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Showing posts with label wisconsin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wisconsin. Show all posts
Monday, May 12, 2008
Public Enemies resumes filming
COLUMBUS, Wis. -- The cast and crew of the Hollywood movie "Public Enemies" will be back running around two Wisconsin cities on Monday and Tuesday.Filming of the movie, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, is set to take place in Columbus and Beaver Dam.Shooting is scheduled at a Columbus home on Monday and then in Beaver Dam on Tuesday at the Rogers Hotel, WISC-TV reported.More filming is expected in Columbus on Tuesday afternoon.Parts of the movie were filmed in Columbus back in march.The movie is about the life of notorious, Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger, with Depp taking the starring role.
From http://www.channel3000.com
From http://www.channel3000.com
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Batmobile Sold On Ebay
http://www.t3.com/
It's powered by a Chevrolet 350 motor and there are no doors
Burton's Batman car for sale
Dunna-dunna-dunna-dunna eBayyyyyyyyy
Yeah so your shiny new Audi is pretty cool, but does it really turn heads as you cruise down the street, vying for attention against souped up Corsas with spoilers the size of Denmark and more fluorescent lights than a Shanghai strip club? In a word, no. What you need is the Batmobile.
Handily, that's exactly what you can get, as one of the original five motors used in the Keaton versus Jackson gothic classic directed by Tim Burton has gone on sale on eBay. This is Batmobile number five of five made, and featured in the first Batman movie. Originally owned by Warner Bros, any new owner will have to sign a contract and "some other legal items" regarding the car, which is a whopping 20 feet long and eight feet wide. Parallel parking should be fun then.
It's powered by a Chevrolet 350 motor and there are no doors - only the sliding canopy as seen in the movie. Cool.
We would look into the claimed 54 miles on the clock (check the clutch pedals, it could have been 'round the clock' once), but then it's hardly a motor for the school run.
Hit the link to eBay if you're interested, but prep the wallet first - the starting bid is a joker-tastic $500,000, with a 20% deposit due within 48 hours of the sale.
Public Enemies Is Currently Filming In Madison, Wisconsin.
From http://www.northernstar.info
NIU student cast as extra in upcoming Depp flick
Northern Star had the opportunity to sit down with Kaitlin Zordan, a senior biology major who was cast as an extra for the Chicago-filmed “Public Enemies,” starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Channing Tatum. The film is set for release in July 2009.
Northern Star: How did you hear about the casting call?
Kaitlin Zordan: My roommate’s mom told us about it about a month ago. She said that they were looking for extras for a new Johnny Depp movie being filmed in Chicago, and I was in!
NS: What was the audition process like?
KZ: Well, we had to wear a black dress and pumps. After the long wait, it only took about 10 minutes. We took a head shot and filled out an application with weird questions about our hobbies and things. One of the questions even had fire eating as an example.
NS: Were there any strange requirements?
KZ: Not really. I mean. the only requirements were that we be shorter than 5’9" and under a size 10 dress. Oh, and you have to be able to cut your hair.
NS: Really? Does that worry you? What if they shave your head?
KZ: If that is the price to pay to meet Johnny, I’ll do it! I’d do anything to meet him, even if I look like a boy in my graduation cap ... it would be totally worth it.
NS: What is the movie about and what scene are you in?
KZ: “Public Enemies” is set back in the 1930s during the prohibition time period. It is about the gangster John Dillinger. I’m in the ballroom scene and the biographer’s scene. I think I got my part because of my dance experience growing up, but tap, jazz and ballet are not exactly ballroom. They say that the ballroom scene is important, so I just hope that it is one that Johnny is in.
NS: How long will you be on the set?
KZ: I will be there one day for rehearsal, one day for costumes and three days of filming.
NS: Will you be paid?
KZ: Yeah, we get $65 for eight hours, and then time-and-a-half after that. I don’t really care if I get paid or not. I’ve never been around a movie set or anything, so this is a really cool experience for me.
NS: Have you had to sign anything swearing you to secrecy about the film?
KZ: Not yet, I really don’t know anything about it, but I will probably find out more when I go in around May 23.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Johnny In Wisconsin?
Here are a few articles regarding Johnny's next possible film, being taped in Wisconsin.
From http://wkbt.com
Johnny Depp to Film Movie in Wisconsin?
From http://www.dane101.
From http://www.620wtmj.com
By Tim Lethlean
Burton said the extreme melodrama of the scene was difficult to watch.
From http://wkbt.com
Johnny Depp to Film Movie in Wisconsin?
Posted: Dec 27, 2007 10:38 AM
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A big budget film starring Johnny Depp is looking at filming in Wisconsin.
