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The Departed is a 2006 crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio (in his third movie with Scorsese), Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg. It is an American remake of the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2007.
This film takes place in Boston, Massachusetts, where notorious Irish Mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Nicholson) plants his protégé Colin Sullivan (Damon) as an informant within the Massachusetts State Police. Simultaneously, the police assign undercover cop Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's crew. When both sides of the law realize the situation, each man is ordered to discover the identity of the other informant before he is found out.
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Plot
The film begins in South Boston and Charlestown during the Boston riots featuring a montage of documentary footage with voice-over narration by Irish mob boss Francis "Frank" Costello (Jack Nicholson). In the 1980s, Costello is in a local store to collect his pay-off money from the owner. A young boy is there, Colin Sullivan, who Frank takes a liking to. Using his influence, he has the owner give Colin two bags of groceries and tells him to come look for him, if he ever wants to "earn" some extra money.
Many years later, an older Sullivan, now in his mid twenties, (Matt Damon) is finishing his training for the Massachusetts State Police with classmates, including fellow cadet Barrigan (James Badge Dale). In another class are cadet Brown (Anthony Anderson) and Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio). All four men graduate to become state troopers. Sullivan is a sergeant, and has just passed the state trooper detective test. He goes in to meet with the calm and collected Captain Queenan (Martin Sheen), and the aggressive and cynical Staff Sergeant Dignam (Mark Wahlberg) of the Special Investigations Unit. When Sullivan exits, Costigan goes in. The undercover division of the Special Investigations Unit wants to assign Costigan, whose family has long had ties with the Boston underworld, to infiltrate Costello's crew. For his service, he gets a "bonus", tax-free payment upon completion of his assignment. To make his assignment believable to everyone, especially Costello, they create a false conviction on Costigan for assault. He will get a four month jail sentence and afterwards probation with mandatory sessions with a psychiatrist. His police academy record and file are concealed from the public, and even the department itself, and the only ones who can access Costigan's file are Queenan and Dignam.
Sullivan, along with Barrigan and Brown, is now in an elite task force of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) headed by the sardonically humorous Captain Ellerby (Alec Baldwin). They are after Costello and are coordinating with the FBI. Staff Sergeant Dignam introduces himself to the group but does not reveal whether or not they have a mole in Costello's gang. They briefly go over what it is that the department is targeting: Francis Costello and micro-chips that are presumably used in military equipment. The authorities expect that Costello intends to sell the chips to China. A freelance thief had stolen the twenty micro-processors, but he was found dead in a dumpster.
Costigan is out of jail and uses his drug-dealing cousin as a back-handed way of attracting Costello's attention and fights a man in a bar. He then becomes a member of his crew, pairing up with his right-hand man Mr. French (Ray Winstone). Costello tells Costigan that he knew, and respected his father and Uncle Jackie, the latter of whom was a bookie and associate of Costello, the former of which worked at the airport and didn't want to be involved in the underworld. It is therefore these two family connections which really motivate Costello more than anything else to try to assist Costigan in his own questionable way.
Meanwhile, Sullivan begins a romantic relationship with criminal psychiatrist Madolyn (Vera Farmiga), who also happens to be the assigned psychotherapist for Costigan as a part of his probation for the fabricated assault conviction. Although she wants to keep their relationship professional, a romance develops, but Costigan and Sullivan remain oblivious to each other's identity.
During one of his heists Costello, through Sullivan's information, discovers that there is a police informer in his organization. To catch the insider, he requires each member to fill in his particulars in a form, including social security numbers. Costigan knows that this envelope will end up in the hands of Costello's man at the police. He follows Costello (who has the envelope) into a pornography theater, where he witnesses Costello handing over the envelope to Sullivan, whose face is hidden in the darkened auditorium. Attempting to disclose the mole's identity, Costigan shadows Sullivan into the streets, only to eventually lose him in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood.
Meanwhile, Sullivan is assigned to uncover the mole in SIU (himself). This makes for some tension between Sullivan and Dignam, whose suspicion of Sullivan rises. Above suspicion, Sullivan focuses instead on finding the police snitch in Costello's crew. Sullivan orders the SIU to trail Queenan and eventually follows him to a meeting with Costigan on the rooftop of a run-down building on the harbor. Having become insomniac, dependent on Valium and suffering from panic attacks, Costigan explains he wants out, to which Queenan assures him that while it cannot be done overnight, he will get him out of it. Sullivan tells Costello's men that the snitch is most likely at the building. As the men approach, Costigan flees, but Queenan stays behind, is confronted by them and defenestrated. In the ensuing gunfire, between Costello's men and the police, the officer who tailed Queenan is wounded and Delahunt, one of Costello's men is critically wounded. Later on, when the men return to their hideout, Timothy Delahunt (reported later by the local media to be yet another undercover officer) reveals to Costigan - just before he succumbs to his wounds - that he knows he's the mole, but did not reveal him as he was also an undercover officer.
