Black Mass News
Deadline has learned that BLACK MASS and OUT OF THE FURNACE filmmaker Scott Cooper is in talks with Warner Bros. to direct WHITE KNIGHT, which is being described as a potential franchise starter in the vein of the Bond and Bourne movies. The action thriller is said to focus on a disgraced Secret Service agent who "takes a job protecting the family of an arms dealer, putting himself at the center of a... Read More...
As you may have noticed, the fall film festival season has rendered our box-office report a little dormant, plus the Labor Day weekend and the first two weeks of September are usually unremarkable. However, this year that wasn't quite the case. Low budget Christian drama "War Room," made for a paltry $3 million, has grossed nearly $50 million in the U.S.
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Black Mass' and 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' Battle It Out
- The Wrap: Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel Holds Off Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Box Office
- The Wrap: Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Maze Runner 2’ Races Past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Box Office
- Cinema Blend: Weekend Box Office: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Makes A Lukewarm Debut
- Thompson on Hollywood: Top 10 Takeaways: 'Maze Runner' and 'Black Mass' Lead Box Office
- Digital Spy: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials tops the US box office in its debut week
- Hollywood Reporter: South Korea Box Office: Oscar Entry 'The Throne' on Top, 'Maze Runner: Scorch Trials' Debuts Second
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office report: 'Scorch Trials' races past 'Black Mass'
- Empire Magazine: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Is Hot At The US Box Office
- IGN Movies: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Wins Weekend Box Office
- MovieWeb: 'Maze Runner 2' Beats 'Black Mass' at the Box Office with $30.3M
- Vulture: Maze Runner Edges Out Johnny Depp and His Terrifying Bald Cap at the Box Office
- Variety: ‘Maze Runner 2’ Tops Foreign Box Office With $43.3 Million
- Moviefone: Box Office: Did Moviegoers Get Lost on the Way to 'Maze Runner'?
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Minions' Gobbles Up 'Pixels' in China, 'Maze Runner' Wins Foreign Race
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Maze' and 'Mass' Top Box Office, but 'Everest' and 'Sicario' are the Story
- The Wrap: How Johnny Depp Broke His Box-Office Skid With ‘Black Mass’
- Badass Digest: BLACK MASS Review: It’s A Mass Of Something, Alright
- Cinema Blend: Black Mass Has Made Major Money In Boston
- Variety: Korea Box Office: Oscar Contender ‘The Throne’ Reigns In Majestic Opening
- Hollywood Reporter: German Box Office: 'Suck Me Shakespeer 2' Continues Record Run
- Hollywood Reporter: U.K. Box Office: 'Everest' Reaches Summit in Opening Week
- Variety: Iranian Blockbuster ‘Muhammad’ Sparks Ire In Sunni Muslim World But Scores At Home Box Office – Report
- Filmonic: International Box Office: Mission Impossible Shoots Past $600 Million
- MTV Movies Blog: The ‘Scorch Trials’ Cast Takes Us Behind-The-Scenes Of Those Grueling Stunts
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘The Scorch Trials’ Cast Preview What’s Coming Next In ‘The Death Cure’
- JoBlo: Weekend Box Office Report: September 18-20, 2015
- ScreenRant: Weekend Box Office Wrap-up: September 20, 2015
- Badass Digest: BLACK MIRROR’S Pig Porker Episode Comes True
- Deadline: Emmys: Viola Davis Makes History As Black Actresses Win Big
- Variety: Viola Davis Becomes First Black Woman to Win Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Vulture: David Cameron Allegedly Did Weird Things With a Pig and Now People Are Freaking Out About That Black Mirror Episode
- Variety: Toronto Film Review: ‘Black’
- Twitch: Bang! Bang! BLACK Takes Toronto 2015's Discovery Award
Dexter Darden and Ki Hong Lee explain why their "Scorch Trials" stunt work was a trial in itself.
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials': How That Explosive Action Scene With a Patsy Cline Song Came to Be
- USA Today: 'Scorch Trials' light up the box office
- Coming Soon: Box Office: The Scorch Trials Wins the Weekend with Less Than The Maze Runner
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘Scorch Trials': Dylan O’Brien And Kaya Scodelario Break Down Their Darkest Scene
- Film School Rejects: 10 Questions From The Scorch Trials That Need Answering In The Death Cure
- Filmonic: Are You Ready for The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials?
