Please do not read this article if you haven’t seen the Oscar-nominated film The Departed. This movie is so good that I screamed while watching it on a plane over the holidays, waking up the guy in the seat in front of me. Even if you don’t intend on seeing it, believe me you will find it worth your while.
Martin Scorsese has semi-confirmed the news that there’s going to be a sequel to the film The Departed, making filmgoers scratch their head and wonder how he’s going to pull it off. Just about all of the lead characters meet violent ends in the film, which help it pack such a cinematic punch.
Screenwriter William Monahan, who wrote the first Departed screenplay, is said to be working on the follow up, which will include Mark Wahlberg’s Oscar nominated potty-mouthed character, Sergeant Dignam, as well as bring in a new character played by Robert DeNiro.
At least one article I read said they haven’t ruled out a prequel, which means more tortured Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio eye candy. Indeed, the film it was based on, 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, had its own prequel successor.
I would like to see a bonafide sequel, though, because the end left me wondering who fathered Madolyn’s baby and if she had anything to do with clueing Wahlberg into Damon’s role as the mole. (I said there were spoilers, sorry about that. Let me know if I missed something in the plot that would explain how Wahlberg found out. I was really tired when I watched it.)
The Departed is a critical and commercial success, having pulled in $125 million in the US, and received five Oscar nominations. It is considered the front runner for best picture at the Oscars.
Here are some pictures from the film, courtesy of All Movie Photo.
Why do they keep on remaking films instead of showing the originals? The Hong Kong version was pretty darn cool. Guess I better go watch the American version.
This movie was awesome. The film was amazing and the pretty men equally so. Hell, as long as there is Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio together in it I go and anything you put in front of me!
“Martin Scorsese has semi-confirmed the news that theres going to be a sequel to the film The Departed, making filmgoers scratch their head and wonder how hes going to pull it off.”
Oh, I dunno–he could always steal from the sequel to Infernal Affairs and not credit that, just as he did The Departed. And the prequel, too. Then he might win an Oscar for his nearly scene-by-scene (by all accounts, as I refuse to watch Scorsese’s version until he acknowledges that Infernal Affairs was more than a passing inspiration) rehashings of all the whole Infernal Affairs franchise. What originality! What brilliance!
What rubbish.
She did tell Walhberg’s character about Matt Damon, the scene was cut. One of my friends that is a hollywood insider told me about the deleted scene.
Thanks Dawggrl! I wonder if that scene will make it into the features on the DVD? I will buy it when it comes out.