We called this one ages ago. We wrote a piece called, Did Johnny Depp And Michael Mann Butt Serious Heads On The Set Of ‘Public Enemies‘? based on an interview Depp did with EW where you could basically read between the lines and easily figure out that the actor had reached the end of his tether with the director.
The Daily Beast pretty much confirms the rumors we’ve all heard.
And sources say Mann went about business as usual on the set: Johnny Depp disliked Mann’s chaotic style of filmmaking to the point that he ultimately refused to speak to the director. Universal executive Dylan Clark (who has subsequently resigned to take another position) was forced to act as go-between. (All parties declined to comment) — [ed. the telltale sign]
Shouldn’t stop you from seeing the movie though, which comes out today, July 1. We didn’t love “Public Enemies”, it’s long winded and cold and only roars to life in the last act, but hell, we’d pay you to go see it before you spent more money on “Transformers 2.”
Interestingly enough, Harvey Weinstein is apparently so hard up for cash he’s now writing articles for The Daily Beast. No seriously, and to indicate that he’s a true blue journo he’s written about endorsing “Public Enemies” as the beginning of Oscar season. And it’s not even a Weinstein Company film! (cue: baddadnadah! pratfall sound)