Mark Wahlberg Shares The Incredible True Story Of A Man And A Dog That Inspired “Arthur the King”

Actor, producer and entrepreneur Mark Wahlberg first encountered the story of a dog named Arthur in a sports documentary, and knew right away he wanted to turn it into a feature film. See the heartwarming story on the big screen when “Arthur the King” hits theaters on March 15th.
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[@00michelle86]

This is the first time I’ve seen an actor/ celebrity do an interview with their ashes. I like it ❤

[@PapagenoMF]

He's in perpetual damage control. Everyone almost uniformly who has contact with him (outside of fellow celebrities) says he is a complete a-hole.

[@trini4204]

🤡

[@Marryjanesbud]

He’s actually done this multiple times. I wanna say like, every other year he shows up on some talk show somewhere on Ash Wednesday. This year he was actually on Fox News & he was also here on stephens talk show.

[@Renkrew65]

@@PapagenoMF Seriously can't believe that since I know so many who has contact with him and says he's the nicest person if you aren't an asshole to him.

[@patsys5357]

@@Renkrew65 Ditto

[@skylight888]

i never knew about Arthur until now!!’ Wow! rip Arthur! ❤️🐶😇🙏 you were Amazing!!!

[@Slice2099]

I saw the movie today fantastic Mark Wahlberg does a fantastic job

[@russeldagama2990]

Awesome man! A REAL ROLE MODEL FOR A BROKEN GENERATION! Blessed Man! ❤🔥🔥🔥

[@tettazwo9865]

If you like beating up weaker people, than Mark is your guy!

[@recycleme1224]

As I got older that’s how I felt about Lent… not giving something up, but adding something or doing something to help others. I feel that brings me closer to God and it’s just more meaningful.

[@mariehernandez5878]

I agree, yet enjoy giving something(s) up. This year I have thought to replace each thing I give up with something that encourages my spirituality.

[@HerrCron]

Every year Lent reminds me of my true calling. To attack and dethrone god.

[@recycleme1224]

@@HerrCron that too, if that’s what works for you.

[@mariehernandez5878]

@@HerrCron If He is nonexistent as you seem to believe, you will have no problem. If He is who I think Him to be, I have no concerns about your goals.

[@HerrCron]

@@mariehernandez5878 Oh, I know god is real and they have a lot to answer for. But, I do hope god shares the unearned confidence of his earthly sycophants.

[@annasid9025]

I absolutely loved the film!!❤

[@laineyg6]

There's a similar story from China about a little dog named Gobi, who followed runner Deon Leonard across the desert during the run. She's adorable, and this movie about Arthur looks fun! Check out Finding Gobi as well!

[@rosahurtado6070]

Thank you!!!! I pray that more people in positions of power advocate for those most in meet..my father rescues dog in horrible condition in a small town in mexico..he is 80 years old a total trooper!!! We need good humans to standout our world needs more respect, love, dignity! Will see the movie with all my family to support quality material

[@tettazwo9865]

Are you referring to Wahlberg as a good human?

[@chrisp1355]

I so admire him for making family movies too.

[@mnm25479]

Oh, my goodness. I've heard this story. Great story!

[@pwtraveler33]

Arthur the King: "And I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more, just to be a dog who walked a 1,000 miles to stay right next to your door!"

[@benlaura8445]

Love your show of faith and humanity sharing ! Keep da faith !

[@ross-carlson]

Uh, why? Why would anyone think religious faith is a good thing? Religious faith is the bullshit answer you give when you have no reason for your beliefs. I mean is there anything you can NOT believe in based on faith? Can I believe Elvis is "god", lives on Venus and is flying back to Earth in a Mercedes Sl 500 to take me to live with him on the moon? Yes, I can 100% believe that based on "faith" - so doesn't that mean religious faith is nothing but a path to self delusion? Yes, yes it does. You of course won't address any of that - if you do reply you'll almost certainly make it about me. I'm bad, I'm going to this "hell" of yours, I deserve eternal torture for using logic and my brain. Or you'll make more silly, baseless assertions about your "god" and not all the reasons you are also an atheist about 99.9% of all the "god(s)" that have been made up over the centuries. I guess we'll see...

[@goat8252]

Such a great movie made me cry definitely worth a watch

[@mszoomy]

Im excited about this movie, I've been following Arthur's story from the beginning

[@lovelyskull3483]

Arthur the King is an incredible true story.

[@evajagoschitz1110]

Respect Mark 🙏♥️ congratules

[@tettazwo9865]

If you like beating up weaker people, than Mark is your guy!

[@GP-rx8mq]

What's not to love, MarkWahlberg!

[@joyashleygarrett5866]

Loved the movie!!!

[@brentdrake5414]

love this actor

[@brandonlee2892]

Thank you my man. God bless you.

