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Marc Pickering played a young Nucky Thompson (played by the older Steve Buscemi) and uncannily captured Buscemi's ticks and mannerisms to a near-perfect level. Will Pickering possibly star in a big screen version?

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While promoting the new film "The Gambler," actor Mark Wahlberg recently told "Ralphie Tonight" radio show host Ralphie Aversa (heard on 95.5 PLJ) that the plan is to take "Boardwalk Empire" to the big screen.

Wahlberg, who was one of the executive producers of HBO's critically-acclaimed gangster series, told Aversa that he wants to structure the film much like the upcoming "Entourage" film, which is set to be released June 5. Wahlberg also produced that HBO comedy which ran on the network from 2004-2011.

While the actor said that the Prohibition drama had to come to an end at some point, "My next goal now is to get the movie made and start talking to Martin Scorsese about directing it," he told Aversa. Scorsese also produced 'Empire' and directed the show's pilot back in 2010 for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Direction in a Drama Series.

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'BOARDWALK EMPIRE': THE FINAL SEASON

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(WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD) When the host interrupted saying, "There's no Nucky, though..." Wahlberg assured him that there are ways. "We can always go back," he said.



If Wahlberg uses a prequel structure, fans of the show will undoubtedly rejoice. For the last season of "Boardwalk Empire," actor Marc Pickering played a young Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) and uncannily captured Buscemi's ticks and mannerisms to a near-perfect level.

So let us know in the comments below if you want to see a "Boardwalk Empire" movie and if so what do you want it to focus on?

Anthony Venutolo may be reached at avenutolo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyVenutolo and Google+. Find NJ.com on Facebook.