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Sunday, May 31, 2009

Johnny Depp makes VANITY FAIR cover


PUBLIC ENEMIES' Johnny Depp graces the cover of the July issue of VANITY FAIR.


PUBLIC ENEMIES opens July 1 nationwide, and July 3 in the UK. It also stars Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Christian Bale, John Michael Bolger, Branka Katic, Christian Stolte, Michael Bentt and Stephen Dorff. It's directed by Michael Mann for Universal and is based on the book by the same name by Bryan Burrough.


Thursday, May 28, 2009

Public Enemies featured in UK's EMPIRE magazine

PUBLIC ENEMIES starring Johnny Depp opens in the US on July 1 and in the UK on July 3. Here are the scans of the article.
Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> JDRs Scans PE Empire Mag July 2009

SPOILER alert if you don't know the historical facts behind the John Dillinger story.

Public Enemies is based upon the book of the same name by NY Times Best Selling author Bryan Burrough and is directed by Michael Mann. The film also stars Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, Billy Crudup, John Michael Bolger, Christian Stolte, Michael Bentt, Giovanni Ribisi and Branka Katic.

This is a copy to add to you collections.
Thanks to Jeppody for the scans.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Johnny to be in Cannes Friday - says this French article

Johnny Depp to arrive in Cannes Friday for the screening of Dr. Parnassus

That's what this French report says:
Click here: Johnny Depp à Cannes sur 20minutes.fr

"Johnny Depp in Cannes" is the headline.

A rough translation of the caption below the photo of Depp says "In short - the actor should arrive Friday… He will be present on Croistte for the presentation out of competition of latest film of Terry Gilliam, “L' imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

New "Catch" PUBLIC ENEMIES TV spot added to site



The PUBLIC ENEMIES official site
Click here: Public Enemies - In Theaters July 1, 2009 - Official Website has added the new third TV spot "catch"!

PUBLIC ENEMIES is released July 1 and stars Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, John Michael Bolger, Michael Bentt, Billy Crudup, Branka Katic, Giovanni Ribisi and Channing Tatum. The director is Michael Mann.

PUBLIC ENEMIES is the Centerpiece Premiere at the LA Film Festival June 23.
Click here: Los Angeles Film Fest

Friday, May 15, 2009

PUBLIC ENEMIES soundtrack to be released













Decca Records has added a page for the "PUBLIC ENEMIES" original movie soundtrack here:
Click here: Various Artists : CD : Public Enemies - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Look for it on June 30.

Public Enemies stars Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, John Michael Bolger, Branka Katic, Giovanni Ribisi and Channing Tatum. The film is directed by Michael Mann for Universal and will be released nationwide on July 01.

photo from the Decca site, Universal Pictures

JDR visits with PUBLIC ENEMIES' Christian Stolte








Christian Stolte, took time out of his busy schedule to visit with JohnnyDeppReads about his role as John Dillinger gang member Charles Makley in this summer's highly anticipated Michael Mann, Johnny Depp film "PUBLIC ENEMIES" due in theaters July 1.

You can read what Christian (who is one heck of a nice guy) had to say about the film, his life and what he's up to now here:
Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> JDR visits with PE's Christian Stolte

PUBLIC ENEMIES from Universal Studios also stars Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Billy Crudup, John Michael Bolger and Branka Katic. The film's based on the book by Bryan Burrough.


Photo provided by Mr. Stolte

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Two new PUBLIC ENEMIES TV spots





Two new PUBLIC ENEMIES TV spots have surfaced on this site:



Universal Studios

PUBLIC ENEMIES stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis, Marion Cotillard as Evelyn Frechette, Billy Crudup as J. Edgar Hoover and John Michael Bolger as Det. Martin Zarkovich. The film is directed by Michael Mann and is based on the book by Bryan Burrough. PUBLIC ENEMIES will be in theaters nationwide on July 1.



Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Three new PUBLIC ENEMIES posters released









Three new PUBLIC ENEMIES posters have surfaced out of Cannes. One is a nwe version for Johnny Depp, one is of Marion Cotillard and the third is of Christian Bale. PUBLIC ENEMIES opens July 1 nationwide.

Visit our main forum to see the Cotillard and Bale versions.



Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Cannes, Depp and Dr. Parnassus








Variety's Anne Thompson has a great blog today about Cannes and quite a bit about Johnny Depp's THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS! And she kindly included a linkback to our own main forum johnnydeppreads for the new Parnassus pics.

Check out what Anne has to say about the festival and Parnassus:

Monday, May 11, 2009

Second photo of Johnny Depp from Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

The second photo of Johnny Depp in character from Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" was scanned and posted in our main forum.

Go here to have a look:
Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Ferrill stepped in after the death of Heath Ledger to help complete the films.

Thanks to Selisa and Mim!E for the scans!

Depp's PUBLIC ENEMIES gets HBO "first look"







Johnny Depp's PUBLIC ENEMIES will get a "first look" on HBO beginning June 16. Schedule here:
Click here: HBO Schedule: PUBLIC ENEMIES: HBO FIRST LOOK

We know the film is based on Bryan Burrough's true crime book of the same name and was directed for Universal by Michael Mann. In addition to Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, the film stars Marion Cotillard as Evelyn Frechette, Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis and Billy Crudup as J. Edgar Hoover. Also starring are John Michael Bolger, Channing Tatum, Christian Stolte, Branka Katic and Giovanni Ribisi. The film is in theaters July 01.

Photo Universal Films

Johnny Depp writes introduction to new Hunter Thompson book

According to internet bookseller Amazon.com, Johnny Depp will pen the introduction to what appears to be the third collection of HST letters, "The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop 1977-2005." The book is reportedly to be released October 27, 2009.




Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Public Enemies premiere CENTERPIECE event at LA Film Festival













PUBLIC ENEMIES will be the CENTERPIECE event at his year's LA Film Festival.

Festival Passes go on sale May 18th.

Additional information on festival passes will be available soon. Tickets to individual screenings go on sale May 29th.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Is this a 3rd Public Enemies trailer?










Universal Films

This site:
Click here: http://www.originalsharpsays.com/2009/05/new-public-enemies-trailer.html
has a shorter version of both Public Enemies trailers and it seems that there is a very few seconds of new material.

PUBLIC ENEMIES starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, John Michael Bolger, Billy Crudup, Michael Bentt and Branka Katic opens nationwide, July 1 and is directed by Michael Mann.

Be sure to read the book that the film was based on, it's by Bryan Burrough, NY Times best selling author.