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Public Enemies' Marion Cotillard Ramps Up
It's rare for a European actress to carve out a career in Hollywood. But honing her English with rounds of Berlitz and winning both the best actress Oscar and Cesar awards for La Vie en Rose have spun Marion Cotillard into a whirlwind of film roles. First, she went to Chicago to shoot Michael Mann's Public Enemies, playing moll Billie Frechette to Johnny Depp's gangster John Dillinger (July 1).
Three days later she was on the set of Rob Marshall's Fellini-inspired movie musical Nine, using her own singing voice as Luisa Contini opposite best actor Oscar-winner Daniel Day Lewis (November 25). The script for Nine was the last one completed by the late Anthony Minghella.
After just two days in Paris, Cotillard flew to the Morroco desert to shoot the French-language Le Dernier Vol (The Last Flight), co-starring her boyfriend, Guillaume Canet. Let's hope she catches a well-deserved break before starting her next, Inception, opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page.
Here's the Public Enemies trailer:
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I am so ready for 'Public Enemies' to open, and the fact that the trailer insults Indiana is just a bonus.
Posted by: mitkid | April 01, 2009 at 04:16 AM
I think it's disgraceful that she is playing 2nd fiddle to Depp in this movie... WTF, Hollywood. Oh right, Hollywood hates women. She's better off going back to europe and making strong, assertive roles that Europeans have carved out for actresses.
Posted by: Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist! | April 01, 2009 at 07:15 AM
Not that you're at all wrong about the dearth of good female roles in American cinema, but I think it may be best to direct the indignation towards a more deserving subject.
I mean, it's a star-driven vehicle about a well-known historical figure. Anyone would be playing second fiddle to Depp.
Posted by: Ben C | April 01, 2009 at 08:53 AM
Well, it's a film about John Dillinger, not Billie Frechette. If Frechette had robbed banks with Johnny Boy, she might not have to play second fiddle. But, unlike Bonnie Parker, who lit a fire under lethargic Clyde and got top billing as a result, poor Billie will have to settle for a supporting role. Read the book on which the movie is based. Or, better yet, read The Dillinger Days, by John Toland, a somewhat better book on the subject.
Posted by: Brian | April 01, 2009 at 12:15 PM