BLACK MASS Interview: Joel Edgerton on Playing FBI Agent John Connolly
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Channel: The Backstage Experience · 2015 · Entertainment
Subscribe ► http://ow.ly/LC9yE Twitter ► https://twitter.com/backstageol Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/BackstageOL Dave Morales sits down with Joel Edgerton to talk about playing FBI Agent John Connolly in the Whitey Bulger biopic BLACK MASS, starring Johnny Depp. Synopsis: In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
