Johnny Depp discusses his role as John Dillinger in "Public Enemies."
No other filmmaker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of Michael Mann. For three decades, Mann has remained one of cinemas most compelling filmmakers, and his level of artistry has created an indelible influence on the medium. From Thief, Manhunter, Ali and Heat to The Last of the Mohicans and The Insider, as well as Collateral and Miami Vice, his lasting dramas have brought to the screen a series of tough, iconic figures embodied by the most commanding actors of our time.
Now, in his most ambitious and timely project to date, the seminal gangster saga Public Enemies, Michael Mann directs one of our most gifted contemporary actors, Johnny Depp, in the story of the fast and dangerous life of John Dillinger.
In the film, Mann teams with Depp to examine the man whose criminal exploits captivated a nation besieged by financial hardship and ready to celebrate a mythic figure who robbed the banks that had impoverished them and outsmarted the authorities who had failed to remedy their hard times, who inspired the first nationwide war on crime, who led a band of accomplished armed robbers on a cascade of dazzling heists and improbable breakouts, and whose dashing manner and charisma entranced not only a special woman but an entire country: legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger.
For the epic action-thriller, Mann directs Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of Dillinger, whose well-choreographed bank robberies made him the number-one target of J. Edgar Hoovers (Billy Crudup) fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale).
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 (Cotillard) to Americans who were looking for a symbol to divert them from their everyday hardships. They found it in the man who took from the banks the monies they felt the banks had wrongly taken from them.
But while the adventures of Dillingers gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and robber/kidnapper Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi) —thrilled many, Hoover planned to exploit the outlaws capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger Americas first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing Clark Gable of the FBI, to snare him.
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of lawmen from the Dallas bureau and orchestrating epic betrayals—from the infamous Lady in Red (Branka Katic) to Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti (Bill Camp)—were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on their prey.
Drawn back to the very city where his obsession with both Frechette and bank robbing began, Dillinger, for once and for all, ended this pursuit by Purvis. And when all was said and done, the entire country learned that with the death of one of its heroes came the birth of a legend.
Completing the principal cast are a talented group of seasoned actors and up-and-coming performers, including Jason Clarke as Dillinger ally John Red Hamilton; Rory Cochrane as Purvis good friend and fellow agent Carter Baum; Stephen Dorff as Dillinger gang member and unemotional killer Homer Van Meter; Stephen Lang as Special Agent Charles Winstead; John Ortiz as high-level crime lord Phil DAndrea; and David Wenham as the authority-hating Dillinger gang member Harry Pete Pierpont.
Universal Pictures presents—in association with Relativity Media—A Forward Pass/Misher Films production—in association with Tribeca Productions and Appian Way—A Michael Mann Film: Johnny Depp in Public Enemies, starring Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Lang. The music is composed by Elliot Goldenthal; the music supervisors are Bob Badami and Kathy Nelson. The costume designer is Colleen Atwood; the co-producers are Bryan H. Carroll, Gusmano Cesaretti and Kevin de la Noy. Public Enemies is edited by Paul Rubell, ACE, and Jeffrey Ford, ACE; the production designer is Nathan Crowley. The director of photography is Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC; the action-thriller is based on the book by Bryan Burrough. The films executive producer is G. Mac Brown. Public Enemies is produced by Kevin Misher and Michael Mann. The screenplay is by Ronan Bennett and Michael Mann & Ann Biderman. The film is directed by Michael Mann. © 2009 Universal Studios.
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Johnny Depp is the shit, very amazing actor.
JonT2384 2 years ago 57
his voice is sooo sexy
katmens 2 years ago 41