Three-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp stars in violent action film ‘Black Mass’
Three-time Oscar nominee Johnny Depp (âSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,â âFinding Neverland,â the âPirates of the Caribbeanâ films) stars as notorious mobster James âWhiteyâ Bulger in the drama âBlack Mass,â directed by Scott Cooper (âCrazy Heartâ).
The film also stars Joel Edgerton (âThe Great Gatsby,â âZero Dark Thirtyâ) as FBI Agent John Connolly; Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (âThe Imitation Gameâ) as Whiteyâs brother, powerful State Senator Billy Bulger; Rory Cochrane (âArgoâ) as Steve Flemmi, Whiteyâs closest partner in crime; Jesse Plemons (TVâs âFargoâ) as Whiteyâs main henchman, Kevin Weeks; and Kevin Bacon (âCrazy, Stupid, Love.â TVâs âThe Followingâ) as FBI Special Agent in Charge Charles McGuire.
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger (Depp) to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
Cooper directed âBlack Massâ from a screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard OâNeill. John Lesher, Brian Oliver, Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick and Tyler Thompson produced the film, with Brett Ratner, James Packer, Peter Mallouk, Ray Mallouk, Christopher Woodrow, Brett Granstaff, Gary Granstaff, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross serving as executive producers.
The film also stars W Earl Brown (âDraft Dayâ) as Bulger hit man Johnny Martorano; David Harbour (âEnd of Watchâ) as FBI Agent John Morris, who is complicit in the deal between Bulger and Connolly; Dakota Johnson (âFifty Shades of Greyâ) as Lindsey Cyr, Whiteyâs former girlfriend and mother of his only child; Julianne Nicholson (âAugust: Osage Countyâ) as John Connollyâs wife, Marianne; Corey Stoll (âThe Bourne Legacyâ) as federal prosecutor Fred Wyshak; Peter Sarsgaard (âBlue Jasmineâ) as Brian Halloran; Adam Scott (ABCâs âParks and Recreationâ) as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick; and Juno Temple (âMaleficentâ) as Flemmiâs young mistress, who is also his own stepdaughter, Deborah Hussey.
The behind-the-scenes creative team was led by director of photography Masanobu Takayanagi (âSilver Linings Playbook,â âOut of the Furnaceâ), production designer Stefania Cella
(âThe Great Beautyâ), Oscar-nominated editor David Rosenbloom (âThe Insiderâ), and costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone (âFoxcatcherâ). Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Cross Creek Pictures and RatPac- Dune Entertainment, a Cross Creek Pictures Production in association with Le Grisbi Productions, Free State Pictures and Head Gear Films, a Scott Cooper Film, âBlack Mass.â Slated for release on September 18, 2015, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
âBlack Massâ has been rated R for brutal violence, language throughout, some sexual references and brief drug use. (blackmassthemovie.com)
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