Russell Gewirtz

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Johnny Depp may star in J.C. Chandor’s crime thriller Triple Frontier

Posted 10 years ago

Johnny Depp might be returning to the world of organized crime in a new movie. Variety has learned that the actor is in early talks to star in TRIPLE FRONTIER, an ensemble crime thriller "set in the notorious border zone...

Black Mass director Scott Cooper in talks to helm thriller White Knight

Posted 11 years ago

Deadline has learned that BLACK MASS and OUT OF THE FURNACE filmmaker Scott Cooper is in talks with Warner Bros. to direct WHITE KNIGHT, which is being described as a potential franchise starter in the vein of the Bond and...

Matt Damon talks about his Whitey Bulger biopic that never was

Posted 11 years ago

Whitey Bulger was once of those “ideas” that multiple studios wanted a piece of. A few years ago, there were a couple of Bulger biopics in development, with each one racing, in typical fashion, to be the first one out...

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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...

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...

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...