It's been on and off for a few years now, but it seems the Max Payne movie is finally set to get underway early next year. Today Variety Online posted an article stating that the actor being cast in the main role of Max Payne is in fact Mark Wahlberg, they added:

Wahlberg is negotiating to play the titular cop who is haunted by the tragic loss of his family and has little regard for rules as he investigates a series of mysterious murders. He finds himself up against an adversary bent on destroying Max and the streets he protects.

Sounds like it will be following the original Max Payne's story line. John Moore is directing the film and has directed many popular movies such as "Behind Enemy Lines," "Flight of the Phoenix" and "The Omen" just to name a few. The film is looking to be quite successful, and hopefully unlike most game to movie adaptions this one holds true to it's origin and managed to find a way to combine game development with movie masterage.

Plus, with all this news of the new film, it gets me wondering, when will we be seeing Max Payne 3...? More news on the film and sequel game as it becomes available.