Mark Wahlberg on Ben Affleck not including him in Dunkin Ad
Mark Wahlberg, Ben Affleck.
Getty Images(2)Boston born Mark Wahlberg was confused as to why am Affleck didn't ask him to appear in his Dunkin' Superbowl ad, despite including fellow Bostonian Matt Damon and former New England Patriots player Tom Brady.
“I have no idea [why I wasn’t in the commercial]Wahlberg, 52, continued The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, February 14. “I'm from the wrong side of the tracks, I think.” (Wahlberg grew up near Dorchester, while Affleck, 51, and Damon, 53, grew up in Cambridge.)
The Ted actor went on to say that he was “trying to work [his] before noting that he still thought the commercial was “very, very funny.”
“I think hopefully one of these days they'll call me, but I'm still waiting patiently,” Wahlberg joked.
Affleck's ad, which aired during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, showed the Gone girl actor who tries to become a pop star like his wife Jennifer Lopez.
The commercial starts with Jack Harlow while sitting in the car with Affleck and telling him, “I don't think you should do this.”
Affleck doesn't follow his advice and walks into Lopez's studio with 46-year-old Damon and Brady wearing an orange and pink Dunkin' tracksuit.
“What is?” Affleck joked. “For your consideration, here comes the Boston Massacre. The DunKings!”
Despite Lopez, 54, having an embarrassed look on her face, Affleck continues to shout out to his “bandmates,” sharing that Brady is “Touchdown Tommy on the keys” while Damon is his “partner” who “doesn’t needs introduction'.
“It's really hard to be your friend, man,” Damon replied before Affleck explained, “You said you were going to support me.”
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After the group performs a hilarious theme song and Lopez kicks everyone out of the studio. Brady, Affleck and Damon are seen walking side by side on the street.
“Remember when I told you I would do anything for you? This is it,” Damon tells Affleck, who responds, “Chill, they’re naming a drink after us.” (Dunkin' launched the DunKings menu on February 12.)
After the ad's release, Damon revealed that the Super Bowl ad was “obviously” not his idea.
“But we really enjoyed doing it,” Damon continued The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 13.
Although the commercial was largely Affleck's idea, Damon said he did contribute one thing to the commercial.
[The line at the end] I actually said that to him when we were filming,” Damon explained. “And he just left it there. [It] was a perfectly timed ad-lib that ended up in the final version of the ad.