Christian Bale is in talks to star opposite Johnny Depp in "
Public Enemies," the Depression-era crime drama Michael Mann is directing for Universal.
An adaptation of Brian Burrough's book "
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43," the story follows the government's attempt to stop the criminals John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd. Depp is playing Dillinger.