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EVENT REPORT 06.23.09 5:42 PM

At Universal's Public Enemies Chicago Screening, Producers Prepare for Rain—and Bowlers

Universal Studios lined the red carpet with 1930s vehicles
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Last summer, when Universal Studios filmed its soon-to-be-released Public Enemies in Chicago, camera-phone-armed locals crowded around barricades that closed off streets filled with 1930s vehicles, a slew of cameramen, and—if gawkers showed up at a fortuitous time—the stars of the gangster flick, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Marion Cotillard. On Thursday night, a similar scene took place outside the AMC River East 21 theater, where the studio hosted what it called a "Chicago special screening premiere" of the movie.

Though the film's official premiere will take place in Los Angeles Tuesday night, Universal Studios hosted a prior screening in Chicago for some pretty straightforward reasons: "Public Enemies was filmed here," said Katie Hall, an event prodcuer at XA, the Experiential Agency, which facilitated planning efforts for the screening. "Also, Michael Mann is not only the film's director, he's also a co-producer. And Chicago is his hometown." MORE >>

Universal Studios, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Michael Mann, Christian Bale