Black Mass
Black Massfeatures some cast members giving fantastic but incredibly eerie performances.
It' screenplay was adapted by Jez Butterworth and Mark Mallouk.
In addition to Depp,Black Massfeatured a notable cast of main characters.
The latter film saw him playing Jack Sparrow, the part for which he is now best known.
Bulger was born in 1929 in Boston, MA.
The majority ofBlack Masstakes place during the 1970s, when Bulger is in his 40s.
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From there, Edgerton went on to play Charlie in the 2005 filmKinky Boots.
He is now a Golden Globe-nominated actor, having been nominated for his part inLovingin 2017.
He is now best known for his lead role in theTV seriesDark Matter.
Black Mass is a crime drama biography based on the true story of one of the most notorious criminals in U.S. History, Whitey Bulger. When Bulger’s turf is encroached on by a rival mafia family, the Angiulo brothers, the death of one of his own mafia family members leads him to join his long-time friend and become an informant for the FBI to exact his revenge - and push the Angiulo’s out of his turf.
Character:Edgerton plays John Connolly, the other main character inBlack Mass.
John grew up alongside Whitey when the two of them were living in South Boston.
Since then, the actor has also appeared as Doctor Strange in films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He has been nominated for two Oscars for Best Actor, including forThe Imitation GameandThe Power of the Dog.
He recently appeared in the Netflix seriesEric.
Taking a different path from his criminal brother, Billy Bulger serves as the president of the Massachusetts Senate.
Billy’s wife, Mary, is also in the film.
The pair married in 1960 and stayed together up until Mary’s death in 2020.
Billy Bulger remains alive today, at the age of 94.
She was also inThe Social Networkin a supporting role back in 2010, before her time in theFifty Shadesseries.
Earlier this year, she ledMadame Web, which was panned among critics and at the box office.
Whitey and Lindsey have a son together, who tragically dies during the course of the film.
Cyr was with Bulger for over a decade, but their relationship was understandably tumultuous.
He was a notable actor throughout the 1980s, contributing his talents to films such asFootloose.
His other notable titles includeHollow Man,The Woodsman, andMystic River.
Later on inBlack Mass, McGuire helps to conduct an investigation of Connolly’s involvement in the case.
After getting more exposure in this role, Plemons has gone on to be a busy working actor.
InBlack Mass, Plemons' character is a newcomer working with Whitey Bulger directly.
He had his first role in the ’90s, and has had parts inWinning Time,Antlers, andEncounter.
His part inBlack Masswas as Stephen Flemmi, Whitey Bulger’s right hand man with violent tendencies.
He teamed up with co-star Johnson again inThe Lost Daughter.
She plays one of the key women inBlack Mass, playing the wife to Edgerton’s John Connolly.
The relationship between John and Marianne Connolly is a key B-plot inBlack Mass.
