Whitey Bulger felt strongly about his ties to Ireland,  says director of Johnny Depp film Black Mass

Johnny Depp is tipped for an Oscar for his portrayal of one of the FBI’s most wanted in Black Mass. The director talks about Whitey Bulger’s Irish links.  

Should you be in any doubt as to the extent of the menacing nature of Irish-American mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, immortalised by Johnny Depp in the new crime film Black Mass, then consider this. When Osama Bin Laden was captured in 2011, Bulger ascended to being number one on the FBI’s most wanted list.

After spending 16 years on the run, the Boston gangster was apprehended in Santa Monica, California, and convicted of 11 murders in 2013. He is currently serving life imprisonment in Florida.