[@digits001]

This story has a good vibration. Such a sweet sensation.

[@sofiaflores4833]

Arthur 🇪🇨🇪🇨🇪🇨!!!

[@bonnie_gail]

I can't stand Colbert but good on you Mark, good wholesome movie and thanks for having the courage to profess your faith.

[@salemalzarog]

Rip from Libya .❤

[@norqain]

Very honored! Great choice, Mark! Thank you ⌚🇨🇭

[@Leftyotism]

Arthur the King: "it's a true story, and there is also Merlin!" lmao

[@vktrblack]

Amen.

[@jeanetteschock4744]

That is Benji reincarnated 😂❤

[@slim8074]

St. Mark Wahlburg and Fr. Colbert 😂🤣 lord I'd love to see what that would be in a scene

[@rochellemariecomedyComedy]

CCD students wondering, “where are Steve’s ashes?”😢

[@seantaylor2046]

Unfortunately it's not P.C. to show your faith on T.V.

[@rvdb7363]

Or maybe in his parish the priest sprinkles the ash on the head? Both sprinkling of ashes and tracing an ahs cross are common practices in the world. Bepends on where you are which you are more likely to encounter. The Vatican and Italy sprinkle ashes, in the USA tracing an ash cross is more common. In my country we do both and it depends on the tradition in that particular parish.

[@Macfeste]

Do you think that Colbert isn't an incredibly vocal, open Catholic? Because he is. IIRC he has a Jesuit education so he's also catholic and progressive. There's dozens of us!

[@rochellemariecomedyComedy]

@@Macfeste thank you for writing all of, that is exactly my point. He was a CCD teacher as well btw, my other point.

[@rochellemariecomedyComedy]

@@rvdb7363 interesting, never seen that. Does everyone wear black, and okay with having ash freckles all day?

[@vanessatran1640]

Thank you Mark! Ash represents sin but the cross represents save.

[@chrisspearline767]

The movie is outstanding

[@melcrose]

Mark - "ey, no pressure faddah, but dat cross is gonna be seen by everybody. Make it a good 'un and I'll buy you some dunkin'."

[@jackiecastillo2484]

What a nice gentleman. Mark has his ash. He went to church 🙏🏻

[@tettazwo9865]

He beats up innocent people!

[@frida507]

I'm glad it's ash, and not a face tattoo...

[@tettazwo9865]

That disgusting phony Wahlberg done beating up Asians now?

[@cindypelletier9365]

Can't wait to see it!

[@xlabtsunami]

Seems interresting story. Better to be a dog lover 👍

[@dannagin]

Get Jonathan Roumie down there!

[@lexi6693]

i followed this story. im glad its mark wahlberg

[@TravisMichealJacksTheMessiah]

Love you brothers!! ❤❤❤❤

[@fwfulton]

I am Not a religious person, but I think it is wonderful he was willing to ware his ashes. PS "The Fighter" is a great movie, if you have not seen it you need too!

[@creforce]

Actually he threw the meatball because he felt sorry for the dog and after that the dogs actually followed them

[@haleyjames7377]

I admire this guy more..he is proud of his faith and not afraid to show it considering he is in hollywood.He is comfortable showing his faith without a trace of arrogance, only humility in sharing it to other people

[@alfredthorpe6610]

I'm looking forward to this. I hope it puts a spotlight on the amazing sport of adventure racing too. 😊

[@Emmenimaliste]

…and most importantly the plight of homeless dogs worldwide

[@seantaylor2046]

Watch Hachi with Richard Gere. I dare even hardened convicts not to cry like a baby at a dogs determination to be loyal to a human connection. We humans call it love.

[@cnashford2]

The timing of this video is hilarious. I was watching something about "Fear" (a Mark Wahlberg film) & then saw this (posted 6 minutes ago). Thanks for addressing Lent btw. That was a beautiful interaction. 🙏🏾

[@mawahashi606]

What a nice story! Reminds me of the time he beat up an asian man to the point where he almost went completely blind🥰

[@yeahnaaa292]

With a bal bat...because thas what they did for fun - drive around with bats & assault ethnuc minorities.

[@LiamNak]

Haha OOF😂

[@brendanJ466]

​@lifesbutastumble not really you are only absolved if you are truly repentant in Catholocism. I'm also fairly certain the victim inthat case has forgiven him

[@Zzues]

​@lifesbutastumbleThat is exactly why religion is so successful, cashing in on stupidity born from fear.

[@mandarinduck]

Tbf, he didn't blind him, he just thought he did. The man had already lost sight in that eye from having fought alongside the U.S. in the Vietnam War. You can decide for yourself if that makes what he did better or worse.

[@zhc2200]

A full grown man still believin' in a sky fairy is quite something.

