Marky Mark is Parky Park in the new film from the writer of Lethal Weapon.<\/p>\n
Parker, the ruthless professional thief at the centre of a string of blisteringly good novels by Richard Stark (AKA Donald E. Westlake) has come to the screen a number of times, and under a number of names. Sometimes the results have been great, like John Boorman\u2019s Point Blank in 1967. Sometimes, not so great: 2013\u2019s Parker, which has Jason Statham in the title role, is a whiff. But Shane Black<\/a>, the guy who gave us Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys, co-writing and directing a Parker flick? That feels like a winner. <\/p>\n Play Dirty Trailer<\/p>\n What\u2019s the plot?<\/p>\n As the official synopsis helpfully informs us:<\/p>\n An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life in\u00a0Play Dirty, an action-packed thriller from director Shane Black. Parker (Mark Wahlberg), along with Grofield (LaKeith Stanfield), Zen (Rosa Salazar) and a skilled crew, stumble onto a score that pits them against the New York mob in this gritty, clever caper.<\/p>\n Casting an eye over the trailer, what we seem to have is our man Parker being betrayed by Salazar\u2019s Zen, which normally has pretty fatal consequences, only for her to turn him onto some kinda massive heist that involves robbing an entire country and swiping some salvaged pirate treasure. <\/p>\n Now, this mashes together elements from a few of the book series, which is interesting. Black and his co-writers, Charles Mondry and Anthony Bagarozzi, aren\u2019t adapting any specific novel \u2013 they\u2019re more going for a general (and franchise-ready) Parker vibe. From what we\u2019ve been shown, the vibe feels right. <\/p>\n Who\u2019s in it?<\/p>\n Mark Wahlberg is Parker, LaKeith Stanfield is his associate Grofield, Rosa Salazar is Zen, while Tony Shalhoub, Keegan-Michael Key, Nat Wolff, Chukwudi Iwuji, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane, and Saskia Archer are in the mix, too. <\/p>\n When\u2019s it out?<\/p>\n Play Dirty debuts exclusively on Prime Video on October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the vibe?<\/p>\n