Mark Wahlberg will star as a Los Angeles Police Department detective in New Line?s action-comedy ?Partners.?
The script, written by Evan Turner, centers on a detective becoming romantically involved with a woman after a one-night stand, then discovering that she?s an FBI agent in charge of a high-profile case to which he?s been assigned. New Line?s Richard Brener, Sam Brown and Michael Disco are overseeing for the studio, which is seeking a director and lead actress.
Wahlberg starred as a detective with Will Ferrell in Warner?s 2010 comedy ?The Other Guys.?