CITY OF LIES Trailer Premiere Witness the first CITY OF LIES trailer! The film, directed by Brad Furman (Runner Runner, The Lincoln Lawyer), stars Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Neil Brown Jr., Shea Whigham, and Xander Berkeley. CITY OF LIES will be released in theaters in the US on a date TBD. The murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG spark an investigation.