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Preparations for the film began in 2004, when the actor chosen to play John Dillinger was Leonardo DiCaprio. However, because Leonardo DiCaprio was reluctant to appear in the film, in the end John Dillinger's role was replaced by Johnny Depp.
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In the film, John Dillinger has a line to bank customers, "The money in the bank now does not belong to you." This line was originally from the film director Michael Mann's "The Wire of Fire" in 1995, and the line is also Said by the villain Robert De Niro in the film.
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When the film was filmed, it was affected by the screenwriter’s strike, and the filming time was forced to be extended. The two leading actors Johnny Depp and Marion Cotillard postponed other work for the film, such as the movie starring Johnny Depp. "Santra" was postponed to 2011, and Marion Cotillard's opera originally scheduled to be released in 2008 was also postponed.
Public Enemies behind the scenes gags
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Last Title Card: Melvin Purvis quit the FBI a year later and died by his own hand in 1960. Billie Frechette was released in 1936 and lived the rest of her life in Wisconsin.
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John Dillinger: I was raised on a farm in Moooresville, Indiana. My mama died when I was three, my daddy beat the hell out of me cause he didn't know no better way to raise me. I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, whiskey, and you... what else you need to know?