Saturday, May 10, 2008

Johnny Depp Film 'Public Enemy' Shooting Soon At Bridgeview Bank

A reader writes in:
"Set Designers are hard at work preparing the Rotunda of the Bridgeview Bank for a scene in the upcoming film "Public Enemy" starring Johnny Depp. Shooting is slated for May 12-16th. If you look at the photos I've sent you'll notice they have taken down the HUGE chandelier that hung from the ceiling. What a job that must have been! They are also assembling lots of other things that I am not privy to...see the other photos I shot this afternoon...just for your blog! Should be a fun week at Broadway & Lawrence!"

13 comments:

  1. This movie sounds like it is going to be terrific. Some of our friends in northern Wisconsin hosted the crew (Depp included but still noone felt compelled to invite me!!) when they were filming up there. It seems as if the producers & location scouts have gone the extra mile to find authentic locations.

    And, the rotunda at Bridgeview Bank (why couldn't you have continued to call it the Uptown Bank?????)is seriously gorgeous. When Chicagoans see this movie, they will probably be shocked to realize that much of the sets are places that still exist today. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a movie palace or where they could screen the film? :(

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  2. Wow, I can't believe that Johnny Depp is going to be in our little ol' Uptown. I wonder if he's ever been to the Green Mill.

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  3. He was at Green Mill and Kinetic Playground a couple months ago.

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  4. I heard there will be a currupt Alderman that looks like a witch and has a second job as a hooker.

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  5. Is he really going to be there tomorrow I thought he had two more days in Wisconsin? I am really exctited because we asked him for an autograph in Aurora and he apologized and told us he would do it later and then he said come back. If Johnny Depp tells you to come back you better know we are coming back. His bodyguard is kind of grouchy and his name is Jerry and he drives a black suvwith tan on the bottom/

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  6. Filming has been postponed at all Uptown locations. Friday the 16th they will be filming one day only. First to second week of June they will return to finish the Aragon and Bridgeview shoots.

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  7. Yeah they were filming in the Aragon 2 weeks ago... there seemed to be 60-70 crew people milling around all over the place, lighting trucks, buses and the like... and within 8-10 hours they were gone like dust in the wind.

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  8. That was the Carrie underwood shoot. I was told this Thursday and Friday nite at Kinetic Playground.

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  9. I just spoke with Jimmy from Kinetic. Shooting is on Monday. one day shoot back again first week in June

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  10. Just drove by, filming is going on today!

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  11. So that's what's going on there. I was on my morning walk and walked right into the midst of the chaos in front of the bank. I immediately started a Twitter to find out what the fuss was about. Thanks for clearing this up. Anybody know which company is in charge of extras?

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  12. Here is the email for the Extras. It's peextras@gmail.com, send them like a photo or two and give them your sizes for dress, shoe, hair color, etc.

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  13. Universal & the set designers have been HARD at work for 3 weeks converting Lincoln Ave by the Biograph back to 1930's. AMAZING level of effort. Just got the flyers this am restricting parking for PE shooting on 5/23 and 5/27-5/30.

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