[@annesmith7489]

Forgive them for they know not what they do

[@DrStrange1000]

Catholic and PROUD.

[@paleocon777]

⚠️ *Public service announcement:* *Stephen Colbert visited Epstein Island*

[@zaksmith4523]

Why don't the twins Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon just appear together on Colbert? A day apart? Come on!!!!

[@xxxremastered3264]

💯💯💯

[@barbaralawrence-rodriguez2981]

What a beautiful story. ❤

[@kathelindell9720]

If you like the premise of the film or have watched and liked the movie I highly suggest that you read the book that covers the true story of the Swedish adventure racing team and Arthur the dog. Or read up on news from the time. It's an amazing story that captured the attention of the world. Don't get me wrong the movie is good and well made but I find it a little sad that it doesn't fully stick to the true story. The movie is more inspired by the true story. Anyhow, after Arthur got the right papers to be able leave Ecuador and he flew to Sweden he had need of alot of medical treatment and had to stay in quarantine for 120 days. After the tremendous journey through Ecuador as well as his health struggles, the flight to Sweden and 120 days in quraantine he eventually got to go to his new family in the north of Sweden. Arthur sadly passed away in 2020 (shortly before filming of the movie were to start as far as I've read) after a malignant tumor was discovered. He was estimated (by Ecuadorians as well as Swedish vets) to have been around 5-7 yeras old when he trekked with the team through Ecuador and thus around 11-13 years old when he passed away.

[@thorkagemob1297]

Everytime someone puts one of those crosses on their head, it looks upside down lol

[@Magdalena8008s]

As an atheist. Stop. Inverted cross doesn't even mean what you think anyways. It's all nonsense. Demons aren't real nor is a silly god.

[@Usulutan1978]

He was on so many shows/podcasts on ash wednesday to show off the X on his head, very holy of him

[@yz2538]

Thank you Mark Wahlberg for helping the world by being outspoken with your faith. It has made a change in me 🫶

[@linda-may5744]

Love Light Peace 🌺🍃🌸🍃🌺🍃🌹✨✨✨✨✨✨💫

[@CoolFrijolez]

I wish the comment section criticized demonic imagery as much as they do Christ imagery.

[@jamesdooling4139]

He kinda landed a weird rep as the hot guy, the solo guy, the turned-actor guy, but MW is a really admirable and caring dude.❤

[@Mgh-r]

Hi dears ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Smiththebat]

The Catholic Cosplay is kinda smudged.

[@susanhartline7539]

Hahahaha!!😅

[@summydots]

It's meant to be. It's not make- up after all

[@markwoldin162]

Prayer guidance from a guy who pursued as part of a wolf pack a young man across a highway and beat up to a pulp. Because his skin color was different.

[@thesinaclwon]

That’s Christians for ya

[@rantman4521]

Intense man. How do you feel about Michael Jackson? This should be good.

[@thesinaclwon]

@@rantman4521 great music but he diddled kids

[@EonThaWolf]

​@@thesinaclwonDon't be stupid.

[@spencerrobinson780]

​@EonThaWolf how's he being stupid? Walberg is literally a Christian who's a violent racists

[@krs5115]

❤

[@bracketvilletexas]

LOVE YOU MARK

[@AgrajRMarak]

It's strory about Gobi.

[@DanielPsalms]

and we need another 'transformers' from Mark

[@definitelyeric]

Mark's Christianity is so... performative. It's embarrassing.

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

I think it was just a bad timing. The interview was happened on Ash Wednesday. He was not supposed to wipe it off, but it was right in front of the camera. It would be weird to ignore it, so they talked about it a little bit.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

​@@tiararoxeanne1318 Most people *do* wipe it off. Do you know anything about him? It's definitely performative.

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

@@Richard_Nickerson I spent 9 years being educated in Catholic schools. They are not supposed to wipe the Ash. Just because many people do, it doesn't mean they comply with the Catholic teaching.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@tiararoxeanne1318 Ok? A sane person who has stuff to do would put their fairytale nonsense aside for a minute 🙄

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@tiararoxeanne1318 You also ignored my question. You read that 1st sentence and then stopped reading.

[@Anan-rh7bz]

Waiting ❤for arthur the king ❤ 1:12 tailer is great

[@Smiththebat]

He seemed like he wanted to be there unlike on Monday Night Football.

[@thesinaclwon]

The hell is on his head? This guy has gone batshit crazy.

[@00michelle86]

It was Ash Wednesday

[@darkeyed.lowlander]

Jesus Cremated body 👍🏼😜😅

[@thesinaclwon]

@@darkeyed.lowlander 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anitasez]

Waaaagh! Waaahh!

[@CapnCody1622]

Wow! I never thought I could like Mark Wahlberg even less than I already did 😂😂 What an absolute fool.

[@anitasez]

Takes one to know one!! Waaagh!

