"For Black, Westlake, who went by the pseudonym of Richard Stark to write the series of Parker novels about the meticulous professional criminal, was "like going to school." "Certain directors will say, seeing Steven Spielberg is like going to school," Black explains. "Same with Westlake. And that was it for me, the chance to work on something that's been such a part of my life since literally 12 years old.""
"So getting to direct Play Dirty - the new crime thriller that Black co-writes with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry - was like fulfilling a lifelong dream for the director. Starring Mark Wahlberg as Parker, Play Dirty is just the latest film to bring the seasoned criminal to the big screen: it's part of a rich cinematic tradition stretching back to Lee Marvin in 1967's Point Blank."
Shane Black grew up immersed in Donald Westlake's Parker novels and wanted to adapt Parker from a young age. Westlake wrote as Richard Stark and defined the meticulous professional criminal archetype that shaped Black's sensibilities. Black co-wrote and directed Play Dirty with Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry, casting Mark Wahlberg as Parker. Play Dirty continues a lineage of Parker adaptations that includes Point Blank and Payback, balancing modernization with Parker's old-school qualities. Black treats Parker as a recurring archetype across eras, asserting that there is a Parker for each generation.
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