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'Public Enemies' Movie Begins Filming In Wisconsin Monday
Johnny Depp To Star In Depression-Era Flick
UPDATED: 2:45 pm CDT March 17,
2008
COLUMBUS, Wis. -- Rubber cobblestone covers parts of two downtown Columbus streets. Buildings now sport old-fashioned awnings and facades.It's all to take this city 70 miles northwest of Milwaukee back to the 1930s for filming "Public Enemies," a movie starring Johnny Depp as bank robber John Dillinger, along with Christian Bale and recent Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard.Crews are expected in Columbus starting on Monday to shoot the first scenes of the movie -- of Crown Point, Indiana and Green Castle, Indiana.Kate Lueders, liaison to Columbus Mayor Nancy Osterhaus, said the props have transformed the downtown. She called it "magical."The movie is the first to be filmed in Wisconsin since tax incentives for filmmakers took effect in January.
Previous Stories:
- March 11, 2008: Movie Crew Remakes Columbus For Depp Film
- March 10, 2008: Casting Call For Depp Movie Held In Oshkosh
- February 28, 2008: Columbus Prepares For 'Public Enemies' Film Shoot
- February 26, 2008: It's Confirmed: Johnny Depp Is Coming To Wisconsin
- January 28, 2008: Hollywood Scouts Looking For Vintage Cars For Depp Movie
- January 9, 2008: State Officials Continue To Lure Johnny Depp Film To Wisconsin
- December 27, 2007: Lt. Gov. Confirms Depp Movie Could Film In Baraboo
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