Johnny Depp's "Public Enemies" Photos
Johnny Depp's "Public Enemies" Photos
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Entertainment Weekly got their hands on three new shots from the upcoming "Public Enemies" film, starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis.
Based on a book by Bryan Burrough, "Enemies" is a cat-and-mouse thriller about the early days of the FBI, and one agent's pursuit of the Depression-era bank robber whose dizzy reign of stickups and near escapes ended in a hail of bullets outside of Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934.
While Dillinger robbed banks, he did so during a time when banks people weren't rooting for them. "Some people might disagree, but I think he was a real-life Robin Hood," says Depp. "I mean, the guy wasn't completely altruistic, but he went out of his way not to kill anybody. He definitely gave a lot of that money away. I love the guy."
Director Michael Mann (Heat) is currently in the editing stage of the film, but he had the chance to shoot on the actual locations where Dillinger and Purvis made headlines, because, he says, "when your hand touches the same doorknob Dillinger's did, it starts to talk to you." The director even managed to get his hands on a still-preserved suitcase left behind by Dillinger after one of his narrow getaways. "All of the dress shirts were still folded perfectly," says Depp. "It was a real insight into the guy. Because everything was ready to go at a moment's notice. It was just economical and beautiful."
Depp even got to wear the pair of pants that Dillinger had on when he was finally caught and riddled with bullets. "It was amazing," he says. "And—get this—we're the same size!"
Based on a book by Bryan Burrough, "Enemies" is a cat-and-mouse thriller about the early days of the FBI, and one agent's pursuit of the Depression-era bank robber whose dizzy reign of stickups and near escapes ended in a hail of bullets outside of Chicago's Biograph Theater in 1934.
While Dillinger robbed banks, he did so during a time when banks people weren't rooting for them. "Some people might disagree, but I think he was a real-life Robin Hood," says Depp. "I mean, the guy wasn't completely altruistic, but he went out of his way not to kill anybody. He definitely gave a lot of that money away. I love the guy."
Director Michael Mann (Heat) is currently in the editing stage of the film, but he had the chance to shoot on the actual locations where Dillinger and Purvis made headlines, because, he says, "when your hand touches the same doorknob Dillinger's did, it starts to talk to you." The director even managed to get his hands on a still-preserved suitcase left behind by Dillinger after one of his narrow getaways. "All of the dress shirts were still folded perfectly," says Depp. "It was a real insight into the guy. Because everything was ready to go at a moment's notice. It was just economical and beautiful."
Depp even got to wear the pair of pants that Dillinger had on when he was finally caught and riddled with bullets. "It was amazing," he says. "And—get this—we're the same size!"
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