Yes folks, Johnny is there at the race track in Santa Anita. There are over 100 film workers, cast ,extras and whatnot at the track today. Jerry has been spotted and someone also thought they saw Johnny take a quick walk from one trailer to the next. We have heard from a employee at the park that they are scheduled to be there for the whole night and tomorrow as well. So who knows? There may be more of Johnny yet to see…
Preparations are underway at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia (north of LA near Pasadena) for shooting. Santa Anita will be standing in for a dog track in Florida. As we previously stated. All the alterations have been inside the park since there seems to be no need for exterior shots.
The grandstand building is like an island surrounded by miles of surface parking lots, and the parking lots are surrounded by tall chain link AND thick hedges. Base camp is inside one the many secure lots. The trailers are all lined up and it is a sea of activity.
The movie is bonded to have its principal photography completed by midnight June 30th. That means the shooting must be complete or there could be stiff penalties to follow.. With the upcoming date for the incertain actors strike looming. They must have the film complete by then.
Credit to the Dining Diva Site.
The West Loop was jumpin’ Friday night as the cast and crew of the John Dillinger bio “Public Enemies” hit Randolph Street hot spot Bon V for the official wrap party, as exclusively reported by 312 Dining Diva. No media were allowed into this private event.
So where was Johnny? He was still having dinner in the private dining room of Gibsons Steakhouse,
BY PHILIP POTEMPA
ppotempa@nwitimes.com
219.852.4327 | Saturday, June 28, 2008
It’s official.
The final scenes for director Michael Mann’s film “Public Enemies” starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger are now in the can and the film is entirely shot and finished.
As film insiders have said all along, this $80-million flick by Universal Studios was one of the largest productions to hit the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana in recent years.
And since this movie, about the Feds trying to take down notorious American gangsters Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s, required a slew of extras, it’s understandable how the buzz surrounding the project continued to find even greater interest as the filming progressed since the first day of shooting March 17 up in Madison, Wis., before the cast and crew made their way to Crown Point to shoot for the full week following Easter Sunday.
There’s also no arguing that it was an aggressive project, to say the least, considering it was only scheduled for 69 shooting days, according to Depp’s contract. Universal Pictures is set to open the film in theaters in July 2009.
The final hurrah for the film before everyone, including Depp, packs up and heads out of town, was Friday night’s wrap party, thrown by Mann.
The party was held from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the tres chic Bon V restaurant,
I added some pics from yesterday, the last week, and May 19th, thanks to such wonderful people as Becky, Jessy and bierz. I’ll add some more the weekend, so make sure to re-check.
A preview:
It is officially done and wrapped in Chicago! There was a feeling of joy and relief among the crew and Johnny walked all around the set talking and hugging the crew and others on the set. He of course has been out every evening meeting the crowd this week, the final week. He hugged and shook hands with everyone in the lines. The crowds were large for the last day but of course Johnny took time to greet everyone.
Johnny gave a small memento to the crew and cast. A small wooden gun in a pouch, both signed and messaged. Many of you have had the chance to spend some time with Johnny during these days of filming and this is the first time in all we can remember that Johnny has put himself out there for all to enjoy at this level.
We all certainly want to thanks Johnny for this time he has spent after long hard days of work to come out to give us all a change to see him.
We here at JDorg would also like to thank Jerry and Johnny’s other bodyguards and assistants for the long hours they also have spent in the midst of the fans. It is a very difficult job that they do and without them there for Johnny NONE of this would have been possible. We appreciate you Jerry and all your dedication in keeping Johnny safe and secure!
What a wonderful thing we have experienced these past months and we will miss seeing all the wonderful photos from you all.
There is an autographed script up for auction to benefit Make a wish. here is the link to see it.
https://www.charity2charity.com/auction_items/194.html
Anne crowd
By Gary Mays
gmays@daily-journal.com
815-937-3359
It was about half past 10 when Johnny Depp finally appeared before an adoring, patient crowd, who had waited hours to see the movie star outside St. Anne High School. Having changed out of his Dillinger-era get-up, Depp walked casually from behind the lot of movie trailers wearing an orange ?Gonzo? T-shirt and funky head sock.
Depp was in the area Thursday to film scenes for the movie, ?Public Enemies,? a Depression-era gangster film slated for a July 2009 release. In it, Depp plays notorious criminal, John Dillinger.
But few people cared about the film, they just wanted to meet the man. Once word got out that Depp was outside his trailer, the refrain came, ?We love you, Johnny.? And with each shout or blown kiss, the actor smiled appreciatively, making every effort to acknowledge fans with a wave or a nod. And the crowd ate it up. Young and old, everyone was a Depp fan in St. Anne on Thursday.
Depp a big hit with fans in St.Anne
The 45-year-old star had seen the gathering crowd ? easily larger than the town?s population ? waiting for him throughout the hot summer day, as he went back and forth to the set, in a modified old farm house just outside of town.
?His hands were so soft,? said 21-year-old Christy Craft, of Bradley, one of many who touched the actor as he reached out to just about everyone he could along a long,
BY MOLLY WOULFE
CHICAGO SCENE | Friday, April 25, 2008 | 1 comment(s)
Johnny Depp, filming “Public Enemies” this week at a Northern Wisconsin resort, will return to Chicago next month, insiders say. The thrice-nominated Oscar nominee will resume shooting May 9 downtown.
The John Dillinger-come-lately wraps the Depression-era saga here June 15.
Director Michael Mann, one for historical accuracy, is currently re-creating the shootout at the Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish Waters, where the FBI cornered the outlaw after he escaped from Lake County Jail. Dillinger eluded capture again, prompting the local joke, “Dillinger only left because he had to.”
A scoop: Billy Crudup (“Almost Famous”) has been cast as J. Edgar Hoover.
Re[orted from the Sun times in Chicago:
I spy …
Actor Johnny “Public Enemies” Depp spotted checking out the old black-and-white photographs at Gene & Georgetti’s last week while dining with film producer Jerry “Top Gun” Bruckheimer. “It was very cool to meet Captain Jack Sparrow,” said restaurant spokeswoman Michelle Durpetti, who said Depp shook hands with the entire staff before leaving at 2 a.m. . . . White Sox players Jermaine Dye and Octavia Dotel at the Underground Saturday night with Chicago Cubs Alfonso Soriano and Ronny Cedeno . . . The Doobie Brothers were seen enjoying Brick Chicken in the bar at Carmine’s Thursday night