michael mann

Early ‘Public Enemies’ Reviews Hint Johnny Depp Might Be Proficient Actor

7:12AM STV | After the controversy that ended production on Public Enemies beneath a pall of suspicion and busted craft-services morale, we are relived to hear today that Michael Mann’s gangster epic survived — and maybe even flourished. More »

Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff Invoke Fragile Peace at ‘Public Enemies’ Wrap Party

2:20AM Defamer Hollywood | We’re happy to see today that the winged gatekeeper budget-monkeys on the set of Michael Mann’s Public Enemies — who so scandalously sought to exclude scores of part-timers from the film’s recent wrap party in Chicago — ultimately came around to relaxing their admission standards to the point where even Stephen Dorff was welcome. That would have been a good enough concession for the justice crusaders over here at Defamer HQ — but for Dorff’s infamous urinal-queue archnemesis Jeremy Piven to show up as well? Jesus Christ, will they just let anybody into this place? More »

Trade Roundup: Possible Strike Quietly Rushing Ron Howard’s Middlebrow Genius

6:00AM Defamer Hollywood | · Ron Howard and Akiva Goldsman are frantically finalising the shooting script of Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons before the Oct. 31st deadline, hoping that the mad rush towards production won’t jeopardise the duo’s ability to produce the kind of easily digestible, crowd-pleasing entertainment that always results from their lucrative collaborations. Meanwhile, star Tom Hanks has been presented with a hair-growing schedule that will barely provide the actor with enough time to reproduce his character’s signature demi-mullet. Truly, no one is immune from the pressures of the looming™ strike. [Variety] · Smelling Oscar, Jamie Foxx will star in DreamWorks’ adaptation of the book The Zebra Murders: A Season of Killing, Racial Madness and Civil Rights, playing one of “trailblazing black detectives who set out to solve a series of racially motivated serial killings that rocked San Francisco in the autumn and winter of 1973-74.” It’s a serial killer flick! It’s a socially conscious civil rights tale! Academy voters are already fantasising about checking off Foxx’s name on their ballots. [Variety] · Demonstrating that Hollywood Cares About The Wildfires, Disney kicks in $2 million in relief. [Variety] · Michael Mann is making plans to butch up a gone-too-soft Robert De Niro. [Variety] More »