With Public Enemies opening today, Johnny Depp is once again on our minds here at IGN Movies. He adds the infamous American bank robber John Dillinger to the resume of noteworthy characters he’s played over the years, and it just amazes us how this guy is able to continuously outdo himself with the roles that he chooses.
Johnny Depp has always “taken from the rich”. The 46-year-old actor, who plays outlaw John Dillinger in new movie ‘Public Enemies’, can see similarities between himself and his character because of the contrasting jobs he has done.
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(Roscoe, Illinois) The new Johnny Depp movie “Public Enemies” made its debut at local theaters today. If you look carefully you’ll see a definite connection to the Stateline in the film. The movie follows the life of notorious bank robber John Dillinger during his crime spree in the 1930’s.
With “Public Enemies,” all the pieces would seem to be in place for an epic gangster drama: director Michael Mann, who has an affinity for complicated criminals; stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who are famous for immersing themselves in their roles; and a thrilling true story of brazen bank robbers on the run.
Rating: During the first of several bank robberies in Michael Mann’s Depression-era gangster movie “Public Enemies,” a rakish John Dillinger ( Johnny Depp) spots a shabbily dressed customer offering his meager deposit.
Johnny Depp has said he found playing a bank robber “fascinating” in his new film Public Enemies. The star was speaking at the movie’s European premiere in London’s West End, where he was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans.
Is there any role Johnny Depp cannot make his own? Last seen as a singing Victorian barber and serial killer in “Sweeney Todd,” the human chameleon has effortlessly mutated into Depression-era desperado John Dillinger for director Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies.”
Johnny Depp gossiped about his ‘Public Enemies’ co-stars in French. The 46-year-old actor has revealed he and French beauty Marion Cotillard would speak to each other in the European language so cast and crew members would not know what they were talking about.
With ‘Public Enemies,’ all the pieces would seem to be in place for an epic gangster drama: director Michael Mann, who has an affinity for complicated criminals; stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who are famous for immersing themselves in their roles; and a thrilling true story of brazen bank robbers on the run. Trouble is, ‘Public Enemies’ feels rather stagnant.