The more video clips and trailers Warner Bros. Pictures releases in support of the upcoming theatrical opening of Black Mass, the more it appears Johnny Depp has left his Lone Ranger and Mortdecai days behind and returned to the type of films that earned him critical acclaim years ago. The latest trailer also features Depp’s Black Mass co-stars Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch, and reveals a little more of the plot of this dramatic thriller based on the true story of mobster Whitey Bulger. Directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart), Black Mass also features Rory Cochrane, Jesse Plemons, and Kevin Bacon.
Black Mass opens in theaters on September 18, 2015.
The Plot:
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the 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.
Watch the trailer:
