When Mark Wahlberg read the script and expressed an interest in portraying Luttrell , he and his manager Stephen Levinson pitched the concept to producer Randall Emmett , the co-founder of Emmett/Furla Films , during the 2012 filming of '' 2 Guns '' . After reading the script , Emmett traveled to Los Angeles , where he met with Berg and Aubrey to discuss the film 's production . After Universal secured the rights to distribute '' Lone Survivor '' in the United States , executive producer Mark Damon 's independent film company Foresight Unlimited took Berg and Emmett to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival to secure worldwide pre-sales . The film attracted $ 30 million in worldwide pre-sales to distributors in 40 international markets
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Lone Survivor