Oscar nominee Marion Cotillard joins the cast of Michael Mann's PUBLIC ENEMIES, with Johnny Depp
January 28, 2008
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Posted by Part-Time Poet
Michael Mann’s film PUBLIC ENEMIES can now boast two reigning Golden Globe winners and 2008 Oscar nominees in its leading roles, as Marion Cotillard joins the cast; she will play Billie Frechette, the love interest of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp. Ms. Cotillard won this year’s Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actress, Musical or Comedy for her role as Edith Piaf in LA VIE EN ROSE, for which she has also received a Best Actress Oscar nomination. She has also appeared in A GOOD YEAR with Russell Crowe, and Tim Burton’s BIG FISH.
In other PUBLIC ENEMIES news, Michael Fleming of Variety reports that Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff and Jason Clarke are also joining the cast as members of Dillinger’s gang of bank robbers. Says Fleming, “Tatum will play outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd, Ribisi will play Alvin Karpis, Dorff is near a deal to play Homer Van Meter, and Clarke will play John ‘Red’ Hamilton.” The Dillinger gang will be pursued by FBI Agent Melvin Purvis, played by Christian Bale. That’s an exciting cast!
The Zone thanks Sleepy and DeepinDepp for the casting updates from Variety and the Hollywood Reporter; you can read the articles in full on the Zone’s News & Views forum. PUBLIC ENEMIES is scheduled to begin filming on March 10th in Chicago. –Part-Time Poet
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