Sullivan orders Dignam to hand over the information regarding his undercover, which Dignam refuses. Ellerby, who has taken over the department for Queenan, orders Dignam off duty with pay for two weeks. Guilt-ridden over having indirectly caused his senior officer's death, Sullivan finds Queenan's cell phone in his homicide file and calls Costigan, pretending to be the new agent assigned to replace Queenan. After Costigan hangs up, Sullivan finds information in Queenan's file indicating that Costello is an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and immediately begins to fear betrayal.
Costello and his crew are being tailed to an old warehouse where they are to pick up a shipment of cocaine. Sullivan disengages the tail at Costello's demand and sets up a police ambush at the scene instead. Costigan, wary that the police potentially know of the situation, manages to slip away unnoticed. Costello's entire crew is killed in the ensuing shoot-out, and a wounded Costello abandons the car which Mr. French was driving. Shortly after Costello leaves the car, French is shot, and crashes. He then shoots himself when the sedan catches on fire. Meanwhile, Costello escapes to another part of the warehouse and ends up in a tense confrontation with Sullivan. Costello admits to his informant status and denies telling anybody about Sullivan's connection to him as he feels Sullivan is like a son to him but Sullivan doesn't believe Costello and insults him before Costello attempts to shoot him. After an exchange of gunshots Costello is killed by Sullivan.
Later at the station Sullivan arrives to praise from his co-workers and meets Costigan, who asks to simply receive his payment and be allowed to leave. While Sullivan retrieves Costigan's information in another office, Costigan notices Costello's envelope on Sullivan's desk and quickly flees. Sullivan realizes that Costigan has discovered his true identity and erases Costigan's police file. Following his flight from the station, Costigan appears outside of Madolyn's office. He gives her an envelope, telling her to open it if anything should happen to him, or if he calls and tells her to open it. On a subsequent morning, Madolyn is at the apartment she shares with Sullivan, and finds an envelope from Costigan in his mail. It contains recordings of Sullivan and Costello's conversations, along with a phone number. Madolyn reveals the recordings to Sullivan and immediately ends her relationship with him. Sullivan calls the phone number and speaks to Costigan, who reveals to Sullivan that Costello kept the recordings as insurance to use as a possible legal immunity if he was arrested. He also reports to Sullivan that Costello's lawyer came to Bill with the recordings, meaning that Costello trusted Costigan the most of all of his men. They arrange to meet where Queenan died.
On the rooftop where Queenan was killed, Costigan confronts and handcuffs Sullivan, intending to arrest him regardless if the charges don't stick. Trooper Brown appears and tries to talk down Costigan, who, claiming that he has substantial proof that Sullivan is the rat, quickly flees into an elevator, holding his gun to Sullivan's head. The elevator reaches the bottom floor, and just as Costigan begins to exit, he is shot in the head by Barrigan. Barrigan starts to uncuff Sullivan but then Trooper Brown arrives and sees Costigan's body and is caught off guard, allowing Barrigan to shoot him in the head and remove the only witness to Sullivan's guilt. Barrigan reveals to Sullivan that he is also a mole in the police force and aware of Costello's informant status. Being that they are the only ones remaining, Barrigan says they need to look out for one another. As the two begin to manipulate the crime scene, Sullivan asks for the gun to clean the fingerprints, and as Barrigan looks away, Sullivan shoots him in the head. To save himself, he blames everything on Barrigan, as if he was the mole from Costello they've been looking for (and the only too), and recommends Costigan for a posthumous Medal of Merit in a later testimony. At Costigan's funeral, Madolyn walks away from Sullivan in silence. Following the funeral, Sullivan returns home to find Dignam waiting there. Dignam shoots him in the head and quickly leaves. As Sullivan's corpse lies in the apartment doorway, the camera pans out and a lone rat crawls conspicuously across the balcony railing, silhouetted against the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House.
