City of Lies tells the story of former LAPD detective, Russell Poole (Johnny Depp), who in 1997 is working the homicide investigations of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. A reporter named “Jack” Jackson (Forest Whitaker) teams up with Poole after nearly two decades to find out the truth.
Principle photography wrapped on City of Lies (originally titled LAbyrinth) back in 2017, but its release was held up for a rumored number of reasons. It was first reported that it was due to a lawsuit Depp had filed against the locations manager. It was later revealed that Depp’s legal trouble was used as a scapegoat, and the film in fact may be being suppressed by the Los Angeles Police Department, which is implicated in the film, or other various players who do not want the film released.
City of Lies is scheduled for release on March 19, 2021, followed by a PVOD release on April 9, 2021