Johnny Depp, Peter Jackson contributed “millions” to West Memphis Three cause
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: Now that the West Memphis Three have been released, specific details rise to the surface with regards to the Hollywood powerbrokers who worked behind the scenes to bring justice to the wrongfully jailed men.
Peter Jackson has been a vocal advocate of releasing the WM3, who were serving time for capital murder even as mounting evidence brought to light by the “Paradise Lost” documentaries helped showed the men had nothing to do with the crimes. Now that Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley Jr., and Damien Echols are free, “Lost” director Joe Berliner reveals the names of other celebrities who contributed millions of dollars to the cause.
“You had the best minds in the business working on this case thanks to Johnny Depp, Peter Jackson, and Eddie Vedder’s financial support,” the director told EW.com.
And they reportedly are not alone. Maybe we’ll see more names in Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s latest film “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,” which recently was recut to include the trio’s release and will make its premiere at the Toronto international film festival next month.
EW confirms that “Purgatory” may also receive an Oscar-qualifying run in theaters before airing on HBO early next year.
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