Black Mass (2015)

***Black Mass*** is a 2015 American biographical crime drama film about American mobster Whitey Bulger. Directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, it is based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's 2001 book *Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob*. The film features an ensemble cast led by Johnny Depp as Bulger, alongside Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Dakota Johnson, and Corey Stoll.

Principal photography of the film began on May 19, 2014, in Boston and wrapped on August 1, 2014. The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and was released by Warner Bros. worldwide on September 18, 2015. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $99 million on a $53 million budget.

## Shooting

* Filming was from May 19th, 2014 - July 21st, 2014.

## Cast

* Johnny Depp - James 'Whitey' Bulger
* Joel Edgerton - John Connolly
* Benedict Cumberbatch - Billy Bulger
* Dakota Johnson - Lindsey Cyr
* Kevin Bacon - FBI Agent Charles McGuire
* Peter Sarsgaard - Brian Halloran
* Jesse Plemons - Kevin Weeks
* Rory Cochrane - Stephen Flemmi
* David Harbour - John Morris
* Adam Scott - FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
* Corey Stoll - Fred Wyshak
* Julianne Nicholson - Marianne Connolly
* W. Earl Brown - John Martorano (as W Earl Brown)
* Bill Camp - John Callahan
* Juno Temple - Deborah Hussey
* Mark Mahoney - Mickey Maloney
* Brad Carter - John McIntyre
* Scott Anderson - Tommy King
* Lonnie Farmer - DEA Agent Eric Olsen (Interrogator)
* Mary Klug - Mom Bulger
* Erica McDermott - Mary Bulger
* Luke Ryan - Douglas Cyr
* Owen Burke - Buddy Leonard
* Lewis D. Wheeler - Jeremiah O'Sullivan
* Robert Walsh - Sr. FBI Official (voice)
* Billy Meleady - Joe Cahill
* Jamie Donnelly - Mrs. Cody
* David De Beck - Roger Wheeler (as David DeBeck)
* David Conley - Officer Flynn
* Ciaran Crawford - Irish Nationalist
* Thomas Philip O'Neill - FBI Wire Tech
* Joey Vacchio - Joey, Big Italian
* Bill Haims - Gennaro Angiulo
* Anthony Molinari - Charlie McTiernan
* Todd Ryan Jones - Charlie's Friend
* Declan Mulvey - Charlie's Friend
* Bates Wilder - Agent James
* Marc Carver - Dick Lehr
* Richard Donelly - Gerard O'Neill
* Gary Galone - State Captain
* Brian A. White - Prisoner
* Peter Morse - FBI Agent (as Peter J. Morse)
* Tom Kemp - Father Mackey
* Patrick M. Walsh - Michael Donahue (as Patrick M. Walsh Jr.)
* Naheem Garcia - DEA Agent
* Kathryn A. Beauchamp - Nurse
* Stephen Curran - Drug Dealer
* Darin X.L. MacEachern - Drug Dealer (as Darin XL MacEachern)
* Cary 'Big Shug' Guy - Drug Dealer (as Cary Big Shug Guy)
* Sean Malone - Crook
* Jack Neary - Barman
* Jimmy Joe Maher - Boot Shop Owner
* Forry Buckingham - World Jai Alai Chairman
* Danny DeMiller - Porthole Bartender
* Michael F. Murphy - Porthole Customer
* Alexander Cook - DEA Agent Dan Doherty
* Ava Cooper - Little Mary Bulger
* Stella Cooper - Kathleen Bulger

