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'Public Enemy No. 1' Is Headed For America

by Phil Contrino

posted July 7, 2008 7:21 AM

vincentcassel.jpgSenator Entertainment has snagged the U.S. distribution rights to Public Enemy No. 1, a two-part biopic about French criminal Jacques Mesrine, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The two films star Vincent Cassel, Gerard Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Ludivine Sagnier and they were directed by Jean-Francois Richet. Enemy has drawn comparisons to such American crime classics as GoodFellas and Scarface and its first part may hit U.S. theatres by the end of the year.

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