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,
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
Friday was the last day of filming in Chicago…
Although this was reposted on some sites there are also reports and eyewitnesses (I found on the jdreads site) who saw Johnny there until 3 a.m. Next week’s shoots are scheduled to be daytime ones. There was supposed to be a wrap party Last night and only a small one with about 40 of the cast members who worked at least 40 days on set.
Here is a link. to see the wrap announcement sent to the staff….
After filmimg in Aurora in April and several
other cities in Illinois filming moves to
Joliet and Crest Hill this week to shoot prison
scenes.
Scenes will be shot at the Closed Joliet
Correctional Center and Stateville Correctional
Center in Crest Hill. A spokesman for the Illinois
Film Office, Ashley Cross said, “Public Enemies is
scheduled to be in Joliet starting on Monday.
But their schedule is a bit fluid.”
Article Credit The Beacon News www.suburbanchicagonews.com
I added two little videos from the set of Public Enemies at Aragon.
(may contain spoiler !). You can find them in the Download Section
Thanks to Dana, who filmed the scenes.
Also I added some pics from the set from July 9th.
Here
Thanks to Jules, Bonnie and AnaMaria
Public Enemies is scheduled to shoot Tuesday (6/3) & Wednesday (6/4) at the Aragon Ballroom. They’ll begin prep this Saturday (5/31). The proposed parking restrictions are as follows:
May 31, June 1, Sat & Sun (5am-10pm)
Both sides of Winthrop: Lawrence north for
Thanks to Dan (waitingforgouda.com), we have some Public Enemies pics of Johnny in Chicago from May 22nd.
and thanks to an Anonymous, who posted over at Rod’s Blog, we have pics from May 19th.
I added some clips from the shoots etc. from the movie Public Enemies in Oshkosh and Darlington.
You can find them in the Download Section
Thanks again to Charly for her help.
Enjoy!