Johnny wasn't there, but that didn't stop 100 of Depp's fans

While crews set up shop at Aurora's Paramount Theatre Sunday to film a portion of the movie "Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp, about 100 fans waited outside for a celebrity sighting.

No luck. Better luck today.

Kim Smoot, head of security at Paramount, said the shoot featuring Depp would take place Monday morning. But die-hard fans waited around anyway, just in case he showed up.

The major motion picture starring Johnny Depp will focus on American gangster John Dillinger and the birth of the FBI.

Kristen Conforti, 20, of Bartlett, got to the theater at 4 a.m. She's got a shrine dedicated to him in her house and she's seen every single one of Depp's movies on opening night.

She remained hopeful.

"Nobody else wanted to come out here with me and wake up at 3:30 a.m.," she said. "I'm determined."

Megan Schaefer, 19, of Crystal Lake found out about Depp's filming from a Johnny Depp blog. She dragged a couple of Depp-lovers with her to Aurora anxious to meet her favorite star.

"No matter what they say, we're waiting anyway," she said.

They had even bigger plans for today.

"We're gonna come earlier," Schaefer said. "If he's really gonna be here, we're getting up early."

Cecilia Smith, 33, drove all the way from Hobart, Ind. -- about 90 minutes -- in hopes of seeing the world's most famous living pirate.

She has two Johnny Depp images tattooed on her right arm. The last time she met Depp, he autographed her arm, so she got his signature tattooed near the images as well.

Smith also brought a photo album filled with Depp pictures, some of which she shot herself.

"I wanted some more pictures, and I'm still hoping to get some pictures with him," she said. "I'm excited and I'm very happy for the nice weather."