By Jasmine Rencher

After "Batman Begins" and its upcoming sequel "The Dark Knight," Christian Bale is no stranger to the crime fighting role. Next summer our knight in not-so-shining armor will be seeking justice again, but in a different outfit.

"I've been doing a movie [called] 'Public Enemies,'" he said recently about the flick he just wrapped opposite Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum and Marion Cotillard in her first post-Oscar role. The fact-based film tells the story of notorious American gangsters John Dillinger (Depp), Pretty Boy Floyd (Tatum), and Baby Face Nelson (English actor Stephen Graham) during a crime wave in the 1930s. Bale has been cast as FBI chief Melvin Purvis, the man who brings down the three outlaws. Read more...

Now that names like Paul Giamatti, Chris Cooper and John C. Reilly have moved on to leading man status, it leaves a movie fan wondering who the next great supporting star will be. And with breaking news on two major film roles, you might be smart to put your money on chameleonesque character actor John Ortiz.

"I'm going to be shooting 'Public Enemies,' that Michael Mann's directing with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale," said the "American Gangster" and "Miami Vice" actor. "And then, next is '[The Fourth] Fast and the Furious' with Vin Diesel and Paul Walker coming back." Read more...