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Giovanni Alabiso - Pancake Breakfast Attendee (uncredited)
* Keith Amato - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Evin Charles Anderson - Federal Agent (uncredited)
* Joel Arsenault - Lottery Winner (uncredited)
* Michael Balzano III - Bar Patron (uncredited)
* Cayley Bell - Teddy (uncredited)
* Marshall Berenson - TV News Reporter (uncredited)
* Yuval Bibi - Photographer (uncredited)
* Melinda Boczanowski - FBI Agent's Wife (uncredited)
* Jim Boyd - Motorist (uncredited)
* Thomas Brogan - Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
* John J. Burke - Politician (uncredited)
* Tommy Burke - Vintage Car Driver (uncredited)
* Mark Burzenski - Press Cameraman / Southie Spectator (uncredited)
* Joe Cali - Cameraman (uncredited)
* Christina Calvao - Politician (uncredited)
* Joe Jafo Carriere - Dead Italian Mobster #1 (uncredited)
* Tom Carrigan - Pedestrian (uncredited)
* Cary Christiansen - Protestor (uncredited)
* Terry Conforti - Alice Sessions (uncredited)
* Angel Connell - Restaurant Bar Patron (uncredited)
* Jeffrey Corazzini - Photographer (uncredited)
* Stevie Costa - Mobster (uncredited)
* Thomas Coughlin - Protester (uncredited)
* Devon Coull - Miami Pedestrian (uncredited)
* Peter Crafts - Bar Patron (uncredited)
* David J. Cummins - LA FBI Task Agent 1 (uncredited)
* Naysa Kaira DaSilva - Child at Beach (uncredited)
* Olivia Davis - Bulger Cousin (uncredited)
* James Davison - Irish Mobster (uncredited)
* Julie Ann Dawson - Floor Dancer (uncredited)
* Steven DeMarco - Angiulo's Soldier (uncredited)
* Lunara Devers
* Damien Di Paola - Rocco (uncredited)
* Mike Di Stasio - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Simba Dibinga - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Sal DiMino - Gangster (uncredited)
* Elizabeth Dings - Reporter (uncredited)
* Michael Doherty - Vintage Car Driver (uncredited)
* Brian Dole - Cameraman (uncredited)
* Tom Driscoll - Parishioner / Pancake Breakfast Attendee (uncredited)
* Curtis Eames - Irish Mobster (uncredited)
* Dicky Eklund Jr. - Street Protester (uncredited)
* Larry Eudene - Orange Cart Vendor (uncredited)
* Mark Falvo - Mobster (uncredited)
* Joel Fearon - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Fergaledgar - Trevor Williams (uncredited)
* Steve Flynn - FBI Special Agent (uncredited)
* Thomas Michael Flynn - Protestor (uncredited)
* Jim Ford - Protestor (uncredited)
* Adam Freeman - Breakfast Guest (uncredited)
* Abigail Friend - Parade spectator (uncredited)
* Susan Garfield - Press Photographer (uncredited)
* John Gigliotti - Core FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Suzanne Gillies - Cafeteria Patron (uncredited)
* Jared M. Gordon - Mourner (uncredited)
* Phyllis A. Gordon - Irish American Woman (uncredited)
* Karl carlo Green - Mafia Guy and 1972 Cadillac (uncredited)
* Elaine Victoria Grey - Italian Woman (uncredited)
* Kirsten Grimes - FBI Secretary (uncredited)
* Josh Gunderson - Bartender (uncredited)
* Jason Hair-Wynn - Disco Dancer (uncredited)
* London Hall - Port Hole Bar Patron / Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
* Benjamin Healy - Republican Against Busing (uncredited)
* Steven Howitt - Vintage Car Driver (uncredited)
* Lin Hult - Politicians Wife (uncredited)
* Frankie Imbergamo - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Berglind Jonsdottir - Anna Bjornsdottir (uncredited)
* Kate Jurdi - Flemmi's Girlfriend (uncredited)
* Jeff Kamps - Walker (uncredited)
* Colleen Kelly - Marion Hussey (uncredited)
