On Oct. 17, Mark Wahlberg will be really pissed off … and not just because Andy Samberg made fun of him on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Wahlberg, along with Mila Kunis and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, will star in the latest John Moore production, “Max Payne.”

The movie, based on the video game of the same name, deals with the death of Payne’s (Wahlberg) family and his determination to find their murderers. Payne becomes a maverick in his quest for vengeance. Kunis plays Mona Sax and joins him in his search in an attempt to find her sister’s murderer.

The third person shooter video game originally developed for computers was the basis of the movie. However, the stars of the movie were unfazed by this fact.

“I didn’t steer away because it was based on a video game,” Wahlberg said. “I just really liked the script. And then after realizing it was based on a video game, I obviously wanted to do a little investigating, but I was surprised at how elaborate the story was and how cinematic the game itself was.”

Wahlberg said he found the game to be different from the games he had played when he was better known as a member of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, as opposed to the Academy Award-nominated actor he’s known as today.

“There was a bit of a red flag raised just because the video games I grew up playing had no story whatsoever,” he said. “I mean, I played ‘Pac-Man’ and, like, ‘Asteroids.’”

Bridges plays Jim Bravura, an internal affairs agent. It’s a role a lot different from his other roles in films like “Hustle & Flow” and “Fred Claus.”

“I choose roles like that to get away from the persona of Ludacris,” Bridges said. “Ludacris is a character all within itself. When I’m acting, I don’t want anyone to think that I am Ludacris.”

“[I’m] just trying to not only surprise myself, but surprise everyone else and continue to choose these diverse roles that let you know that I obviously must be acting.”

Mila Kunis, known for her comedic roles like Jackie Burkhart in “That ’70s Show,” Rachel Jansen in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and the voice of Meg Griffin in “Family Guy,” took on a different kind of role as well.

“It’s one of those things where when you get the opportunity to do a movie like this, you jump at the chance,” she said. “It was different. It was challenging. There’s actually no reason as to why I shouldn’t have done it.”

For the fans concerned with the bastardization of the game, Wahlberg insists the movie will preserve the integrity of the game.

“Well, first and foremost we wanted to satisfy the die-hard game fans,” Wahlberg said. “Hopefully it will draw a lot of other people to the film based on the images that they see in the spots.”