultures he would never have been exposed to otherwise. Wahlberg is planning to executive produce, but remain off camera on the project.
To his credit, he initially scoffed at the idea of going back to his adolescent fame, until he realized that the controversial desegregation years in Boston schools would be part of the broader story…
…Wahlberg says this project is part of his new direction. After seeing his television projects Boomtown and NY-70 go down the tubes, he says he is determined to create his own opportunities, rather than just be an employee for other producers.
So it’s not so much New Kids on the Block, but Donnie’s growing up in the segregated schools. I think this might make for an interesting project. I’m also disappointed in US and UK television, and this is just another example of their mishandling. I really like Boomtown, and when it came to the UK it was totally mis-scheduled, thrown about and thrown on late, yet it was a really good show and a clever way of developing a story through the standard episode format.
All that aside, I like Donnie as an actor too, and I’ve said before I rate him over Mark. I’d definitely like to see him in front of the camera again, shame this time he’s not going to be.