- Entertainment Weekly: 'Maze Runner: Scorch Trials' cast sums up the series' plot in 30 seconds
- The Wrap: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials': What’s Next for Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario and Cast
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘The Scorch Trials’ Cast Preview What’s Coming Next In ‘The Death Cure’
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office report: 'Scorch Trials' races past 'Black Mass'
- Screen Crush: Weekend Box Office Report: 'Black Mass' and 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' Battle It Out
Thanks to a fantastic debut in China, the film’s final market, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation tops the week and is now past $600 million worldwide. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation scored a mighty $91.4 million last week, most of which came from an $86.4 million 6-day start in China. That propelled the spy flick […]
Read International Box Office: Mission Impossible Shoots Past $600 Million on Filmonic.
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Maze Runner 2’ Outpaces Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ as It Heads for $31 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Everest’ Climbs to $26.5 Million Internationally
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Maze Runner 2’ Sprints Past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ With $30.3 Million
- Variety: Digital Tracking: ‘Maze Runner’ to Survive Box Office Scorch Trial
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Maze Runner' Sequel No. 1 With $30.3M; 'Black Mass' Scores $23.4M
- Comic Book Movie: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Crosses $100M In China; Inches Closer To $700M WW
- The Wrap: Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel Holds Off Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Box Office
- The Wrap: Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Maze Runner 2’ Races Past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Box Office
The newly released true crime drama Black Mass (read our review here) brings the sordid saga of the Boston FBI's Faustian bargain with gangster-informant James "Whitey" Bulger to cinemas.
But Bulger -- who ruled the Boston underworld for two decades while also serving as a top echelon FBI informant and eventually becoming a most wanted fugitive for another 16 years -- has already inspired several roman à clef on the big and small screen.
Here are the nine most notable examples of characters patterned after Whitey Bulger and his violent tale:
This is the one every knows.
- The Wrap: Johnny Depp vs. Whitey Bulger: 11 ‘Black Mass’ Characters and Their Real-Life Counterparts (Photos)
- The Wrap: Whitey Bulger’s Lawyer Rips Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ Performance: Was He Playing ‘the Mad Hatter’?
- Cinema Blend: Johnny Depp's Black Mass Performance Was All Wrong, According To Whitey Bulger's Lawyer
- The Playlist: Listen To This 80-Minute Talk With Whitey Bulger's Real Life Right Hand Man Kevin Weeks Before You See 'Black Mass'
- AintItCool: Capone says Johnny Depp is great in BLACK MASS, but Joel Edgerton is the real surprise
- Hollywood Reporter: Johnny Depp's portrayal of Whitey Bulger All Wrong, Lawyer for Mob Boss Says
- Digital Spy: Black Mass review: Johnny Depp chills in his best performance for years
- Deadline: Bart & Fleming: How ‘Spotlight’ And ‘Truth’ Flatter Journalism; Why ‘Black Mass’ Blew It By Ignoring Scribe Storyline
- SlashFilm: ‘Black Mass’ Review: Johnny Depp Can’t Save This Cliché-Ridden Crime Drama
- Entertainment Weekly: Black Mass: The reviews are in...
- FirstShowing.net: Review: Repetitive Violence Makes 'Black Mass' a Tedious Undertaking
Thanks to a fantastic debut in China, the film’s final market, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation tops the week and is now past $600 million worldwide. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation scored a mighty $91.4 million last week, most of which came from an $86.4 million 6-day start in China. That propelled the spy flick […]
Read International Box Office: Mission Impossible Shoots Past $600 Million on Filmonic.
- Variety: ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Maze Runner’ Heading for $30 Million at Box Office
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Maze Runner 2’ Outpaces Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ as It Heads for $31 Million
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Everest’ Climbs to $26.5 Million Internationally
- Variety: Digital Tracking: ‘Maze Runner’ to Survive Box Office Scorch Trial
- Comic Book Movie: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION Crosses $100M In China; Inches Closer To $700M WW
- The Wrap: Dylan O’Brien’s ‘Maze Runner’ Sequel Holds Off Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Box Office
The newly released true crime drama Black Mass (read our review here) brings the sordid saga of the Boston FBI's Faustian bargain with gangster-informant James "Whitey" Bulger to cinemas.
But Bulger -- who ruled the Boston underworld for two decades while also serving as a top echelon FBI informant and eventually becoming a most wanted fugitive for another 16 years -- has already inspired several roman à clef on the big and small screen.
Here are the nine most notable examples of characters patterned after Whitey Bulger and his violent tale:
This is the one every knows.
- The Wrap: Johnny Depp vs. Whitey Bulger: 11 ‘Black Mass’ Characters and Their Real-Life Counterparts (Photos)
- Moviefone: The Real Whitey Bulger Disses Johnny Depp in 'Black Mass'
- The Wrap: Whitey Bulger’s Lawyer Rips Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ Performance: Was He Playing ‘the Mad Hatter’?
