TIFF: Johnny Depp Talks About “Responsibility” in Portraying Gangster Whitey Bulger – Hollywood Reporter

Black Mass star Johnny Depp on Monday talked about the long hours in make-up — including an elaborate hairpiece — required to become the cold-blooded Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in the upcoming Warner Bros. release.

“When you play someone who either existed or exists, there’s a tremendous amount of responsibility, at least for me,” Depp told the Black Mass press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Hollywood star worked with makeup artist Joel Harlow to come up with a look for his movie character.