Mark Wahlberg has revealed in an interview with MTV that Martin Scorsese is working on a sequel to The Departed and that Scorsese is in talks with Robert De Niro for the film. Wahlberg indicated he would return and also suggested that there could well be a prequel that would bring "all the boys", including Jack Nicholson, back for another film together. The Departed script was adapted from a script that the Hong Kong Film Infenal Affairs was based upon, and the success of that film resulted in a trilogy of films being produced. Of course at this stage there is no way of knowing for certain whether Jack Nicholson would or wouldn't be involved, but it's one to keep your eye on, more details here.

Commiserations to any fans in China, The Departed has been banned and won't be shown there. No reason other than "it's inappropriate", was given.