Play Dirty (upcoming film)

Play Dirty is an upcoming American crime thriller film directed by Shane Black, and starring Mark Wahlberg as Parker, a character featured in a series of novels by Donald E. Westlake under his pseudonym Richard Stark. The film is produced by Amazon MGM Studios. Black is co-writer of the screenplay alongside Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi.

Premise
A thief gets a shot at a major heist where he must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world’s richest man.

Cast

 * Mark Wahlberg as Parker
 * LaKeith Stanfield as Grofield
 * Rosa Salazar
 * Dermot Mulroney
 * Tony Shalhoub
 * Keegan-Michael Key
 * Nat Wolff
 * Chukwudi Iwuji
 * Thomas Jane

Development
Amazon MGM Studios, Team Downey and Shane Black began working together on the project in March 2022, with Black having adapted a script from the Richard Stark novels with Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi, with Black set as director. Producers included Susan Downey for Team Downey and Marc Toberoff, with Ezra Emanuel as co-producer. Amazon Studios and Shane Black were working with producer Joel Silver on the project before Silver was replaced by Jules Daly in November 2023.

Casting
Robert Downey Jr. was attached to the film as an actor prior to Mark Wahlberg's involvement.

In January 2024, LaKeith Stanfield joined the cast of the film, portraying Grofield. Rosa Salazar also joined the cast in an undisclosed role. In February, Dermot Mulroney and Tony Shalhoub joined the cast in undisclosed roles. In March, Keegan-Michael Key, Nat Wolff, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Thomas Jane joined the cast in undisclosed roles.

Filming
Principal photography began on March 19, 2024, in Sydney Harbour. Filming locations include Ku-ring-gai Council.