One of our favourite films from this year’s London Film Festival was Scott Cooper‘s dazzling crime effort Black Mass, which hits UK cinemas this week. The film delivers one of Johnny Depp‘s best performances as the infamous crime boss and FBI informant James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’. Depp leads an all-star cast that also includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton and Kevin Bacon.
We have an exclusive featurette for the film which focusses on the fantastic musical score of the movie from Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL). Catch that below. Here’s the synopsis.
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. BLACK MASS 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. The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Whitey’s brother, Billy Bulger, a Massachusetts State Senator; Jesse Plemons as Whitey’s longtime partner in crime, Kevin Weeks; Sienna Miller as Whitey’s lover, Catherine Greig; Dakota Johnson as Lindsey Cyr, Whitey’s former girlfriend and mother of his only child; Rory Cochrane as Steve Flemmi, another member of the Irish mob; Julianne Nicholson as John Connolly’s wife, Marianne; and Adam Scott as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick. Rounding out the main cast are David Harbour, Jeremy Strong, Brad Carter, W. Earl Brown and Corey Stoll.
Black Mass opens in UK cinemas from Wednesday 25th November. Watch our exclusive featurette below.