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio as William M. "Billy" Costigan, Former State Trooper/Undercover Officer
- Matt Damon as Sgt. Colin Sullivan, Costello's MSP Informant/SIU Members
- Jack Nicholson as Francis "Frank" Costello, Head of the Boston Irish Mob
- Martin Sheen as Capt. Oliver "Charlie" Queenan, Commander, Undercover Unit
- Mark Wahlberg as Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam, Second in Command, Undercover Unit
- Ray Winstone as Mr. French, Costello's Second in Command
- Vera Farmiga as Dr. Madolyn Madden, Occupational psychiatrist, Sullivan's girlfriend
- Alec Baldwin as Capt. George Ellerby, Commander, Special Investigation Unit
- Anthony Anderson as Trooper Brown, Sullivan's Tac Team
- James Badge Dale as Trooper Barrigan, Sullivan's Tac Team
- Robert Wahlberg as FBI Agent Frank Lazio, FBI Liaison to SIU
- David O'Hara as Fitzy, Costello's mobster
- Mark Rolston as Timothy Delahunt, Costello's mobster
The part of Dignam, played by Mark Wahlberg was originally offered to Ray Liotta and then Denis Leary, who turned it down because of his commitment to the TV series Rescue Me.[citation needed] Robert De Niro was also offered the role of Queenan by Scorsese, but he turned it down due to filming The Good Shepherd.[citation needed]
Themes
Film critic Stanley Kauffman describes a major theme of The Departed as one of the oldest in drama—the concept of identity—and how it "affects one's actions, emotions, self-assurance, and even dreams."<ref name="Kauffmann">Kauffmann, Stanley. (Oct 30, 2006). Themes and Schemes. New Republic. Vol. 235, Issue 18. </ref>
The father-son relationship is a motif throughout the film. Costello acts as a father figure to both Sullivan and Costigan and Queenan acts as Costello's foil in the role of father-figure presenting both sides of the Irish-American father archetype.<ref>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06279/727779-120.stm</ref>
The film also explores a variety of masculine crises; from impotence to the perceived emasculation of subjecting oneself to 'talk' therapy.
In Rolling Stone magazine, Scorsese linked the zero-sum feeling of the end of his movie to real-world feelings toward terrorism and the war on terrorism.
Additionally, class issues are a major theme throughout the film, as the two main characters come from opposing backgrounds: Sullivan, a working-class Irish-Catholic who desires to rise in the department, even as a mole, and moves into upper-class apartments and considers leaving the state, and Costigan, who comes from an upper-class section of Boston and pretends to be a street-level criminal for the state police.
Soundtrack music
There were two albums released for The Departed, one presenting the original score composed for the movie by Howard Shore, and the other featuring earlier recordings, mostly pop/rock songs, which were used on the soundtrack.
Music from the Motion Picture album
The movie opens with "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones and prominently plays "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys, which gained the band some popularity. "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" was also used in the CBS News radio brief the morning following the Oscars, with the intro of "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" playing in the background as the awards were announced. It also features a live version of "Comfortably Numb" by Roger Waters and Van Morrison from the 1990 Berlin Wall Concert which was originally by Pink Floyd.
Although "Gimme Shelter" is featured in the film, the song does not appear on the album soundtrack. Also heard in the movie but not featured on the soundtrack is "Thief's Theme" by Nas, "Well Well Well" by John Lennon, "Bang Bang" by Joe Cuba and the Act II Sextet from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Track Listing
- "Comfortably Numb" (Roger Waters Feat. Van Morrison and The Band, version from The Wall Concert in Berlin) – 7:59
- "Sail On, Sailor" (Beach Boys) – 3:18
- "Let It Loose" (Rolling Stones) – 5:18
- "Sweet Dreams" (Roy Buchanan) – 3:32
- "One Way Out" (Allman Brothers Band) – 4:57
- "Baby Blue" (Badfinger) – 3:36
- "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (Dropkick Murphys) – 2:34
- "Nobody But Me" (Human Beinz) – 2:18
- "Tweedle Dee" (LaVern Baker) – 3:10
- "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" (Patsy Cline) – 2:34
- "The Departed Tango" (Howard Shore, Marc Ribot) – 3:32
- "Beacon Hill" (Howard Shore, Sharon Isbin) – 2:33
Original Score album
The film score for The Departed was written by Howard Shore and performed by guitarists Sharon Isbin, G.E. Smith, Larry Saltzman and Marc Ribot. The score was recorded in Shore's own studio in New York State.
