Open Road Films has acquired the North American rights to “Labyrinth,” a thriller starring Johnny Depp as former Los Angeles Police Department Det. Russell Poole, who investigated the still-unsolved murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.
Brad Furman will direct the film, which is set to begin production in mid-November.
The movie follows Poole, who is beaten down after failing to solve the rappers’ murder cases, both of which remain open after 20 years. During his investigation, the detective uncovered deep corruption throughout the department and resigned from the force in protest of its handling of his findings.