Benedict Cumberbatch Replacing Guy Pearce in Johnny Depp's Whitey Bulger Pic

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4:07 PM PDT 5/21/2014 by Borys Kit



Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to replace Guy Pearce in the Johnny Depp-starring Whitey Bulger crime drama from Warner Bros. and Cross Creek Pictures, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie, which is based on the book Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal, is now shooting in Boston with Scott Cooper directing.

Pearce was to have played Whitey's brother Billy Bulger but dropped out a few weeks ago for reasons unknown. The studios is trying to close a deal for Cumberbatch to step in, although he was approached a few weeks ago.

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Sean Bean Struggles With His Identity In Legends Trailer, TNT Sets August Premiere

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BY KELLY WEST   2014-03-10 16:24:28



TNT released a new trailer for Howard Gordon's suspenseful looking drama Legends at SXSW this week. The drama puts Sean Bean back on the small screen in a starring role, this time around playing an undercover FBI agents who begins to struggle with what looks like a pretty major identity crisis.TNT has it on the schedule to debut this August.

Legends has received an August 20 premiere date at TNT, which barely qualifies it as a Summer series, considering it'll likely run over into the Fall season, but that's just fine. Those looking for some serious action may find it here, judging by the new trailer. Based on a book from Robert Littell, Legends stars Sean Bean as Martin Odum, an undercover agent among the FBI's Deep Cover Operations division. The character's ability to transform himself into a different person for each assignment makes him a perfect fit for this kind of work. But what if his actual life and personality isn't what he thinks it is? The series synopsis indicates that a mysterious stranger will offer that suggestion to Odum, and the trailer certainly reveals some confusion on the part of the lead character. There's a moment where his son asks him about bad guys and he looks confused, and later his coworkers note that his accent changed.

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Christian Bale to star in The Ends of the Earth March 9, 2013 (CanIndia)

Actor Christian Bale is reportedly in talks to star opposite Jennifer Lawrence in The Ends of the Earth.


The Ends of the Earth tells the true story of oil tycoon Ernest Marland, who loses his empire after being caught in an affair, with the lead character being his 20-year-old adopted daughter Lydie (Jennifer Lawrence).

Jennifer Lawrence and Christian Bale are also set to co-star in another of David O Russell’s upcoming projects, a currently untitled political drama centering on 1970s FBI sting operation Abscam.

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The Following Video Looks At Kevin Bacon And James Purefoy's Characters Author: Kelly West (CINEMA BLEND)

Among the handful of shows that we selected as the top new series we can't wait to start watching this winter is Kevin Williamson's suspenseful looking Fox thriller The Following. Fox has wisely been sharing promotional content for the drama over the last couple of months, and among the more recent videos is one that talks about the intentions of serial killer Joe Carroll and Kevin Bacon's character, FBI Agent Ryan Hardy.

The Following stars Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent who's brought out of retirement to pursue convicted serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy). In addition to escaping, Carroll's also been developing a group of devoted followers , which explains the title of the new series.

The video below features clips from the drama, some of which should be familiar if you've seen the previously released trailers and previews. But it also includes series creator Kevin Williamson as well as Bacon and Carroll as they talk about the series.


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Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy discuss 'The Following' THE FOLLOWINGJANUARY 6, 2013BY: DAWN JONES (EXAMINER)

"The Following," Fox's new highly anticipated psychological thriller is set to premier Jan 21. The show features Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent tracking James Purefoy's serial killer while finding himself in the center of a network of killers that have come together via the Internet and are set to do the bidding of their leader. Bacon, Purefoy and the shows producer Kevin Reilly sat down to discuss the adrenaline fueled show (LATimes, Jan 6)

"The Following" is Bacon's first full time television role. The actor confessed to being a movie snob and that taking a role on television was the end of an actors career. Watching his wife (Kyra Sedgwick) success on TV helped change his mind. Once he decided to make the jump he still didn't think he would end up on network TV saying "OK, I'll look, but only on Showtime and HBO"

The Emmy nominated actor is no longer a "network snob" is pretty excited about his new role and feels that it will be a hit.

"I think it's going to make a splash. I have a lot of ambitions for this show and I'd like it to be a hit commercially, I'd like it to bring home some trophies — and I'm pretty confident that it will."

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Gerard Butler to join 'Manhunt'? IANS | Apr 19, 2012, 10.50AM IST (TIMES OF INDIA)

Actor Gerard Butler is in advance talks to feature in action thriller "Manhunt".

The film is about a team of FBI agents on a mission to track down their most wanted man in the North Carolina wilderness. If all goes well, Butler could be a part of it, reports contactmusic.com.




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