Johnny Depp Denies The Riddler Rumor

With “The Dark Knight“ bringing in over $919 million (domestic and worldwide performance) for Warner Bros, it’s no surprise that everyone is trying to figure out the casting of the sequel.

So, the rumors already were that Johnny Depp plays The Riddler and Angelina Jolie - Catwoman in the sequel to “The Dark Knight.”

Depp denied The Riddler rumor on a radio interview in Florida via phone.

“It seems like it’d be a fun gig for a while, yeah.”

Depp said.

In the video below he also talks about his upcoming movies, “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” and “Public Enemies,” in which he plays John Dillinger.

source: ComicBookCynic

Johnny Depp is back on “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”

Terry Gilliam had to abandon filming on “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” after a series of accidents forced insurers to pull the plug.

But Gilliam returns to the film project with Johnny Depp. He is hopeful the project can be recovered, eight years after filming first began.

“As far as we’re concerned, it’s on,” Gilliam told the Independent.

“When Johnny’s ready, we’re ready. We’re just talking about dates to film. Basically it all depends on his schedule but otherwise we’re set. It will be next year some time, before next summer anyway.”

“We’re going to completely re-shoot it,” he told. “The intervening years have taught me that I can actually write a much better film. I’m excited it’s going to get done at last.”

Gilliam had serious problems earlier this year - his “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” was put on hold due to the death of the leading man, Heath Ledger.

Johnny Depp to play The Riddler in “Dark Knight” Sequel?

With “The Dark Knight“ bringing in over $400 million for Warner Brothers, it’s no surprise that everyone is trying to figure out the casting of the sequel.

Speculations of Batman’s future villains apparently have moved on from which foes to be featured in the possible follow-up of “The Dark Knight” to who are going to portray them.

It was recently reported that Angelina Jolie has been talking to studio executives about taking the role of Catwoman in the sequel to “The Dark Knight.”

UK’s Daily Telegraph has quoted their unnamed source who said that Warner Bros is targeting Johnny Depp to play The Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman to take the role of The Penguin. The role of the Riddler has previously been tackled by Frank Gorshin in the television version of Batman, with Jim Carrey wearing the question-mark covered tights in Batman Forever. Meanwhile, the Penguin was handled on television by the incomparable Burgess Meredith, and a distinctively disgusting Penguin was played by Danny DeVito in Batman Returns.

“[Producers] are convinced that the role of the Riddler is perfect for Depp,” said a source. “Johnny’s a pro. He’ll be able to take direction from director Chris Nolan and still make the character his own.

Johnny Depp - New ”Public Enemies” on the set photos

You could see the first ”Public Enemies” on the set photos earlier- Johnny Depp as John Dillinger and Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis

Collider.com have new images from filming in California.

Johnny Depp stars opposite his fan!

Johnny Depp will be starring alongside one of his biggest fans in his new movie ‘Public Enemies‘.

The fan paid a staggering $91,000 to appear as an extra in a non-speaking role opposite the Johnny Depp.

Money from the charitybuzz.com auction will go to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a living memorial which aims to “advance the human rights movement through providing innovative support to courageous human rights defenders around the world who have won the RFK Human Rights Award”.

Other experiences available in the auction, which runs until May 14, include the chance to meet Will Smith at the premiere of his new film ‘Hancock‘.

Emilie de Ravin joins Mann’s ‘Public Enemies’

Lost star Emilie de Ravin has joined the cast of Michael Mann’s Public Enemies.

The Australian actress, who plays Claire in the ABC drama, will play a supporting role opposite Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in the movie.

The film, based on Bryan Burrough’s book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43, tells the story of the US government’s attempts to catch notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Depp).

Christian Bale plays FBI agent Melvin Purvis, with Avatar’s Stephen Lang as the head of the Texas Rangers and Billy Crudup as FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover.

David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Marion Cotillard, Branka Katic, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi and Stephen Dorff also star.

Shooting recently began in Wisconsin.

Branka Katic as Johnny Depp’s lover in ‘Public Enemies’

Serbian actress Branka Katic is currently shooting Michael Mann’s thriller “Public Enemies”, which deals with crime wave in the 1930’s.

The actress plays the role of Anna Sage, a fatal “Lady in Red”, who fingered the notorious gangster John Dillinger to the FBI agents.

The film directed by Michael Mann deals with the crime wave in America in the early 1930’s, led by criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd.

Johnny Depp plays Dillinger, the bank robber, who robbed over 300,000 dollars during his short career, which represented a huge sum of money during the Depression era. He was killed on July 22, 1934 in front of the Biograph Theater in Chicago, where he coincidentally watched a crime drama ‘Manhattan Melodrama‘ (Clark Gable).

He was set up an ambush by his girlfriend Ana Sage, played by Serbian actress Branka Katic. Ana Cumpanas, also known as Anna Sage and “The Woman in Red”, was a brothel owner in Chicago. In order to prevent her deportation back to her native Romania, Cumpanas fingered Dillinger to the FBI. However, the promise was never kept and she was deported in 1936, where she died 11 years later.

Agent Melvin Purvis is played by Christian Bale, while Dillinger’s girlfriend Billie Frechette is played by Marion Cotillard, who won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in “La Vie en Rose”.

Shooting of the film “Public Enemies”, started in Columbus, will last until the end of June and the premiere is scheduled for July 1, 2009.