‘Black Mass’ Trailer: Johnny Depp Is Gangster Turned Informant Whitey Bulger
Hollywood doesn’t give us a lot of great gangster movies anymore, so when there’s one on the horizon that looks promising, we all get excited. Is this the nextScarface, White Heat, GoodfellasorGodfather? We don’t know yet, butBlack Masscertainly has a shot at success.
Directed byScott Cooper(Crazy Heart) the film starsJohnny Deppas Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, who became an FBI informant to help take down the Italian mob. The film co-starsJoel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll, Rory Cochrane, Sienna Miller, Adam Scottand opens in September.
Below, watch the firstBlack Masstrailer.
The trailer is online viaApple.
Black Mass Trailer
Talk about an intense trailer. At first, I saw a lot of Johnny Depp on screen instead of the character. Maybe it was the contacts. As the trailer goes on though, and you start to see Bulger get more focused, the actor begins to fade away. I also love how basically this is just one scene used to tease you of what’s to come. There isn’t much actual meat here (except, you know, literally) but you get the sense of this cast, the tone, and what’s likely to be a powerful lead performance.
Cooper’s last filmOut of the Furnace, while not a financial success, showed that he’s got an ability to tell these kind of suspenseful, real life stories. Now, filter that through the story of Bulger andBlack Massmight be something special.
The film opens September 18 and was written byMark MalloukandJez Butterworth:
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. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