- Cinema Blend: Johnny Depp's Black Mass Performance Was All Wrong, According To Whitey Bulger's Lawyer
- Filmonic: Becoming Whitey and a Few Clips from Black Mass
- The Playlist: Listen To This 80-Minute Talk With Whitey Bulger's Real Life Right Hand Man Kevin Weeks Before You See 'Black Mass'
- Deadline: ‘Maze Runner,’ ‘Black Mass,’ ‘Captive,’ ‘Everest’ — B.O. Friday Matinees
- USA Today: New in theaters: 'Black Mass,' 'Maze Runner'
- Deadline: ‘Black Mass’ Co-Scribe Mark Mallouk Writes Graphic Novel ‘Sunflower’
- Variety: ‘Black Mass’ Writer Developing Project for Michael Bay’s 451 Media
- AintItCool: Capone says Johnny Depp is great in BLACK MASS, but Joel Edgerton is the real surprise
- Hollywood Reporter: Johnny Depp's portrayal of Whitey Bulger All Wrong, Lawyer for Mob Boss Says
- Entertainment Weekly: Joel Edgerton on 'Black Mass' and working with Johnny Depp
- SlashFilm: ‘Black Mass’ Review: Johnny Depp Can’t Save This Cliché-Ridden Crime Drama
- Entertainment Weekly: Black Mass: The reviews are in...
- FirstShowing.net: Review: Repetitive Violence Makes 'Black Mass' a Tedious Undertaking
Black Mass arrives in theaters Friday after generating plenty of buzzy chatter from the film festivals in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. (You can read EWâs review of the film here.)Â The film, directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart; Out of the Furnace), tells the true...
- Denver Post: "Black Mass" movie review: Whitey Bulger gets the Johnny Depp treatment
- USA Today: Johnny Depp is back! Critics adore 'Black Mass'
- MovieWeb: 'Black Mass' Review: A Riveting Return to Form for Johnny Depp
- USA Today: Review: Depp's 'Black Mass' of excellence
- Coming Soon: Julianne Nicholson on Her Key Role in Black Mass
- Vulture: Black Mass Struggles in Its Attempt to Depict an Unknowable Man
- IGN Movies: Black Mass Review
- Filmonic: Becoming Whitey and a Few Clips from Black Mass
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2014’s The Maze Runner is not a great movie. It features an intriguing setup to be sure — a teen with no memory, a group trapped in the center of a deadly and seemingly inescapable maze, the promise of answers beyond the wall — but that setup is the entirety of the movie.
- Dread Central: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
- Denver Post: "Maze Runner: Scorch Trials" movie review: This maze is even more confusing
- Deadline: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’, ‘Black Mass’, ‘Everest’ Start Their Weekend Climb With Thursday Previews – Update
- The Wrap: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ ‘Runs and Runs Without a Destination': 10 of the Worst Reviews
- IGN Movies: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Review
- MTV Movies Blog: 14 Burning Questions We Have For ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’
- The Wrap: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Sprints Ahead of Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ at Thursday Night Box Office
- USA Today: Review: 'Scorch Trials' heat up 'Maze' series
- Hollywood Reporter: Box Office: 'Maze Runner' Sequel Opens to $1.7M Thursday Night; 'Black Mass' Nabs $1.4M
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Maze Runner 2’ Races Past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ on Thursday
- Cinema Blend: The Maze Runner Premiere Had To Move For The Most Disgusting Reason Possible
- Entertainment Weekly: Box office preview: 'Scorch Trials,' 'Black Mass' kick off fall movie season
- MTV Movies Blog: Which ‘Scorch Trials’ Star Knows Dylan O’Brien The Best?
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘The Scorch Trials’ Cast Tell Us What It Was Like To Beat Up [SPOILER]
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Forecast: Depp's Gangster Tale, a Young Adult 'Maze' and a Trip to 'Everest'
While his brother Bill (Benedict Cumberbatch) remains a powerful leader in the Massachusetts Senate, Irish hoodlum James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) continues to pursue a life of crime in 1970s Boston. Approached by FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton), the lawman convinces Whitey to help the agency fight the Italian mob. As their unholy alliance spirals out of control, Bulger increases his power and evades capture to become one of the most dangerous gangsters in U.S. history.James "Whitey" Bulger was recently found guilty of many crimes.
- Long Island Newsday: 'Black Mass' review: Johnny Depp convincing as Boston gangster Whitey Bulger
- The Playlist: Review: Gangster Tale 'Black Mass' Starring Johnny Depp Doesn't Go Deep Enough
- Film School Rejects: Black Mass Could Have Used a Hail Mary
- Fandango Movie Blog: Toronto Buzz: 'Black Mass,' 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Equals,' 'Anomalisa' and More
