MSN Movies have released the first official poster for Michael Mann’s PUBLIC ENEMIES, the re-telling of the life of notorious gangster John Dillinger, a Jesse James/Robin Hood-esque figure that will be embodied by Johnny Depp…
The tommy gun, the suit, the leather gloves, the pose, the chicago background. It reminds me so much of one of my favourite posters of last year…
Which in turn, Heath Ledger’s pose reminded me of the great James Cagney, the greatest actor from the classic era of gangster movies…
And of course you know where I’m going, Cagney led the famous 1931 gangster flick THE PUBLIC ENEMY, which actually wasn’t based on Dillinger BUT was set in the Chicago underworld and was based around a Dillinger-esque figure.
On a serious note… I’m disappointed to see that Depp looks more like Depp than Dillinger. You know what I mean? This is clearly a Johnny Depp starring vehicle and is worryingly being marketed as a blockbuster action vehicle.
I thought Depp had a great chance at a defining performance in this movie and I still think he can but I don’t want him to do a Tom Cruise/MISSION IMPOSSIBLE thing. Where is basically playing himself on screen.
Having said that, I have high hopes for this film. The script was epic and had so much going on. The supporting cast for this is insane, and Christian Bale has a bigger part in this than the poster hints.
The movie opens July 1st, surely we are due a trailer soon?
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What money on Channing Tatum being accepted as a proper actor after this? He should have got better work after A GUIDE TO RECOGNISING YOUR SAINTS, and not been wallowing in the STEP UP shadows for so long.