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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Follow LA Public Enemies premier on JDR's Twitter


JohnnyDeppReads will be following the LAFF's premiere of PUBLIC ENEMIES tonight on Twitter
Click here: johnnydeppreads (johnnydeppreads) on Twitter

and on the main JDR forum
Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> LA Premiere thread, post reports here

PUBLIC ENEMIES stars Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, John Michael Bolger and Billy Crudup. It was directed for Universal by Michael Mann and is based on Bryan Burrough's true crime book of the same name.

Photo: Universal Studios


Monday, June 22, 2009

Depp Talks Pirates 4, Mad Hatter, Lone Ranger and Quixote


In today's LA press junket, PUBLIC ENEMIES' Johnny Depp talked about a few of his upcoming projects.

Click here: Johnny Depp talks 'Pirates 4,' 'Lone Ranger,' 'Don Quixote' and The Mad Hatter on Hitfix

PUBLIC ENEMIES is a Michael Mann film for Universal, in addition to Depp, the film stars Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Christian Bale, John Michael Bolger and Branka Katic. PUBLIC ENEMIES opens July 1.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

First look - Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND characters

Here's the first official look at Tim Burton's ALICE characters, the White Queen (Anne Hathaway), the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) and more:


Saturday, June 20, 2009

PUBLIC ENEMIES junket photos


PUBLIC ENEMIES photos from the Chicago press junket are beginning to come in! Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard and director Michael Mann were on hand to answer questions and posed for photos.

Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> Pictures from Chicago Screening and

PUBLIC ENEMIES also stars Billy Crudup, John Michael Bolger, Branka Katic and Giovanni Ribisi, the film opens on July 1.

Photo: Chicago Tribune

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Michael Mann and Christian Bale walk red carpet in Chicago

Just a day before the press junket for PUBLIC ENEMIES, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christisn Bale and director Michael Mann walk the red carpet before the private screening tonight.

This blog has some great pics, stories and a short Q&A with Marion Cotillard:
Click here: Tales from the red carpet: The Chicago premiere of "Public Enemies" - Metromix: The Blog

And of course, as more new things are available, be sure to watch our main forum:
Click here: Johnny Depp Reads Message Board -> Chicago red carpet pics!

PUBLIC ENEMIES will be released in the US and the UK on July 01 and is based on the true crime book of the same name by Bryan Burrough.

PUBLIC ENEMIES also stars Billy Crudup, Giovanni Ribisi, John Michael Bolger, Michael Bentt, Branka Katic and Channing Tatum.

Credit:Tribune photo by Abel Uribe

Johnny Depp in Chicago for PUBLIC ENEMIES screening

Johnny Depp and Christian Bale are in Chicago to attend a screening of PUBLIC ENEMIES tonight, the press junket begins tomorrow, June 19.

PUBLIC ENEMIES was filmed in and around the Chicago and midwest area last year. PUBLIC ENEMIES opens July 01.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

PUBLIC ENEMIES opening date change


According to this site: Click here: Launching Films - Film Distributors' Association the PUBLIC ENEMIES UK release date is now 1st July.


It had been slated to open on the 3rd July, this new date coincides with the 1st July US release day.


PUBLIC ENEMIES stars Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, Billy Crudup, John Michael Bolger and Branka Katic. It is directed for Universal by Michael Mann and is based on the true crime book of the same name by Bryan Burrough.



Johnny Depp to present PUBLIC ENEMIES at Paris Premiere




News on the net today announces the presentation of the new Johnny Depp film, PUBLIC ENEMIES by Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard and the director Michael Mann at the Paris premiere on July 2nd.




Friday, June 12, 2009

Michael Bentt talks to Johnny Depp Reads




"PUBLIC ENEMIES'" Michael Bentt (Herbert Youngblood) spoke to JohnnyDeppReads recently about his career as a World Champion Boxer, his transition into films and life lessons learned along the way. You will remember Bentt as World Heavyweight Champion as well as from Michael Mann's film "ALI" where he portrayed Champion Sonny Liston along side Will Smith's Ali.

