Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg joined Boston Police Commissioner William Evans in honoring Officer John Moynihan, who survived being shot in the line of duty last year, with the Hero’s Award at the Boston Police Foundation’s Annual Gala at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in Boston. Wahlberg and Berg are frequent collaborators with such films as “Lone Survivor,” the upcoming Deepwater Horizon and they are about to enter production on “Patriots Day,” a film that will focus on the heroics of many in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. While some of their heroic characters will be composites of several individuals, they are all based on real life events and include local citizens, first responders and law enforcement – many of whom were members of the Boston Police Department.
“BOSTON, MA – MARCH 05: (L-R) Director Peter Berg, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans and Boston’s own Mark Wahlberg attend the 3rd annual Boston Police Department Foundation Gala to present THE HERO’S AWARD to BPD Officer John Moynihan. on March 5, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for CBS Films)”
