Director's Chair: Michael Mann - page 2

4 months ago 03rd Jul 14:17

It was the biopic picture next for Mann as he teamed up with Will Smith to tell the story of boxing legend Muhammad Ali and despite failing to make back it's budget it too did well with the critics.

Smith went on to pick up a Best Actor Academy award nomination for his performance.

It was back to the crime drama in 2004 with Collateral, which starred Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx before taking a producing role for a couple of years working in the likes of The Aviator.

After serving as executive producer on television series Miami Vice he moved that iconic show onto the big screen in 2006 as Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx took over the roles of Crockett and Tubbs.

The film received a mix to a poor response and while it managed a respectable $163.7 million gross it wasn't perhaps the big success that everyone was expecting.

For the last few years he has focused on his producing work with the likes of The Kingdom and Hancock under his belt. But this week he's back in the director's chair with Public Enemies.

Starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger the movie follows the criminal career of the bank robber who stole from the banks that had pushed the country into Depression, becoming a national hero.

Public Enemies is out now

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