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Wahlberg, Ahmed Lead FIFA Match-Fix Thriller “The Big Fix”

5/15/2026

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Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed will star in the thriller *The Big Fix*.
Baltasar Kormákur will direct and produce the film for Chernin, alongside Peter Chernin.
Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe are writing the screenplay, adapting Brett Forrest’s true-story book.
The plot follows a former Interpol officer at FIFA who uncovers a global match-fixing scheme involving Chinese Triads.

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Story summary

Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed will star in the thriller *The Big Fix*.
Baltasar Kormákur will direct and produce the film for Chernin, alongside Peter Chernin.
Guy Bolton and Justin Haythe are writing the screenplay, adapting Brett Forrest’s true-story book.
The plot follows a former Interpol officer at FIFA who uncovers a global match-fixing scheme involving Chinese Triads.