The One A-List Star Mark Wahlberg Can’t Beat — His Kids Won’t Let Him Forget It

Mark Wahlberg may have left Marky Mark behind, but his kids haven’t—and as The Family Plan 2 arrives, they’ve crowned the one rival he can never beat.

Mark Wahlberg is doing press for The Family Plan 2, but at home he apparently can not win a single fight — at least not in the ongoing war of words with his kids. They clown him constantly, lean into the Boston-dad voice, and keep reminding him there is one action icon he will never beat.

Wahlberg vs. Bourne, according to the Wahlberg household

Talking to Fox News, Wahlberg said his kids love to roast him — right down to mimicking his accent and his 'angry dad' mode — and they love pitting him against other movie heroes. One name keeps coming up.

'Dad, you can never beat Jason Bourne.'

He says the teasing never stops, and honestly, he is into it. It is a very dad thing: getting dunked on by your own family and smiling through it.

So what is The Family Plan 2 actually about this time?

Wahlberg says the sequel doubles down on why the first one worked. Yes, the scope is bigger — more set pieces, splashier locations, cleaner action — but the point of the movie is still the family chaos and the dad energy. He calls it character-first and says the humor comes from that everyday family push-pull, not just the stunt work.

Dan Morgan vs. Jason Bourne: who wins, really?

Wahlberg plays ex-operative dad Dan Morgan. The kids are not wrong to bring up Matt Damon’s amnesiac wrecking ball. If you are scoring it straight, Bourne is built for this. He is all economy: constant training, hyper-aware, and nasty-efficient in a fight. Morgan is more of a protective-dad heatseeker who spikes when his family is threatened. That can matter, but it depends on the situation.

• Close-quarters hand-to-hand: Bourne. He is cleaner, faster, and better at turning anything on the table into a weapon.
• Situational awareness: Bourne, again. He lives in that edge-of-danger mode.
• Emotional surge: Morgan’s best shot. Put his family in harm’s way and he hits another gear.
• Long-range/sniper-style scenario: closer to even. That kind of chess match gives Morgan more room to work.
• Overall odds: most paths end with Bourne walking away.

The bottom line

Wahlberg is leaning hard into the 'dad factor' for The Family Plan 2 — bigger action on top, family comedy underneath — while his real kids keep him humble by reminding him there is always a Jason Bourne out there who would mop the floor with him. Fair play.

The Family Plan 2 is streaming on Apple TV in the US.