The story follows South Boston criminal James "Whitey" Bulger, who was betrayed by the FBI after he became an informant to bring down a rival crime family. Bulger was captured in June 2011 in Santa Monica following a 16-year manhunt.
Johnny Depp was in talks last year to play Bulger in the project, but he skipped out when financing fell apart. Now, talks with Depp have started again.
Australian actor Joel Edgerton was remains attached to co-star as FBI agent John Connolly. No word if he'll be able to stay on if and until a replacement is found.
The film is based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill.
Mark Mallouk penned the first draft of the adapted the screenplay, before Russell Gewirtz took over.
Brian Oliver, Tyler Thompson, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust, John Lesher and Christi Dembrowski will produce the pic.
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