A Johnny Depp Thriller That Sat On The Shelf For Almost 4 Years Rebounds On Streaming

In case your ears perked up on the mere point out of Johnny Depp starring in a true-life drama the place he investigates the murders of Tupac Shakur and The Infamous B.I.G., you then’d have been devastated by the string of delays to hit the crime story.

To color a vivid image of how lengthy we needed to watch for the movie, capturing on City of Lies started earlier than Depp’s divorce from Amber Heard had even been finalized and the discharge of Pirates of the Caribbean: Lifeless Males Inform No Tales was nicely over six months away.

Authorized troubles ending up inflicting the setbacks, with Depp being sued after which counter-suing in a multitude of litigation, which finally noticed Metropolis of Lies limp onto VOD earlier this yr to little or no fanfare. A 51% Rotten Tomatoes rating is about as near bang common as you may get, however supporters of the fallen A-lister did search it out of their droves as they continued to assist him beneath any circumstances.

As per FlixPatrol, Metropolis of Lies has been experiencing a significant resurgence on HBO Max over the previous couple of days, the place it’s ascended as excessive as fifth place on the streaming service’s most-watched checklist.