Source 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  [ Read More ]

Source page 1 page 1 COLUMBUS, Wis. — Residents in Columbus are preparing for the arrival of Hollywood film crews to shoot scenes for the movie “Public Enemies” there. The movie about John Dillinger stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The glamour of Hollywood is a far cry from the old-fashioned backdrop of downtown Columbus,  [ Read More ]

Source COLUMBUS,Wis. — Set contractors are busy remodeling downtown Columbus for the movie “Public Enemies,” which is expected to start shooting next week. They’re making alterations to some stores to fit the movie about bank robber John Dillinger, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. The workers have been transforming storefronts and businesses so they’ll pass  [ Read More ]

source   MADISON, Wis. — As Hollywood zeros in on Wisconsin as a location for the upcoming Johnny Depp movie, film crews are looking for some antique props. The search is on for 100 classic cars to star as background cars in the 1930s-inspired story “Public Enemy,” WISC-TV reported. Media reports said that that director  [ Read More ]