Published: December 28, 2009

Mark Wahlberg 'tortured' By Film

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Mark Wahlberg put himself through "emotional torture" making 'The Lovely Bones'.

The actor was left emotionally and physically drained while shooting the movie - in which he plays Jack Salmon, the father of a 14-year-old girl who is brutally murdered leaving him torn between grief and revenge.

Mark, 38, said: "I've put myself through emotional torture making this movie. It's taken me to unimaginably dark places. 'The Lovely Bones' is a chilling story, especially if you're a parent.

"The murder of a child is the very last thing any mother or father ever wants to think about. I read about the terrible things that people do to children and I know that if anyone like them came near my kids, I'd kill them."

Mark Wahlberg 'tortured' by film

Mark found the filmmaking process so difficult he thought about quitting on numerous occasions.

Mark added: "I've never been daunted by a script. But as soon as I realised what this film involved, I really had to think about whether I wanted to go to that dark place every day during filming.

"There were countless times when I felt perilously out of my depth."

'The Lovely Bones' - which is based on the novel of the same name by Alice Sebold - also stars Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon and is released worldwide in January.