Public Enemies News

Thur Nov 19, 2009 4:29am EST - Cast member Johnny Depp poses at the premiere of the movie "Public Enemies" at the Mann Village theatre in Westwood, California in this June 23, 2009 file photo.

Johnny Depp previously won the title of People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 2003.

He's played a bank robber, a chocolate magnate, a guy with scissors for hands and a pirate in the movies, but the real-life Johnny Depp has just reprised another role: People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

By Elizabeth Snead, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer There's a lot of great larger-than-life actors playing superheroes in theaters this summer: Christian Bale's Dark Knight, Robert Downey Jr.'s Ironman, Edward Norton's Incredible Hulk, even Heath Ledger's not-so-serious psychotic villain, the Joker.

As every movie studio knows, the industry is cyclical - one year you're up, the next you're down.

Caption: Johnny Depp 'Public Enemies' UK film premiere held at the Empire Leicester Square.

With the pending video debut of director Michael Mann's Public Enemies and his ever-growing popularity among movie aficionados, the time seems right for his acclaimed Heat to make its Blu-ray bow.

Caption: Johnny Depp 'Public Enemies' UK film premiere held at the Empire Leicester Square.

Pop singer Rihanna's chameleon-like hair changes have inspired many different celebrities to step outside the box.

Johnny Depp is in talks to join the cast of spy thriller 'The Tourist'. The 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' actor would play an American tourist manipulated by an Interpol agent, played by Angelina Jolie, into helping track down a former lover suspected of being an international criminal.

Two film tech tidbits for you: First up, we've caught word from the Italy-based blog screenWEEK that Michael Mann is apparently very interested in doing a 3D feature at some point.

Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the European Film Premiere of 'Public Enemies' at The Empire Leicester Square on June 29, 2009 in London, England.

'24' star Kiefer Sutherland stunned revellers in a bar by buying everyone a drink, leaving him with a $500 bar bill.

Michael Mann may be the most inventive thriller director working in contemporary cinema, but Public Enemies is far from his finest work.

BASED on Bryan Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave And The Birth Of The FBI, writer-director Michael Mann's film is a biopic of American Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger and his team of men who operated on the fringes of the law.

FilmFilter: Question regarding The Dark Knight, Public Enemies , and Collateral .

Three of Hollywood's leading men are in the frame to star in Martin Scorsese's forthcoming Frank Sinatra biopic Sunday, 25 October 2009 Together they have earned almost A 3bn at the box office.

Award-winning director Michael Mann transports audiences back to the era of the 1930s American gangster in the critically acclaimed crime saga " Public Enemies ", coming to two-disc Special Edition Blu-ray Hi-Def, two-disc Special Edition DVD, single disc DVD and digital download on December 8, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Actor Stephen Graham has said that British TV should invest in quality drama rather than "dancing" shows.

A casting call went out over the weekend looking for two actors and an actress to play CIA agents in a new Michael Mann production.