Black Mass: Directed by Scott Cooper. With Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson. The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

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Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) is on the case and willing to go to any lengths to achieve his aims. A South Boston native, he decides to "ally" the FBI with South Boston crime kingpin James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp), as his main enemies are the Mafia.

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Black Mass is a crime drama movie revolving around the true events behind the Winter Hill Gang and the gang's leader Whitey Bulger played by Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp "Johnny Depp is one of the most versatile and dynamic actors of our time," said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. "In his latest film, Black Mass, Depp, in a stunning transformation, creates a gripping and multi-layered portrait of …

Johnny Depp tried multiple times to speak to James "Whitey" Bulger while preparing for the role. To make sure Johnny Depp 's performance was true to the real James "Whitey" Bulger, Scott Cooper hired some of Bulger's old associates as consultants to the film.

Loosely based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal, Black Mass is a biographical crime drama that begins in the year 1975 by introducing Johnny Depp as the real-life leader of the Winter Hill Gang, James "Whitey" Bulger.

Bad news for those looking forward to Johnny Depp's attempt at a Boston accent: Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the actor has exited Black Mass, the biopic about Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. As these things go, it came down to money.

Watch the first trailer for Black Mass starring Johnny Depp. In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob.