The Departed is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello’s confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there’s a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy – and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
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July 7, 2008: Movies GTA 4 style:
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Two crafty filmmakers (Mentok along with his assistant ultimatechance) decided to use the mega popular "Grand Theft Auto IV" to re-enact scenes from...
July 7, 2008: Spaced US tour:
In promotion of the upcoming July 22nd North American release of "Spaced: The Complete Series", Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Jessica Stevenson's brilliant TV show, they're going on a four city US tour hosting Q&A events. So, if you've had a burning...
July 2, 2008: Patrick for Pussycat?:
The one thing Quentin Tarantino does more than make movies is talk about making movies. He recently mentioned having finished the script for his World War II film INGLORIOUS BASTARDS and immediately expressed surprise when geeks yelled a collective...
June 4, 2008: Transsiberian trailer:
A lot of us have been eagerly anticipating the release of THE MACHINIST director Brad Anderson's follow-up effort, the thriller TRANSSIBERIAN, but since it premiered at Sundance in January, we've heard basically nothing from it. Until today, that is. Today, we...
May 28, 2008: True Romance chat:
When Quentin Tarantino was a lowly video store clerk brainstorming ideas that would help him realize his grand Hollywood dreams, he came up with a simple story of boy meets hooker, boy marries hooker, boy steals cocaine from hooker's pimp, boy bangs hooker in...
April 18, 2008: Streets of Kilmer:
When he's not providing the voice of upgraded models of artificially intelligent Ford mustangs, Val Kilmer is making movies. Lots of them . And he's recently added one more to the list. He, along with 50 Cent, Sharon Stone, Dylan McDermott and Brian...
March 31, 2008: MySpace Scorsese:
Iconic director Martin Scorsese is on MySpace. Trippy. But it's actually a pretty decent page and there's 2 videos from the man himself. It even leads one to think the videos or some sort of blog may be maintained on a relatively regular basis. Scorsese...
February 27, 2008: Mark/Leo snort coke:
Last month, we told you about Mark Wahlberg signing on to a then untitled Peter Berg directed drama about infamous 1970s drug kingpin Jon Roberts. Roberts was the subject of the 2006 documentary COCAINE COWBOYS and it seems, at least according to Page Six ,...
January 17, 2008: Scorsese/Keitel again:
The last time Martin Scorsese and Harvey Keitel teamed up for a feature film was what, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST? Help a brother out. The years, they've corroded my long term memory. Either way, they're sorta kinda teaming up again for the romantic drama...
December 18, 2007: Alec is a Keeper:
The greatest of all the Baldwins, Alec, who's so unbelievably hilarious on NBC's criminally underrated "30 Rock" it's hard to imagine how TV survived without this gem of a character, has joined Cameron Diaz, Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning in MY SISTER'S...
December 10, 2007: Body of DiCaprio:
Settle down, people, this ain't a shot of Leonardo DiCaprio's bare chest glistening in the morning sun, it's a still of him and his glorious goatee in the upcoming Ridley Scott directed BODY OF LIES. Based on the David Ignatius novel of the same name, the story...
October 10, 2007: DiCaprio goes North:
Leonardo DiCaprio is stacking up film roles like Pamela Anderson's stacking up husbands these days. He's most recently been tapped to star in FARRAGUT NORTH, a feature adaptation of the Beau Willimon play of the same name. And, as if one internationally famous...
September 13, 2007: Youth trailer/poster:
It's been a hell of a long time since we've heard anything from Francis Ford Coppola's YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, his return to narrative filmmaking after a ten year hiatus, but today not only did Sony, the studio distributing the film, send us the rather crimson-hued...
July 5, 2007: Leo/Kate Road pic:
That's right, schmoes and schmoettes, Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet are back onscreen looking lovingly into each other's eyes. The movie? The Sam Mendes (who happens to be Winslet's husband) directed drama REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, which is based on the Richard...
May 22, 2007: We Own Night trailer:
The folks over at Allocine recently landed the first trailer for the James Gray-directed crime drama WE OWN THE NIGHT. In it, Joaquin Phoenix plays an 80s-era NY nightclub owner who steps in to save his brother (Mark Wahlberg) and father (Robert Duvall), who...
May 2, 2007: WIP takes Leo doc:
Warner Independent Pictures and Warner Bros. International have picked up the rights to the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced documentary THE 11TH HOUR. Directed by Leila Conners Peterson and Nadia Conners and co-written and narrated by DiCaprio, the film...
February 28, 2007: C'mon Hollywood #118:
... Oscar Schmoscar ‘07
by Sturdy
Last year I was pretty upset at the results of the Academy Awards. I felt strongly that CRASH was an overrated film and didn’t deserve the hype it...
January 31, 2007: Son of The Departed?:
SPOILER WARNING - The following article is highly spoilerific for those who have not seen THE DEPARTED. If you're waiting for the DVD release on February 13th (though I'm not sure why you would when it's still playing in theaters), you might want to avoid...
January 30, 2007: X-rated Departed?:
You may have heard the rumor that Martin Scorsese, in an homage to Howard Hawks' SCARFACE, hid Xs all throughout THE DEPARTED. To be honest, I was too caught up in the movie to notice all the instances, but a reporter for the Miami Herald used his screener DVD to...
January 10, 2007: Golden Tomatoes '06:
Uber-review compilation site Rotten Tomatoes has revealed its Golden Tomato Award winners for 2006 and it turns out CASINO ROYALE was last year's best reviewed wide release and THE QUEEN was the best reviewed limited release. It seems people really dug...
January 2, 2007: Review: The Departed:
" ...Marty
friggin’ Scorsese comes along and creates yet another cinematic
opera that dazzles in style, story, character, violence, music and
drama... "...