PUBLIC ENEMIES opens nationwide on July 1 in the US and on July 3 in the UK.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Jerry Bruckheimer updates us on Pirates 4 and The Lone Ranger



Jerry Bruckheimer talks about the status of the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean film and also The Lone Ranger, both starring Johnny Depp.

Read about it here:

PUBLIC ENEMIES to have London premiere



UNIVERSAL

PRESENTS THE EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF
PUBLIC ENEMIES

Monday 29th June 2009
EMPIRE, Leicester Square

Talent attending includes:
JOHNNY DEPP, MARION COTILLARD and director MICHAEL MANN

On Monday 29 June, the stars of Universal Pictures’ PUBLIC ENEMIES, Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard, and acclaimed film director Michael Mann, will be bring some ‘30s gangster glamour to the West End, when they attend the European Premiere at London’s Empire, Leicester Square.

Johnny Depp stars as Dillinger, the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone – from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.

But while the adventures of Dillinger’s gang – later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi) – thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw’s capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI.’’ However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptised as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals – from the infamous “Lady in Red’’ to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti – were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.

The action-thriller is directed by Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice), from a screenplay he wrote with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman, based on the book by Bryan Burrough. Produced by Kevin Misher and Michael Mann, with G. Mac Brown and Jane Rosenthal as executive producers, PUBLIC ENEMIES is a Universal Pictures presentation, in association with Relativity Media, Tribeca Productions and Appian Way.

PUBLIC ENEMIES will be released nationwide by Universal Pictures on Wednesday 1st July 2009.
Certificate: TBC Running Time: TBC

PREMIERE TIMINGS:
4.00pm Press Pens Open
4.30pm Outside Photographers Draw
5.15pm Press Pens Close
5.30pm Jonny Depp Arrival
6.00pm Other Talent Arrivals
6.15pm Doors Open

PUBLIC ENEMIES early screenings


Public Enemies is having some early screenings in various cities, here's the link for chances to win tickets to a screening of the new Johnny Depp film.

Monday, June 8, 2009

PUBLIC ENEMIES - two new TV spots over the weekend

PUBLIC ENEMIES promotion is everywhere! Two new TV spots were seen last night.
http://www.filmofilia.com/2009/06/08/public-enemies-tv-spots/


PUBLIC ENEMIES opens nationwide on July 1 and stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, Marion Cotillard are Evelyn Frechette, Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis, with John Michael Bolger as Det. Martin Zarkovich and Billy Crudup as J. Edgar Hoover.

PUBLIC ENEMIES is based on the book by the same name, written by Bryan Burrough and is directed by Michael Mann for Universal.

"Face to Face"


"Resist"

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

PUBLIC ENEMIES at Moscow Film Fest


Michael Mann will present PUBLIC ENEMIES as the closing film on June 28 at the Moscow Film Festival. Public Enemies stars Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, Branka Katic, John Michael Bolger, Billy Crudup, and Giovanni Ribisi. It's based on the Bryan Burrough true crime book of the same name. PUBLIC ENEMIES opens nationwide on July 1.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Johnny Depp's RANGO promotional poster

The great guys over at Ain'tItCoolNews are showing a promotional poster for Johnny Depp's upcoming RANGO here:

Monday, June 1, 2009

Johnny Depp's PUBLIC ENEMIES premieres new info on MTV

Johnny Depp and director Michael Mann added commentary to some new clips from Universal's summer tentpole, PUBLIC ENEMIES.

The film stars Johnny Depp as the legendary John Dillinger and Christian Bale as FBI agent Melvin Purvis, hot on his trail. Marion Cotillard is Billie Frechette, Dillinger's love, with Billy Crudup as J. Edgar Hoover, John Michael Bolger as Det. Martin Zarkovich, the cop with a girlfriend and a mission.

The film is based on Bryan Burrough's book of the same name.

PUBLIC ENEMIES opens nationwide July 01 and July 03 in the UK.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXc5ZxOIKJ4