The actor’s Penang visit for ‘The Big Fix’ filming also showcased Malaysia’s appeal for global productions
Mark Wahlberg shed the aura of a Hollywood star when he savoured street food and mingled with locals in Penang while filming Netflix’s The Big Fix . His trip delighted Malaysians and highlighted the country’s growing appeal to global productions.
Videos of Wahlberg, who played a former Boston police detective in Spenser Confidential , filming around the Malaysian state went viral on social media over the weekend.
Some clips showed the 55-year-old walking through a market, waving to onlookers and visiting a mamak outlet, one of the country’s ubiquitous Indian Muslim food stalls.
Fans were also impressed with the actor’s down-to-earth presence.
“He is sitting at the mamak stall that casually? Malaysians can claim him already,” a social media user said.
Others struggled to believe that an A-list actor had turned up so casually in George Town, Penang’s capital.