[@MrCassett]

Just here to say this story happened in Ecuador and not in the Dominican Republic as the movie portrays...

[@myrnashoults9735]

Did he just basically ruin the entire movie for us?

[@lyndonivory4012]

Yes he did. I still want to see it

[@joanneweiss3864]

Wow....first, guys.... HALLOW and HALO are not spelled the same. Sevond....Stephe, if you know his backstory, you would NOT have blrssed him or called him saint.... seriously 😐😮 Hes never apologized or acknowledged publicly, and I'm actually a fan of his movies....but at 66 I can't forget.😢

[@recole374]

I want to see that movie ❤

[@Dr_1212]

Marky mark 👍

[@titasmom678]

I had to leave a comment. I read something that in the past he said celebrities shouldn't push their politics, but there you are showing his daughter saying Support 45 in her Imitation of her dad? Why would you normalize this view?

[@sarahwbs]

She was pointing at the shorts, sold by Mark's company, that say "F45" which is a type of workout.

[@titasmom678]

@sarahwbs My apologies if that is what she meant. How coincidental though.

[@savedsole3848]

You are such a blessing❤

[@tettazwo9865]

If you like beating up weaker people, than Mark is your guy!

[@checkmate3361]

Mush Mush Mushy❤️🤗😇

[@joshfactor1]

thanks for everything, dude; hopefully someday they'll be able to complete the ted trilogy

[@BALD_PAB]

Ok. Im not watching Stephen Colbert anymore until he explains having this massive tool on his show

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Racist massive tool

[@notbot2648]

They're both Catholics, aren't they? It's probably just that.

[@josephtaylor6285]

Colbert is himself a Catholic though not as fanatical as Wahlberg but speaking LT close anyway

[@Smiththebat]

Colbert just has to fill time slots. As weird and fake as he is Wahlberg is a big celebrity. He has a movie coming out and he went on to promote it. Pretty standard stuff.

[@richardw.389]

You'll be dead before you get one. He's not answerable to you. Watch/don't watch. Do you really think that he chooses all his guests ?

[@LEM19284]

Ash Wednesday duh But also Spoiler Alert 🚨

[@cynthianoel6706]

What up w/the number 45 with the "municipal" line, please?

[@vitorarthuso7327]

Brazil is hard to get out here no money

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Wahlberg in transformers is 🎉🎉

[@SolaceEasy]

Killer Mark...

[@IAmKAZMO]

His racist ass has been given a Full Pass...? 😡

[@spartanmoon]

Does anybody know the brand/type of watch Mark is wearing?

[@DrStrange1000]

Check maybe it's a Casio G Shock

[@spartanmoon]

@@DrStrange1000 thanks so much! I looked it up and think you're right 🙏

[@DrStrange1000]

@@spartanmoon A pleasure 🙏🏼

[@leyroy1980]

God bless you Mark He's a real man

[@Davidblaine18]

Why is he a REAL MAN??

[@sp-ps6tl]

Excellent movie mark walhberg is d best actor loved it

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

Good Lord do I hate Mark Wahlberg.

[@cheknfaks]

Mark Wahlberg for March Wahlberg Month... Definitely go see his film folks and support him. He's a good dude and gonna help a lot of people.

[@IAmKAZMO]

He's a Violent Racist.

[@jatb011]

Does the dog actually die at the end, or do you presume he dies

[@A.o.D]

Marky Marky need to wash his forehead, these cult rituals are ridiculous 😂

[@Caesar316]

There's a difference between a religion and a cult friend.

[@CoolFrijolez]

catholicism is older than the word cult came upon.

[@Caesar316]

@@CoolFrijolez Okay...and there's still a difference between a cult and a religion. Catholicism is a religion. These arent vague concepts...yiu can Google this yourself.

[@breakshot7451]

every religion who has to show me , with what ever, on what team their are, amuses me

[@ArchCraftGaming]

You aren’t in pet ant they aren’t showing you anything. All atheists believe everyone cares about them and as shocking as this is sone people care about themselves more then what sone random poor person on the planet breeder thinks.

[@NewMessage]

Grrr.. I keep thinking of division problems.

[@jaysiegel4742]

part 2

[@remm04]

It's strange he said Ecuador when the movie actually it's in Dominican Republic, unless he was taking about the true story not about the movie.

[@lisamoren9045]

He was talking about the real story duh

[@lisamoren9045]

Look for the real story

[@Greenbambu78]

Ahahaha… the dog turned around and walked way thinking… he followed a group of weird humans who didn’t know he is a smart doggy and followed them on his 🐾 because there wasn’t any wings 😂😂😂I missed that vulgar by the way…

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Wahlberg in transformers

[@Davidblaine18]

Mockery

[@jasonbean2764]

You always save me dog!:)