Tony Shalhoub Interview, Pain & Gain - Pain & Gain is the latest action-packed thrill ride from director Michael Bay. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson, the film is based on a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles about the brutal kidnapping, extortion, torture, and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals that included a number of body builders. Also starring in the film is character actor Tony Shalhoub, who says he honestly can't believe that these events actually took place. spoke with Tony in Miami about his reaction to the script and how intimidated he felt by his muscular co-stars. Pain & Gain movie synopsis: The Sun Gym Gang, consisting of bodybuilders Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) and Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie), plot to kidnap Victor Kershaw, a wealthy businessman. Enlisting the help of newly-released criminal Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson), the gang tortures Kershaw and successfully get him to sign over all his assets.
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