* William Ambrose Kennedy - FBI Dir William Sessions (uncredited)
* Rhet Kidd - Lowlife #2 (uncredited)
* Graham King - Havana Bar Patron (uncredited)
* Jeremiah Kissel - Commissioner DiGrazia (uncredited)
* Kathy LaShay Berenson - Protesting Mom (uncredited)
* Davide Leone - Spectator (uncredited)
* Ian Leson - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* John Joseph Lindsey - Port Hole Bar Patron (uncredited)
* Dean Littlefield - Wire Tech (uncredited)
* Jordan Lloyd - Floor Dancer / Bartender (uncredited)
* Jeanne Lohnes - Protester (uncredited)
* Charles Luise - Boston PD Tactical Patrol Force (uncredited)
* Gwen MacKay - Protester (uncredited)
* Paige MacLean - Pedestrian (uncredited)
* Bretton Manley - Young Boy (uncredited)
* Benjamin Manoli - Teen Boy on Banana Bike (uncredited)
* Tom Mariano - Italian Mobster (uncredited)
* Jason Mayoh - Mr. Saint Paddy (uncredited)
* Jamie Mazareas - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
* Jimmy McCarthy - Bartender (uncredited)
* Ryan Barry McCarthy - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Conor McGrath - Little Billy Bulger (uncredited)
* Danae Nason - McGuire's Secretary (uncredited)
* John O'Halloran - Dock Worker (uncredited)
* Josette Oberton - Girl at Parade (uncredited)
* Joseph Oliveira - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Richard Pacheco - Parade Spectator (uncredited)
* Linda Palermo
* Levon Panek - Club Goer (uncredited)
* Nicole Parrish - Bar Patron / Protester (uncredited)
* Jon Pierce - Eddie Phillips (uncredited)
* Maeve Power - Mary Bulger (uncredited)
* Jim Powers - The Mayor (uncredited)
* Marinko Radakovic - Bartender (uncredited)
* Steve Rasetta - Lowlife #1 (Halloran's Drug Dealer) (uncredited)
* Jeannine Reardon - School Teacher (uncredited)
* Doug Reed - Driver in Black Datsun (uncredited)
* Stew Replogle - Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
* Alan Resnic - Arresting FBI Agent (uncredited)
* David Riccio Jr. - Waiter (uncredited)
* Ariana Ruckle - Latin Dancer (uncredited)
* James Russo - Agent Scott Gariola (uncredited)
* Shane Ryan - Chris Bulger (uncredited)
* Sonny Saggese - Boston Firefighter (uncredited)
* Meg Schimelpfenig - Irish Girl (uncredited)
* Alice Marie Sheehan - Girl at Parade (uncredited)
* Aaron Snyder - Parade Kid (uncredited)
* Chaunty Spillane - Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
* Sydney St. Claire - Parade attendant (uncredited)
* Jeremy Strong - Josh Bond (uncredited)
* Michael Steven Swanson - Police Officer (uncredited)
* Phil Tavares - LA FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Carole Taylor - Parade Spectator (uncredited)
* Cyndal Todd - Waitress (uncredited)
* Stephen Trouskie - Waiter (uncredited)
* Eddie Troy - Dock Worker (uncredited)
* J.T. Turner - School Teacher (uncredited)
* JP Valenti - Bartender (uncredited)
* Adam Vera - Winter Hill Gangster (uncredited)
* George J. Vezina - FBI Task Force Agent (uncredited)
* Nicolas Villamizar - Bar Patron (uncredited)
* Kyle Viveiros - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Scott Wahle
* Alyssa Mae Walsh - Girl at Parade (uncredited)
* Paul S. Warner - Parade Spectator (uncredited)
* Tim Whalen - Parade Spectator (uncredited)
* Geoff Whitman - FBI Agent (uncredited)
* Dora Winifred - Beachgoer / Restaurant Patron / Nightclub Partier (uncredited)
* Darryl Wooten - St. Paddy's Day Patron (uncredited)
* Anthony Wozniak - Angiulo Mobster (uncredited)
* Ron G. Young - Drunk Walker (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Connie Chung
* Roger Mudd