Earlier this year it was reported that Johnny Depp and Christian Bale would be going head-to-head in the Depression-era drama Public Enemies. It's about the notorious gangster John Dillinger (Depp) and the FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Bale) who tried to bring him down. Ever since the immediate popularity of Martin Scorcese's remake The Departed, films like American Gangster are being optioned all over Hollywood.
New to the cast are Oscar nominee Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), playing Depp's girlfriend, up and comer Channing Tatum (A Guide to Recognizing your Saints), Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff (Blade), and Jason Clarke ("Brotherhood") will play bank robbers. The FBI dubbed these outlaws Public Enemies, a term to be consistently used for any criminal whose actions were damaging to society. Hey, who knows? Maybe it'll restart the career of rap group Public Enemy, like American Gangster did for Jay-Z. Michael Mann (Miami Vice) is co-writing and directing.
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