CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - Johnny Depp will be in town this spring to recreate gangster John Dillinger’s infamous 1934 escape from Lake County Jail for his upcoming film “Public Enemies.”
Depp will play Dillinger, and the scene will be shot at the Old Sheriff’s House and Jail. No specific dates have been released, but filming will take place from March through June in Chicago, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Dillinger, an Indiana native, escaped the heavily guarded northwestern Indiana jail March 3, 1934. His co-star in “Public Enemies” will be this year’s Oscar-winner for best actress, Marion Cotillard, who is playing Dillinger’s moll.