The saga of Boston crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger has garnered the attention of several filmmakers — including Ben Affleck and Matt Damon who want to direct and star in, respectively, a film about him — but now the biggest name yet has become attached to a biopic about Bulger.
According to Deadline, Johnny Depp is now attached to play Bulger in Black Mass, Cross Creek‘s long-gestating adaptation of the book by reporters Dick Lehr and Gerald O’Neill. Mark Mallouk wrote the script. Production will begin this May.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies