Ever wonder how Mark Wahlberg gets in shape for all those movies? The Hollywood celebrity hits the gym as early as 2 a.m. for his workouts.

Mark Wahlberg tells PEOPLE he "apologized at the end of" shooting his new movie 'Flight Risk' for keeping to himself on set in order to stay in the villain's mindset. "If we weren't shooting, I was like either off in the corner by myself or I just would kind of go back to my little dressing room,

When it comes to the stunts in the movie, Wahlberg said he did everything that was required of him which was a lot because the movie takes place in such a confined space. They wanted to make it as real as possible so they knew it was best if they could do it themselves.

Mark Wahlberg needed a lot of solo time on his latest movie set. The 53-year-old star portrays a hit man pretending to be a pilot whose targets are U.S. Marshal Madelyn (Michelle Dockery) and fugitive Winston (Topher Grace) in the new thriller “Flight Risk.” Wahlberg revealed he took a new approach to getting into character.

"Flight Risk" stars Mark Wahlberg as a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (played by "Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery) and a fugitive (Topher Grace) — but over the course of a very tense 90 minutes, it becomes clear that Wahlberg’s pilot has a deadly ulterior motive.

Mark Wahlberg says he apologized to his 'Flight Risk' costars for being 'locked into' his villain character all the time: 'I wasn't very engaging off camera or outside of shooting.'

Flight Risk,” an action thriller directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg as a balding, unhinged pilot, landed in first place with $12 million from 3,161 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

New in theaters, Flight Risk marks Gibson’s first turn as a director since 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, which earned Oscar nominations including Best Picture, Best Directing for Gibson and Best Actor for Andrew Garfield. As such, Wahlberg knew going into the film that he was in great hands before the action thriller took flight.

"Flight Risk," an action thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson, was No. 1 in a glacially slow weekend at the box office.

Mark Wahlberg, known for his 'everyman' roles, breaks type for the first time since 'Fear' 30 years ago as he stars in Mel Gibson's 'Flight Risk.'

Flight Risk' star Mark Wahlberg tells PEOPLE that he and his siblings — including actor Donnie and 'Wahlburgers' restaurant founder Paul — do not often discuss each other's work when they all get together.