The first tease for Black Mass focused on Johnny Depp's transformative work as Boston's legendary criminal Whitey Bulger (who currently resides in a Florida prison after eluding the F.B.I. for decades). Even under layers of makeup, Depp's particular strain of psychosis was chill and chilling. Really, he looks like the devil incarnate. In the full trailer for the film, we see how the actor meshes with its stacked ensemble, which includes Benedict Cumberbatch, The Great Gatsby's Joel Edgerton, Kevin Bacon, Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll, and Fifty Shades of Grey's Dakota Johnson. Black Mass is star-powered—which isn't an alternative to "violent and terrifying as hell." Set to Yelawolf's "Till It's Gone," the spot channels Scarface, Martin Scorsese's oeuvre, and Depp's own Donnie Brasco as it presents Bulger's sprawling career. The movie arrives September 18—at the top of the Oscar season.
Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch Are in Top Form in New Black Mass Trailer
The Whitey Bulger saga plays out with crime drama swagger.
By Matt Patches
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