Track Listing
- "Cops or Criminals" – 2:01
- "344 Wash" – 2:03
- "Beacon Hill" – 2:36
- "The Faithful Departed" – 3:01
- "Colin" – 2:09
- "Madolyn" – 2:14
- "Billy's Theme" – 6:58
- "Command" – 3:15
- "Chinatown" – 3:16
- "Boston Common" – 2:53
- "Miss Thing" – 1:45
- "The Baby" – 2:48
- "The Last Rites" – 3:05
- "The Departed Tango" – 3:38
Boston setting
The character Frank Costello was largely based on James "Whitey" Bulger, a real life Irish-American mobster in Boston who was secretly an FBI informant for over three decades. The revelation that the FBI had long protected Whitey and his gang from prosecution caused a major scandal in Boston law enforcement. Whitey was believed to have been seen coming out of a theater showing the film in San Diego in November 2006.<ref>Was that Whitey departing the departed? California cop believes he saw Bulger flee flick</ref><ref name=kfmb>http://www.kfmb.com/features/crimefighters/story.php?id=70214 Mob Boss James “Whitey” Bulger Spotted In San Diego</ref> Matt Damon's character is based on John Connolly, the FBI agent who tipped off Bulger for years, allowing him to evade arrest. In real life, Bulger went into hiding and is still presumed to be at large; Connolly is currently imprisoned for his role in Bulger's criminal activities. Costigan's undercover role as a former State trooper who joins the Irish mob parallels the story of Richard Marinick, a former State trooper who later joined Whitey Bulger's crime syndicate. Costigan also lives in Somerville, where Bulger's Winter Hill Gang began. Thomas Duffy, the film's technical advisor (he also plays the Governor at the State Police Academy graduation ceremony), is a former MSP major who was assigned to investigate the Irish mob upon making detective.
Reception
The Departed was highly anticipated when it was released on October 6, 2006 to overwhelmingly positive reviews. The film is currently one of the highest-rated wide release films of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes at 92%,<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/departed/</ref> the sixth highest on Metacritic.
Popular critic James Berardinelli awarded the film four stars out of four, praising it as "an American epic tragedy." He went on to compare the film favorably to the onslaught of banality offered by American studios in recent years. "The movies have been in the doldrums lately. The Departed is a much needed tonic," he wrote. He also went on to claim that the film deserves to be ranked alongside Scorsese's past successes, including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas.<ref>http://www.reelviews.net/movies/d/departed.html</ref>
Andrew Lau, the co-director of Infernal Affairs, who was interviewed by Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, said, "Of course I think the version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. [Scorsese] made the Hollywood version more attuned to American culture." Andy Lau, one of the main actors in Infernal Affairs, when asked how the movie compares to the original, said, "The Departed was too long and it felt as if Hollywood had combined all three Infernal Affairs movies together."<ref> Andy Lau comments on The Departed (Chinese)
(2006-10-06)
. Retrieved on 2006-10-06. </ref> Lau pointed out that the remake featured some of the "golden quotes" of the original but did have much more swearing. He ultimately rated The Departed 8/10 and said that the Hollywood remake is worth a view, though "the effect of combining the two female characters in the original into one isn't as good as in the original", according to Lau's spokeswoman Alice Tam.<ref> Andy Lau Gives 'Departed' an 8 Out of 10
(2006-10-07)
. Retrieved on 2006-10-07. </ref>
The film also evoked some controversy in Boston. Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of the Southie memoirs All Souls and Easter Rising, wrote an op-ed piece for The Boston Globe<ref>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/11/revisiting_southies_culture_of_death/?p1=MEWell_Pos3</ref> praising the film's ability to recreate the "strangulating" culture created by Boston gangsters, politicians, and law enforcement officials at all levels of local, state, and federal government - a culture of violent death and silence that led to years of young suicides and an epidemic of painkilling through heroin and Oxycontin, the latter even shown in the film. The op-ed piece caused a stir in Boston, eliciting a missive from a South Boston state senator as well as letters from South Boston real estate agents concerned about the "negative" depiction of the "trendy" neighborhood of South Boston.[citation needed]
The film grossed $26,887,467 in its opening weekend, becoming the third Scorsese film to debut at #1. The film saw small declines in later weeks, remaining in the list of top ten films for seven weeks. The film grossed $132,384,315 domestically and $289,835,021 worldwide. Budgeted at $90 million, the film is believed to be the most commercially successful of Scorsese's features and is his highest-grossing film to date, easily beating The Aviator's previous record of $102.6 million.
Also, film critic Richard Roeper named this film #1 on his list of the Best Films of 2006.
