First look at Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger in Scott Cooper’s Black Mass

Posted 12 years ago

Johnny Depp has had a rough go of it the last few years with multiple flops like THE LONE RANGER, DARK SHADOWS, and TRANSCENDENCE, but Depp still manages to secure projects left and right. Hopefully, some of his upcoming projects...

Jesse Plemons joins Johnny Depp in Black Mass. Is he out of Star Wars?

Posted 12 years ago

Jesse Plemons looked like as close to a top contender for a role in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII to the point that director J.J. Abrams even confirmed he met with the FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and BREAKING BAD actor for a...

Guy Pearce may join Black Mass and Four Lions star cast as Smee in Pan

Posted 12 years ago

I have a couple of excellent casting updates for you this morning. Johnny Depp's Whitey Bulger biopic BLACK MASS had a rough start (with the star leaving the project at one point), but things are looking fine now. Joel Edgerton...

Chadwick Boseman is James Brown in the trailer for Get On Up

Posted 12 years ago

Man, it feels like yesterday when I was talking about Chadwick Boseman being cast as James Brown in GET ON UP. Now we have a trailer of the actor in action, and he looks like he’s going to own this...

Warner Bros and Joel Edgerton join Johnny Depp on Black Mass

Posted 12 years ago

The Johnny Depp-starring Whitey Bulger biopic BLACK MASS, which has been in the works, both with and without Depp, is finally taking solid shape. Warner Bros. has just signed on to co-finance the ambitious historical drama, with an eye toward...

Johnny Depp rejoins Whitey Bulger movie Black Mass; Tom Hardy may co-star

Posted 12 years ago

After dropping out of the Barry Levinson version of BLACK MASS, Johnny Depp is now back on board, this time for director Scott Cooper. Cooper boarded the film last month. With Whitey Bulger in the news over the last year...

Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott join the James Brown biopic starring Chadwick Boseman

Posted 13 years ago

The elusive Dan Aykroyd and singer Jill Scott have joined the cast of the upcoming James Brown biopic GET ON UP, which is being produced by Mick Jagger's Jagger FIlms banner. The Tate Taylor-directed pic also stars Viola Davis, Octavia...

Has Johnny Depp exited the Barry Levinson directed Whitey Bulger biopic Black Mass?

Posted 13 years ago

Captain Jack Sparrow has abandoned ship! It looks like star Johnny Depp has exited the Barry Levinson directed Whitey Bulger gangster biopic due to budget issues. Depp was set to receive his usual $20 million payday, but when sales for...

Johnny Depp set to star as Boston mobster Whitey Bulger in Black Mass

Posted 13 years ago

We received news this weekend that Johnny Depp will be taking on the role of Whitey Bulger, a notorious mobster from Boston who was finally captured in 2011 after being at large for 16 years and on the FBI Top...