Results tagged “Johnny Depp” from FlipSide Blog

I let the haters get to me yesterday. I was actually worried that "Public Enemies" wouldn't live up to the hype. But I was satisfied when I walked out of the theater. The movie didn't blow me away. But it definitely didn't disappoint. The costumes, tightly cropped shots and sparse settings were second-to-none. To quote the rap classic: Damn, it feels good to be a gangster. Read the rest of the review on the jump.

I'm so stoked to see Christian Bale face off against Johnny Depp today in "Public Enemies." (I've been waiting for months.) For the occasion, copy editor Jess Krout brought in a front page of the Hanover Evening Sun from 1934. It ran an AP story about John Dillinger:

ST. PAUL, MINN., APR. 4. -- Federal guns blazing a leaden retort to gang defiance, had cut close today the trail of the arch-fugitive John Dillinger, and reddened it with the blood of one of his gun-toting pals. Read more on the jump.

Tim Burton directs the "Alice in Wonderland" remake, which is scheduled to hit theaters March 5, 2010. The cast list is no surprise: Johnny Depp plays the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter play the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway plays the White Queen and Aussie newcomer Mia Wasikowska plays Alice. For cast and set photos, click here. Click here or here to see "Alice in Wonderland" through the years.

I'm thinking this looks too much like Burton's 2005 remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Can Burton make a movie without Johnny Depp? (Photo: Disney)

"Sinatra." Is. Happening. Martin Scorsese will direct. Phil Alden Robinson is writing the screenplay. Universal and Mandalay secured the life and music rights from Frank Sinatra Enterprises and will develop the film. No actor is attached yet, but rumors have been flying. The chosen star won't have to sing since Sinatra's recordings will be used.

Candidate No. 1: Leonardo DiCaprio. He's worked well with Scorsese in award-winning films "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator" and "The Departed." He seems like he could be pretty close in the looks department, too. Note: He has blue eyes.

Candidate No. 2: Jonny Depp. Depp has great acting chops, too. He's Universal's first choice. But can he pull off another big hit as a Rat Packer after playing a gritty criminal in "Public Enemies." Either way, I smell some Oscar noms. Read more names on the short list.

I can't wait to see this movie. I smell a blockbuster since it drops July 1, just before July 4 weekend. (Is it just me, or is Johnny Depp's name strategically placed?)

The Feds (Christian Bale, etc.) try to take down American gangsters John Dillinger (Depp), Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum), etc. during a 1930s crime wave. Michael Mann ("Heat," "Ali" and "Collateral") directs.

I'm seriously salivating here. The cast is brillz. The costumes look amazing. Plus, it has that true-life gritty drama/action thing going for it. (It's actually adapted from Bryan Burrough's book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34").

Check back for details. You know I'm slapping the trailer up the second it leaks.

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