( CNN ) Boston native Mark Wahlberg will star in a film about the Boston Marathon bombing and the manhunt that followed , Deadline reported Wednesday . Wahlberg 's film , to be titled `` Patriots ' Day , '' is being produced by CBS Films , which linked to the Deadline article from its website . According to Deadline , Wahlberg is hoping to play Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis , who retired after the attack in 2013 . The film will be told from Davis ' point of view . The film will feature material researched and shot by CBS Films ' corporate sibling , the CBS News program `` 60 Minutes . '' Wahlberg is also a producer of the film . `` Patriots ' Day '' is the second film related to the Boston bombing to be announced . Fox announced in November that it will be making a film called `` Boston Strong '' about the event .
Mark Wahlberg is planning to appear in `` Boston Strong The film will be about events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing . Another film , `` Patriots ' Day '' , '' is also in the works .