The film won four Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese) (The latter was thought to be long overdue, and some entertainment critics subsequently referred to it as Scorsese's "Lifetime Achievement" Oscar), Best Film Editing (Thelma Schoonmaker), and Best Adapted Screenplay (William Monahan). Mark Wahlberg was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Winner/Nominee | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | ||
| Best Picture | |||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | No | |
| American Cinema Editors (ACE) | Best Edited Feature Film - Dramatic | Thelma Schoonmaker | Yes |
| Art Directors Guild (ADG) | Excellence in Production Design - Contemporary Film | No | |
| Austin Film Critics | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | Yes |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Boston Film Critics | Best Cast | No | |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | ||
| BAFTA Film Awards | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | No |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | ||
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | ||
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics | Top 10 Films of the Year (#3) | ||
| Best Actor | Leonardo Dicaprio | No | |
| Best Cast | |||
| Best Composer | Howard Shore | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | No | |
| Best Writer | William Monahan | ||
| Chicago Film Critics | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | No |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | No | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics | Top 10 Films of the Year (#2) | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Directors Guild of America (DGA) | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Florida Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor - Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | No |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Best Film - Drama | No | ||
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | ||
| Kansas City Film Critics | Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | Yes |
| Las Vegas Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | ||
| Best Film | |||
| MTV Movie Awards | Best Villain | Jack Nicholson | Yes |
| National Board of Review | Top 10 Films of the Year (#4) | ||
| Best Cast | Yes | ||
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | ||
| New York Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Film | No | ||
| Best Screenplay | William Monahan | ||
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | Yes |
| Online Film Critics | Best Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | No |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes | |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | No | |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Mark Wahlberg | ||
| Producers Guild of America (PGA) | Motion Picture Producer of the Year | Graham King | No |
| Phoenix Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | ||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Cast | Yes | |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | No | |
| Best Film - Drama | Yes | ||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Nicholson | No | |
| Screen Actors Guild (SAG) | Best Cast | No | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio | ||
| Southeastern Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Best Film | |||
| Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | ||
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Yes |
| Writers Guild of America (WGA) | Best Screenplay - Adapted | William Monahan | Yes |
- Nominated: Film of the Year
- Nominated: British Producer (Graham King)
- Nominated: Best Director (Martin Scorsese)
- Won: Best Gangstertainment
Toronto Film Critics Association:
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Director (Martin Scorsese)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Male Performance (Mark Wahlberg)
- Nominated: Best Screenplay (William Monahan)
DVD and HD release
The Departed was released by Warner Brothers on DVD on February 13, 2007 in Region 1 format and on February 19, 2007 in Region 2 format, and has also been released on March 14, 2007 in Region 4 format. The film is available in a single-disc full screen (1:33:1), single-disc widescreen (2:40:1) edition, and 2-disc special edition. The Region 1 version has three available audio tracks: English, Spanish, and French (all of which are in Dolby Digital 5.1), and also three subtitle tracks (English, Spanish, French). The film was also released on HD DVD and Blu-ray at the same time as the standard-definition DVD. The 2-Disc Special Edition was also packaged in a Limited Edition Metal Steelbook.
Sequel
On February 2007, Mark Wahlberg had an interview with Empire Magazine about The Departed 2. Although the film has't been greenlit yet, Wahlberg stated that there might be a sequel, and they're considering bringing in Robert De Niro to play a senator or a congressman. He also stated that William Monahan is busy penning the script and that shooting could begin sometime in "the beginning of next year or end of this year."<ref> Empire Online
. " Exclusive: News On Departed 2... And 3! " , Empire , 2007-2-7 . Retrieved on [[2007-2-7]] . </ref>
However, the film is said to be on hold due to producer Brad Grey's involvement since he's now the head of Paramount Pictures and the film is a Warner Bros. project.<ref> Stax
. " No Departed 2 Just Yet " , IGN , 2007-2-5 . Retrieved on [[2007-2-7]] . </ref>
See also
- Infernal Affairs
- Infernal Affairs II
- Infernal Affairs III
- Irish American
- Irish Mob
- 79th Academy Awards
Notes
Further reading
- Brad Balfour
. " MARTIN SCORSESE, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, MATT DAMON, VERA FARMIGA AND WILLIAM MONAHAN (records two 40-minute press conference sessions) " , PopEntertainment.com . Retrieved on 2007-09-10 .
External links
- The Departed at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website of The Departed
- Modèle:Rotten-tomatoes
- The script at imsdb
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