October 6, 2006: INT: Departed 2/2:
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October 4, 2006: INT: Departed 1/2:
Part 1 of 2
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to my invitation and immediate acceptance to attend THE press
conference of the year (as well as the fun...
October 6, 2006: Quiz: Martin Scorsese:
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October 3, 2006: Carpet: The Departed!:
Another premiere here on
JoBlo.com today as we cover our very first (all together now)... RED
CARPET!! Yeah, we've been getting some more opportunities of
late, and we weren't gonna turn this...
September 26, 2006: Scorsese wants Silence:
After years in production limbo, Martin Scorsese is finally moving ahead with the drama SILENCE, a feature adaptation of the novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo. The
film is set in sixteenth century Japan and follows two Portuguese priests who travel to...
September 16, 2006: Cool Departed posters:
If you weren't stoked about Martin
Scorsese's THE
DEPARTED already, get ready to be extra-excited as folks who
have seen it, are saying that it's Scorsese's best film in years,...
September 11, 2006: Load of Departed pics:
We have recently added lots and lots and lots and lots stills from Martin Scorsese's upcoming crime opus, THE DEPARTED , his first modern one in over a decade. I'm not sure what exactly it is, but something came over when looking at these pics and I feel like my...
August 28, 2006: Departed site/posters:
The folks over at Flimz.ru recently alerted us to some character posters they've received for the Martin Scorsese-directed crime thriller THE DEPARTED . They're the same basic design as the official one-sheet that was released a little while ago only with the...
August 17, 2006: Departed/B'fest sites:
Two official sites for some pretty highly anticipated movies (at least here at JoBlo HQ) recently carved out a little niche in this the good ole internets. First up, the official
teaser site for the Martin Scorsese-directed remake THE DEPARTED recently...
August 16, 2006: Departed poster:
Early word on Martin Scorsese's star-studded crime thriller THE DEPARTED was weak. But Marty, er, um, Mr. Scorsese kept tweaking and tweaking and the buzz has been improving ever so slightly since. It's an uphill battle considering the pedigree of the talent...
August 11, 2006: New Departed pics:
The folks over at DVDRama have gotten ahold of some new pics from Martin Scorsese' crime thriller THE DEPARTED . The film, which is a remake of the Hong Kong smash hit INFERNAL AFFAIRS, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon as a cop
and mobster...
July 28, 2006: Departed trailer:
UPDATE: Yahoo Movies has released a full Quicktime version of the trailer, which means you don't have to deal with that mean ol' "Entertainment Tonight" reporter anymore. Check it out HERE .
"Entertainment Tonight" recently gave an exclusive look at the...
February 23, 2006: Wahlberg's the Shooter:
Mark Wahlberg has signed on to star and Antoine Fuqua has signed on to direct the thriller SHOOTER for Paramount Pictures. Based on Stephen Hunter's novel "Point
of Impact" and adapted by Jonathan Lemkin (THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE), Wahlberg will play a...
February 6, 2006: Wahlberg owns night:
Earlier last month, we reported on Joaquin Phoenix joining the James Gray-directed crime thriller
WE OWN THE NIGHT. At the time, it was unclear whether Mark Whalberg would be co-starring with Phoenix but today Variety confirmed that he will indeed be...
August 9, 2005: Departed set pics:
Between Marty Scorsese's return to crime drama and Jack Nicholson's penchant for wearing dildos on set , I'm not sure what makes me want to see THE DEPARTED more. One thing's for sure - it's gonna be one of the must see flicks of 2006. Some new pics from the...
March 24, 2005: Meet Vera Farmiga:
Right now when I say the name Vera Farmiga it probably doesn't mean much to you. But in about a year's time that will likely change. The actress has scored two major roles today in Martin Scorsese's THE DEPARTED and Anthony Minghella's BREAKING AND ENTERING....
March 14, 2005: Damon Bourne again:
It seems Quentin Tarantino wasn't the only one dishing out some scoopage at Empire Online's Empire Awards. Matt Damon also talked a little bit about the
final chapter in his hit spy franchise, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM. As far as when they might go into...
February 3, 2005: Jack meets Scorsese:
OK now THE DEPARTED just moved very close to the top of my list of "Movies to Watch in 2005." As if Martin Scorsese directing Leo DiCaprio and Matt Damon in a gangster film based on a hardcore Hong Kong flick wasn't good enough, it gets even better. Jack...
January 24, 2005: Wahlberg has Departed:
How could you make a cop movie set in Boston and not hire Mark Wahlberg? I guess you can't so Martin Scorsese has given in and hired Wahlberg to star in his next film THE DEPARTED. The film follows a cop undercover in a gang and a gang member who's...
July 23, 2004: Damon joins Leo:
Matt Damon has signed on to co-star with Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese's adaptation of the Hong Kong film INFERNAL AFFAIRS. Scorsese's film will be titled THE DEPARTED and will change the setting of the film to Boston. Damon would play a Irish mob...
theotherness
on Jun 18 2006, 9:20:43 AM writes: PLEASE DON'T SUCK, PLEASE DON'T SUCK... I sure hope the DiCaprio-Scorsese team gets a divorce...it's been two movies that both sucked and - deservedly - bombed for both of them. DiCaprio is better than this, and doesn't deserve to keep getting such bad portrayals. What's more, this is a remake, and it has an ensemble cast - baaaaaaaaad formulae for Scorsese these days. Then again, seeing as how this movie has a *contemporary* setting, who knows what'll happen?
Lemmywinks
on Dec 7 2005, 12:24:03 PM writes: NEVER HEARD OF IT But it looks good to me. I like the idea of the movie. Sounds pretty interesting. I'll watch it.
