NEW YORK (AP) - The role of Notorious B.I.G. for an upcoming biopic on the rapper will be found through an open casting call, the film's producers told The Associated Press on Thursday.

In Shooter, a top Army sniper (Mark Wahlberg) who previously abandoned the military after a routine mission gave way to tragedy is double-crossed by the government after reluctantly being pressured back into service. Also on DVD: Black Snake Moan, Pride and Peaceful Warrior.

Mark Wahlberg pretended to enjoy training with the Marines in preparation for his role as a sniper in new movie Shooter, because he didn't want them thinking he was a wimp. The 35-year-old, who plays ex-marksman Bob Lee Swagger in the Antoine Fuqua-directed film, had to spend real time at weapon training facility Front Sight in order to understand the reality of his character.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles proved too strong for the 300 warriors of Sparta at the US box office over the weekend, debuting at number one with a three-day $24.4 million haul. TMNT, the sequel to 1990 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ended 300's two-week reign at the top of the cinema charts, but the ancient war epic continues to be the world's top movie and has now raked in more than $160 million in the US alone in less than three weeks.

Mark Wahlberg brought the pain when he agreed to show off his shooting skills on a Canadian TV show - and left an intern in agony. The star was promoting new movie Shooter, in which he plays a sniper, when TV hosts challenged his marksmanship - and turned a lowly crew member into a moving target.

A top Army sniper who previously abandoned the military after a routine mission gave way to tragedy is double crossed by the government after reluctantly being pressured back into service in Training Day director Antoine Fuqua's adaptation of Stephen Hunter's novel -Point of Impact. Continue Summary Photo gallery / Trailer / More

Tough guy Mark Wahlberg is planning to use his new sniper movie Shooter to terrify his daughter Ella Rae's future suitors. The protective dad hopes he has a few years to prepare for the three-year-old’s dating days, but he's already got a few ideas in mind about how to make sure potential boyfriends behave themselves.

Mark Wahlberg has revealed the reason he cancelled his seat on doomed 9/11 flight United 93 was to visit a childhood friend in Toronto, Canada. The star still finds it impossible to talk about the flight but is convinced that 'Rasta' Phil, who is now working on Wahlberg's movie The Shooter, saved his life.