Article: Marky Mark and the monkey bunch - Hub's Wahlberg ready for superstardom with 'Apes'.(Arts and Lifestyle)

Just like the Air Force captain he plays in Tim Burton's "Planet of the Apes," Dorchester's Mark Wahlberg is taking a solo flight this summer.

Last summer, Wahlberg rode shotgun on "The Perfect Storm" starring George Clooney. This year, Wahlberg is carrying one of the summer's biggest and most eagerly anticipated movies all by himself.

"I never felt that going in, though they're trying to make that out now," Wahlberg said of the notion that "Planet of the Apes," which opens Friday, is his chance to reign for the next decade as one of Hollywood's most bankable global stars.

It's a heady thought. Yet, at 30, Wahlberg - who will be in Boston ...

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