The Detroit Lions' heart-wrenching playoff loss to Washington earlier this year was hard for many Detroit fans to swallow as they watched the team's Super Bowl hopes go up in smoke.
The Lions were favored heading into the game despite a rash of injuries on defense that left them exposed against quarterback Jayden Daniels and coach Dan Quinn's team.
On Monday, a famous Hollywood actor known for his Lions fandom, Mark Wahlberg, spoke with a Detroit area reporter about the Lions' upcoming chances to repeat as NFC North champions.
He also offered a take on who he would play if a movie were made about the lovable Motor City football franchise.
Dan Campbell at the Lions facility.
Dan Campbell at the Lions' outdoor practice field in Allen Park, MI on May 30, 2025.
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"Mark could you ever have imagined when you signed on to be in a Michael Bay movie, Transformers, that your roots would be planted so truly in our town and the impact would be felt like this?" Detroit reporter Brad Galli asked Wahlberg.
"No, I didn't, but you know, it's a small world," Wahlberg said. "It's like being in a second home. Wish I had more time to spend here and wish I was making another movie here," he added.
"The only thing I do feel bad about is, our Lions didn't do what I predicted last year, got close, had an amazing regular season, but big expectations for this year...They're definitely going to win the division," Wahlberg added, saying he wants the Lions to go all the way this year while sharing his first person experience of Lions fans crying over their team's difficult loss to the Commanders.
He also said that he would be willing to play Dan Campbell in a movie about the Lions, dismissing reservations about his height.