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Here's Johnny!
BY KATHLEEN QUILLIGAN
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
CROWN POINT | When filming wrapped for the day Tuesday, Johnny Depp might not have given his fans all they wanted -- but he gave them all he had.
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The 44-year-old movie star, in Crown Point to film a portion of "Public Enemies," left the set late Tuesday and strode around fencing. He headed straight to the crowd-control gates.
There, he spent an hour or more reaching across the gates to shake hands with anyone he could reach. He thanked everyone for staying; he chatted and stopped for pictures. He moved along the barriers for at least a block.
With locals on the lookout for the handsome leading man since Sunday night, his gracious attention toward his fans released what one woman called "a crazy energy."
Girls and young women were among those leading the screams.
"I touched Johnny Depp," said Betsy Plant, 19, of Lowell. "He shook my hand. He looked me in the eyes."
All day, fans braved Tuesday's wind in blankets, their mittened hands clutching cameras, waiting to get one glimpse, one picture.
During the day, Depp was only briefly visible to the public, but he waved and made small gestures of gratitude.
Those who managed to snap a photo of the star Monday recognized they could make a buck or two and wandered through the crowd hocking photos. Depending on the seller, the photos ranged from $1 to $4.
On the steps of Main Street's Masonic Temple, Crown Point resident Linda Fulton scrounged in her coat pocket for change for her new friend Anna Mackey.
The two bonded as they made small talk waiting for filming outside to start, or at least for a glimpse of Depp. Mackey had stood her post since 11:30 a.m. and had yet to see anything but the facades of the building or members of the stage crew painting the fake cobblestone streets by late afternoon. Fulton gave Mackey $1.50 so she could at least walk away with a Depp photo.
"They're all doing nothing, too," Fulton said, gesturing across the street where a member of the crew sat on a pile of sandbags. "We're all just sitting here doing nothing watching them do nothing."
Depp portrays gangster John Dillinger, whose daring 1934 escape from the Lake County Jail -- including stealing the sheriff's car -- became both legend and a piece of Northwest Indiana history.
Jessica A. Woolf of The Times contributed to this report.
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Four Times employees taking part in 'Public Enemies' movie shoot
BY MATT ERICKSON
Wednesday, March 26, 2008What fan of the movies hasn't looked up at the big screen with a dream of being on it, trading lines with De Niro or Hanks or Leo? Or Johnny Depp?
For four Times employees, the movie "Public Enemies" is letting them live just that dream.
Don Asher, Joe Carlson, Philip Potempa and Yuri Victor all have parts in director Michael Mann's latest film, which will depict the rise of the FBI as they pursue notorious bank robber John Dillinger. The film is currently shooting in Crown Point, site of Dillinger's legendary jail break in 1934.
Asher, The Times' deputy executive editor, said being a part of the film has surpassed all of his expectations.
"It has been the experience of a lifetime," Asher said Tuesday night after wrapping his day on the set. "In my wildest imagination -- I've done a lot in 40-plus years in the newspaper business, I've seen a lot, I've met a lot of people, but this probably tops it all."
Asher said when he sent in his photo to the casting agency, which was looking to cast real journalists in reporter rolls, he didn't expect much.
"When this thing came up, I said, 'What the heck, I can be an extra. I can just stand there,' " Asher said. "Little did I know that I would get cast in a roll with some speaking parts. And hopefully they make it to the big screen."
Potempa, a columnist and reporter for the paper, said he believes an authentic fedora worn by famed gossip columnist Walter Winchell and a pair of Winchell's cufflinks worn to his audition helped him land his part.
"I dressed like what I thought a reporter would look like in the 1930s," Potempa said of his audition. "When (the casting agents) talked to me about that, I made sure to tell them about Walter Winchell's fedora and cufflinks, and I talked to them about how Winchell had written many columns about Dillinger. And I think that sold them on casting me because I had something unique and different."
Victor, The Times' online editor, said the experience so far has given him a new appreciation for the filmmaking process.
"I thought to be a good actor, you had to learn some lines and act them out well," Victor said. "But there's so many more things that go into it. You're constantly under pressure, and you have like five minutes to learn how to do something the way they did it back then.
"But in the newspaper industry you have to adapt really fast -- so I'm used to that."
Carlson, a Times reporter, is not taking part in the Crown Point portion of the filming. He is schedule to shoot later this spring. But he laughed when asked if he believes he is prepared to play the role of a reporter.
"I think I've got about 10 years reporting experience -- so I can realistically pose a question," he said.
Carlson said that while Depp carries the star power, he's particularly excited about working with Mann.
From the Post-Tribune and some historic and recent photos
It was worth the waitMarch 26, 2008
By DIANE KRIEGER SPIVAK Post-Tribune staff writerCROWN POINT -- Johnny Depp fans who waited hours at the "Public Enemies" movie set Monday were lucky enough to see their idol.
But the diehard fans, those who stayed till the sun went down, were truly blessed.
After Monday's filming of the 1930s-era John Dillinger movie wrapped for the day at the Old Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, Depp exited his trailer in the Super Bowl parking lot and, accompanied by his bodyguard, walked the line of fans along Walnut Street, turning north on Main Street, shaking hands all the way to the end of the line.
Gabrielle Richmond, 11, a fifth-grader at Solon Robinson Elementary School, couldn't believe it when Depp wrapped his arm around her shoulder and let her mom, Veronica, videotape the moment for posterity.
"He put his arm around me, and he was really nice," said Gabrielle, who with her mom was back Tuesday morning, this time along Main Street across from the jail.
Gabrielle said her mom had asked if she could videotape her daughter with Depp.
"His bodyguard said, 'No,' but Johnny said, 'It's OK,'" Gabrielle said. "He said he was delighted to. Then he shook my mom's hand."
Gabrielle said she was "amazed" by Depp's gesture.
"I've always wanted to see him since I was 9," she said. "I was surprised that he would actually do that."
Megan Morasan, also 11, who had been stationed in front of Lucrezia's restaurant, also shook Depp's hand Monday night.
She and her mom were back again Tuesday within sight of Depp's trailer.
"I screamed when I saw him," she said.
"He's a very nice guy," Megan's mom, Sharon, said.
Many, like Ken Nelson, 22, of Schererville, said they appreciated Depp's acknowledgment of his fans whenever he appeared.
"I saw him two feet away when he came out and greeted the crowd," Nelson said Tuesday. "He was shaking hands. It was pretty cool. Most actors wouldn't do that. He's grateful and appreciative of his fans."
Matt Frysztak, also 22, said Hollywood's brief visit to Crown Point was really cool. "You never think something like this would come to Crown Point. This is the biggest thing that's happened here since Dillinger broke out of jail 70 years ago."
Jeff Krcmarich, 25, of Valparaiso, was braving Tuesday's 30-mph winds on a mission of love as he kept his eyes glued to Depp's trailer, camera in hand.
Krcmarich said he'd asked his fiancee, Rachel Petetti of LaGrange, if she wanted jewelry for her birthday.
"She said, 'I want a picture of Johnny Depp,'" Krcmarich said.
"Public Enemies" publicist David Fulton said all scenes were shot inside the jail Tuesday. Workers outside attached hundreds of rubber cobblestone street sections to Main Street.
Several 1930s-era cars sat along the west side of the street waiting to be used for exterior scenes, likely today, although Fulton said the shooting sechedule is ultimately up to director Michael Mann.
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