Actors Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed will lead the upcoming true-life crime thriller film "The Big Fix".
Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, the film is inspired by real events and follows a former Interpol officer (Wahlberg) relegated to a bureaucratic desk job at FIFA. His quiet role is upended when he uncovers a massive international match-fixing conspiracy.
The investigation leads him on a global pursuit of a passionate hustler (Ahmed) who has partnered with Chinese Triads to rig football matches for millions. What follows is a high-octane, globetrotting cat-and-mouse game, escalating into a tense conflict between two unyielding opponents.
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The film’s script has been written by Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe. It is produced by Kormakur alongside Peter Chernin and David Ready.
Wahlberg had his breakthrough with Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 film "Boogie Nights" and went on to feature in projects such as "Shooter" and "The Italian Job".
Ahmed is known for his role in "Sound of Metal", which earned him an Oscar nomination. He has also been a part of projects such as "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", "Venom", and "Four Lions", among others.
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