Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard are coming to Wisconsin...it's official

Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard are coming to Wisconsin. Gov. Jim Doyle's office confirmed Tuesday that Depp will be in the state to star as John Dillinger in Public Enemies.

“Welcoming the film industry to Wisconsin gives us an opportunity to showcase the rich diversity of our great state – its landscapes, its people, and its culture,” Governor Doyle said. “Movies create a sense of place that stays in the minds and hearts of moviegoers long after the credits roll. And as the proud Governor of this wonderful state, I can’t wait for the rest of the world to see on the big screen what we enjoy every day – the great state of Wisconsin.”
(That kind of talk gets my vote every time, I'm a sucker for it.)
Cotillard will play Billie Frechette, the girl from northern Wisconsin who became Dillinger's lover (click here).
You can read about the many Dillinger/Wisconsin connections in this post.

In the above picture you'll notice that actor Campbell Scott reads the audio book version of the best selling novel. Campbell Scott is the son of film actor George C Scott and Coleen Dewhurst, the famous actress from Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. Campbell is a graduate and alumni board member of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Also, let us not forget that Public Enemies director Michael Mann is a UW grad (that's the University of Wisconsin at Madison). The tremelo knob is definitely cranked to 10 here at Wisconsinology.
By the way, Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough is one of the greatest reads of the past ten years. Buy it. Now. Amazon.com