Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’ Gets A Release Date!

Briefly: It’s been a long (long) time coming, and now we know just when the Mark Wahlberg starring how-the-heck-is-this-happening Six Billion Dollar Man will be hitting theatres.

Naturally, it’s still a ways away, and as it’s not set to start principal photography until next September, the film will release on December 22, 2017.

The film will be written and directed by Oscar-nominated Damián Szifron (Wild Tales), while Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Bob Weinstein will produce.

The Six Billion Dollar Man is based on the classic television series “The Six Million Dollar Man” and the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin. The story follows military officer, Steve Austin, who becomes part of a top secret government program after a horrific accident leaves him near death. With the help of cutting edge technology, Steve is brought back to life with extraordinary abilities, making him the world’s first truly bionic man.

Wahlberg said that “I’m thrilled to assemble ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ for the big screen with the likes of Bob Weinstein and Damián Szifron. We look forward to creating a Steve Austin for the 21st century.”

Szifron adds that “Writing the screenplay was such a fantastic ride and embarking on this journey with Mark, Bob and Stephen to take this story to a whole new level is simply spectacular. Growing up, these kind of films left an indelible mark on me and now it feels so good to be making one.”

I just hope that he fights Bigfoot.

In any case, how do you feel about Wahlberg as Steve Austin? How about the change to The Six Billion Dollar Man? Six million just doesn’t seem like a lot these days, does it?