Lietenant Governor Barbara Lawton says the makers of "Public Enemies" are looking at Wisconsin because of the new tax breaks for filmmakers that start Tuesday. Her office and Film Wisconsin had previously said a film with a budget between $100 million and $300 million was looking at Wisconsin, but refused to give details until a deal was done.
But the Baraboo News Republic in southern Wisconsin broke the news in Thursday's editions, saying the makers are looking at filming at a local bank. "Public Enemies" is about notorious gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd.
From http://www.dane101.
Johnny Depp to hide out in Wisconsin?
Submitted by Jesse Russell on Thu, 2007-12-27 15:00. Arts | Film
It should be noted that any deals are not yet final, but from what we hear a pen is hovering very close to a dotted line.
The screenplay is based on a book by Bryan Burroughs titled, Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34. Burroughs also wrote the critically acclaimed Barbarians at the Gate.
Wisconsin can thank the new tax breaks for filmmakers that will go into effect in Wisconsin starting with the new year for helping coax Hollywood to use the state. Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton heavily lobbied for the tax breaks earlier this year as she saw it as an opportunity "to inject new, substantial revenue into our state's economy." To find out what else is coming to Wisconsin check out the "Film Wisconsin" website.
Another reason Wisconsin is appropriate is that Dillinger has a history with our state. You can visit one of his hideouts, the Little Bohemia Lodge, up in Manitowish Waters. According to Wikipedia:
In April, the gang settled at a lodge hideout called Little Bohemia owned by Emil Wanatka, in the northern Wisconsin town of Manitowish Waters. The gang assured the owners that they would give no trouble, but the gang monitored the owners whenever they left or spoke on the phone. Emil's wife Nan and her brother managed to evade Baby Face Nelson, who was tailing them, and mailed a letter of warning to a U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, which later contacted the FBI. Days later, a score of FBI agents led by Hugh Clegg and Melvin Purvis approached the lodge in the early morning hours. Two barking watchdogs announced their arrival, but the gang was so used to Nan Wanatka's dogs that they did not bother to inspect the disturbance. It was only after the FBI mistakenly gunned down a local resident and two innocent Civilian Conservation Corps workers (as they were about to drive away in a car) that the Dillinger gang were alerted to the presence of the FBI. Gunfire between the groups lasted only momentarily, but the whole gang managed to escape in various ways despite the FBI's efforts to surround and storm the lodge. Agent W. Carter Baum was shot dead by "Baby Face" Nelson during the gun battle. Barney G. Louis Boeding accompanied him during the robberies.
From http://www.620wtmj.com
Hollywood in Wisconsin?
By Tim Lethlean
A big time movie being made right here in Wisconsin, or even Milwaukee? That's what state lawmakers are hoping will happen when tax breaks go into effect next Tuesday.
Wisconsin's lieutenant governor Barbara Lawton is optimistic the plan will bring cash to the state, saying "What is exciting about this industry is that when they do a film, about half of the production costs stay right in that regional economy."
And already, the town of Baraboo is being looked at as a site for a new Johnny Depp movie set to be filmed in 2008. The flick has an estimated production budget of 100 to 300 million dollars.
State officials believe bringing some Hollywood to the state isn't just good financially, it's also great publicity for Wisconsin too.
Also, a Sweeney article:
From http://www.iht.comJohnny Depp says 'Sweeney Todd' flashback was 'weirdest thing I ever had to shoot'
In a career that has included drunk pirates and a scissor-handed recluse, Johnny Depp says the strangest scene he has ever filmed is a simple flashback in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."The movie is the sixth collaboration for Depp and director Tim Burton — and one of their riskiest. It is based on Stephen Sondheim's bloody Broadway musical about a murderous barber, and Depp had scant singing experience.
But it was not the singing that scared Depp — or any of his character's numerous gory murders. It was a flashback to young Sweeney's happy life before he was sent to prison by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman).
It is arguably the most normal scene in the movie, and both Depp and Burton could hardly stomach it.
"I think that was the weirdest thing I ever had to shoot," Depp told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "(Burton) literally was sobbing. He left the set of his own movie."
Burton said the extreme melodrama of the scene was difficult to watch.
"That's when I knew (Depp) was a great actor, because that was terrible," the 49-year-old director said. "That was so bad."
Depp, star of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films and "Edward Scissorhands," has received rave reviews for his performance, and Burton wonders if the 44-year-old actor will look back in later years and cringe at the young Sweeney flashback.
"That and having to soap up Alan Rickman's face were two of the scariest moments, maybe of my life," joked Depp.
For some reason, Burton explained, preparing Rickman's character for a shave was "quite a traumatic experience" for Depp.
"Sweeney Todd," a DreamWorks/Paramount release, has received four Golden Globe nominations, including best musical or comedy, best director for Burton, best actor for Depp and best actress for Helena Bonham Carter.
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