New tax credits have lured Universal Pictures to Wisconsin to film a Johnny Depp film about John Dillinger, Gov. Jim Doyle announced today.
Universal Pictures would spend about $20 million in Wisconsin on “Public Enemies,” garnering about $3.9 million in tax credits, according to the governor. The film stars Depp and Christian Bale and this week’s Best Actress Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard.
The film is being produced and directed by Michael Mann, a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus.