The best fantasy movies of all time need their villains and are doubtlessly made even better by the perfect performances of the actors playing them. Antagonistic portrayals constitute some of the best fantasy movie performances ever, but the focus is usually on the heroic (or at least protagonist) characters. Villain actors deserve just as much appreciation for convincingly portraying the person who typically sets the story in motion. There are a range of complex fantasy villains for A-list actors to play, supporting different types of stories.
The most evil fantasy movie villains ever are usually just evil for the sake of it, leaving it up to the actors to make them amazingly charismatic when there is no explanation for their actions. Villains with a tragic backstory are potentially easier and more difficult in different ways; while they have more understandable motives, they demand nuance. Many legendary actors have dazzled audiences with their larger-than-life villain performances,...
The most evil fantasy movie villains ever are usually just evil for the sake of it, leaving it up to the actors to make them amazingly charismatic when there is no explanation for their actions. Villains with a tragic backstory are potentially easier and more difficult in different ways; while they have more understandable motives, they demand nuance. Many legendary actors have dazzled audiences with their larger-than-life villain performances,...
- 10/17/2024
- by Abigail Stevens
- ScreenRant
Turning Disney theme park attractions is a relatively new-ish concept, but the movies based on Disney attractions vary wildly in quality.
The story goes that Dick Cook, who at the time was running the Disney film studio with Nina Jacobson, had originally come up with the idea to “mine the theme parks for movie ideas” (as James B. Stewart put it in “Disney War”). They had made “The Country Bears” and were working on projects based on classic Disney attractions Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. At the time, Pirates was envisioned as a direct-to-video cheapie, more along the lines of “Tower of Terror,” which debuted as an inexpensive TV on “The Wonderful World of Disney.”
But during a meeting about whether Disney should invest in “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” an expensive Peter Weir movie starring Russell Crowe (they declined), the idea was...
The story goes that Dick Cook, who at the time was running the Disney film studio with Nina Jacobson, had originally come up with the idea to “mine the theme parks for movie ideas” (as James B. Stewart put it in “Disney War”). They had made “The Country Bears” and were working on projects based on classic Disney attractions Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. At the time, Pirates was envisioned as a direct-to-video cheapie, more along the lines of “Tower of Terror,” which debuted as an inexpensive TV on “The Wonderful World of Disney.”
But during a meeting about whether Disney should invest in “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” an expensive Peter Weir movie starring Russell Crowe (they declined), the idea was...
- 7/28/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Jay Wolpert, a TV game show producer who helped popularize “The Price is Right” and had a late career resurgence as a credited writer on Disney’s mega-blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” has died. He was 79.
Wolpert died Monday morning in Los Angeles after suffering from Alzheimer’s, his longtime manager of 20 years told TheWrap.
Wolpert created CBS’ “Double Dare” in the ’70s, spending much of his early career at Goodson-Todman Productions. He also worked with Chuck Barris and Dan Enright and helped develop classic game show hits such as “Family Feud,” “Card Sharks” and “Match Game.” But he most importantly helped introduce some of the humor and narrative elements to “The Price Is Right’s” Showcase Showdowns, working on the show as a producer between 1972-1978 and for over 1,300 episodes.
He also found success writing for the big screen, moving into screenwriting and...
Wolpert died Monday morning in Los Angeles after suffering from Alzheimer’s, his longtime manager of 20 years told TheWrap.
Wolpert created CBS’ “Double Dare” in the ’70s, spending much of his early career at Goodson-Todman Productions. He also worked with Chuck Barris and Dan Enright and helped develop classic game show hits such as “Family Feud,” “Card Sharks” and “Match Game.” But he most importantly helped introduce some of the humor and narrative elements to “The Price Is Right’s” Showcase Showdowns, working on the show as a producer between 1972-1978 and for over 1,300 episodes.
He also found success writing for the big screen, moving into screenwriting and...
- 1/4/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jay Wolpert, who was the original producer of The Price Is Right in the 1970s, created other game shows and later scripted The Count of Monte Cristo and Disney’s first Pirates of the Caribbean film, died Monday of Alzheimer’s in Los Angeles. He was 78.
Wolpert’s reps at Code Entertainment confirmed his death today. Watch a WGA West video interview with him below.
Wolpert won a Jeopardy! championship in the late 1960s, an experience that steered him toward a career in TV game shows. Working for Goodman-Todman Productions, he became the first producer of the Bob Barker-hosted Price Is Right, which premiered in 1972. He remained in that role until 1978.
In 1976, Wolpert created Double Dare, another Goodman-Todson game show originally hosted by future Jeopardy! answer man Alex Trebek. It aired for about five months. Wolpert went on to launch Jay Wolpert Productions, for which he created the daytime game shows Whew!
Wolpert’s reps at Code Entertainment confirmed his death today. Watch a WGA West video interview with him below.
Wolpert won a Jeopardy! championship in the late 1960s, an experience that steered him toward a career in TV game shows. Working for Goodman-Todman Productions, he became the first producer of the Bob Barker-hosted Price Is Right, which premiered in 1972. He remained in that role until 1978.
In 1976, Wolpert created Double Dare, another Goodman-Todson game show originally hosted by future Jeopardy! answer man Alex Trebek. It aired for about five months. Wolpert went on to launch Jay Wolpert Productions, for which he created the daytime game shows Whew!
- 1/4/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Johnny Depp looks to have fallen on even harder times after the outcome of his latest court case opposite ex-wife Amber Heard, and there’s been widespread speculation that none of the major studios are too keen to work with the actor due to the swathes of negative publicity that have been following him everywhere he goes over the last couple of years.
The 57 year-old’s fans are staunchly backing him even if Hollywood won’t, and his supporters aren’t happy that Disney are moving forward on two Pirates of the Caribbean movies without the franchise’s star. After all, it was the role of Jack Sparrow that transformed the actor from the eccentric darling of independent cinema to a genuine A-lister, with the character becoming a cultural icon from the very second he showed up onscreen.
Not only did the series make Depp one of the highest-paid talents...
The 57 year-old’s fans are staunchly backing him even if Hollywood won’t, and his supporters aren’t happy that Disney are moving forward on two Pirates of the Caribbean movies without the franchise’s star. After all, it was the role of Jack Sparrow that transformed the actor from the eccentric darling of independent cinema to a genuine A-lister, with the character becoming a cultural icon from the very second he showed up onscreen.
Not only did the series make Depp one of the highest-paid talents...
- 11/5/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Pirates of the Caribbean was never meant to be a franchise. Not really. Of course one could also argue the concept was never meant to be a movie either. Originally a theme park ride which opened at Disneyland in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean becoming a movie is the kind of high-concept thrown around by Disney execs huddled at a conference table. Indeed, it was creative executives Brigham Taylor, Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon who brainstormed the basic plot for a Pirates movie during the same period the studio greenlit The Country Bears and The Haunted Mansion movies. However, what made the eventual Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl a classic came from the type of creative inspiration Disney couldn’t anticipate or control… yet.
Released in 2003 with modest expectations from the Mouse, and even more cynical predictions by the rest of the industry, the first Pirates of the Caribbean...
Released in 2003 with modest expectations from the Mouse, and even more cynical predictions by the rest of the industry, the first Pirates of the Caribbean...
- 8/27/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Mark Harrison May 25, 2017
The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies have not been easy films to make....
As Michael Bolton once belted out: “This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow.” The Pirates Of The Caribbean film was a surprise sleeper hit in 2003, astounding the higher-ups at Disney who had long been sceptical of how a pirate movie, based on a ride at Disneyland, would appeal to audiences.
Off the back of this success, the sequels only got more ambitious and expensive in scale, with their use of practical effects and convoluted character dynamics serving to complicate the adventure format, with mixed results. It shouldn't shock you then, to hear that each of the movies released so far had some serious behind-the-scenes battles to make them shipshape.
The fifth and apparently final instalment, Salazar's Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales), has had some very public battles before it has even been released,...
The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies have not been easy films to make....
As Michael Bolton once belted out: “This is the tale of Captain Jack Sparrow.” The Pirates Of The Caribbean film was a surprise sleeper hit in 2003, astounding the higher-ups at Disney who had long been sceptical of how a pirate movie, based on a ride at Disneyland, would appeal to audiences.
Off the back of this success, the sequels only got more ambitious and expensive in scale, with their use of practical effects and convoluted character dynamics serving to complicate the adventure format, with mixed results. It shouldn't shock you then, to hear that each of the movies released so far had some serious behind-the-scenes battles to make them shipshape.
The fifth and apparently final instalment, Salazar's Revenge (or Dead Men Tell No Tales), has had some very public battles before it has even been released,...
- 5/24/2017
- Den of Geek
'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl': Johnny Depp as Capt. Jack Sparrow. 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' review: Mostly an enjoyable romp (Oscar Movie Series) Pirate movies were a Hollywood staple for about three decades, from the mid-'20s (The Sea Hawk, The Black Pirate) to the mid-to-late '50s (Moonfleet, The Buccaneer), when the genre, by then mostly relegated to B films, began to die down. Sporadic resurrections in the '80s and '90s turned out to be critical and commercial bombs (Pirates, Cutthroat Island), something that didn't bode well for the Walt Disney Company's $140 million-budgeted film "adaptation" of one of their theme-park rides. But Neptune's mood has apparently improved with the arrival of the new century. He smiled – grinned would be a more appropriate word – on the Gore Verbinski-directed Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,...
- 6/29/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, and Jay Wolpert
Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
Captain Jack Sparrow is the worst thing that ever happened to Johnny Depp’s career. The prevailing wisdom is that the constantly soused pirate is what vaulted Depp to superstardom, and though it’s accurate, I don’t think this financial leap represented a positive for his qualitative growth as an actor. Some people have found a balance between being legitimate actors and movie stars. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon come to mind. (Sadly, not every one of the 21st-century Ocean’s Eleven qualify as stars. Sorry, Eddie Jemison.) This trio are easily among the most recognizable faces in film, this generation’s respective answers to Cary Grant, Robert Redford, and Henry Fonda. Their...
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, and Jay Wolpert
Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush
Captain Jack Sparrow is the worst thing that ever happened to Johnny Depp’s career. The prevailing wisdom is that the constantly soused pirate is what vaulted Depp to superstardom, and though it’s accurate, I don’t think this financial leap represented a positive for his qualitative growth as an actor. Some people have found a balance between being legitimate actors and movie stars. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon come to mind. (Sadly, not every one of the 21st-century Ocean’s Eleven qualify as stars. Sorry, Eddie Jemison.) This trio are easily among the most recognizable faces in film, this generation’s respective answers to Cary Grant, Robert Redford, and Henry Fonda. Their...
- 1/19/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Director Gary Ross may have found his follow-up to the spring blockbuster The Hunger Games with Disney's Peter and the Starcatchers.
The story is set up as a prequel to the J.M. Barrie classic Peter Pan. The plot follows Peter, who meets a young girl named Molly on a Neverland ship. Molly tells Peter about a trunk of magical "starstuff" that must never be retrieved by "Black Stache," the name Captain Hook went by before losing his hand. Peter and Molly set off on an adventure to keep this mystical substance out of the nefarious pirate's hands.
The project was first set up at Disney way back in 2005, when Jay Wolpert was hired to adapt the best-selling book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. After years of languishing in development, we reported in May that Jesse Wigutow was hired to write the adapted screenplay.
The book was adapted into a Broadway play,...
The story is set up as a prequel to the J.M. Barrie classic Peter Pan. The plot follows Peter, who meets a young girl named Molly on a Neverland ship. Molly tells Peter about a trunk of magical "starstuff" that must never be retrieved by "Black Stache," the name Captain Hook went by before losing his hand. Peter and Molly set off on an adventure to keep this mystical substance out of the nefarious pirate's hands.
The project was first set up at Disney way back in 2005, when Jay Wolpert was hired to adapt the best-selling book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. After years of languishing in development, we reported in May that Jesse Wigutow was hired to write the adapted screenplay.
The book was adapted into a Broadway play,...
- 7/17/2012
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
James Caviezel gives a strong performance in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo which arrives on Blu-ray looking solid and with revenge on its mind. The adaptation of Alexandre Dumas novel of revenge was directed by Kevin Reynolds (who brought Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Waterworld to the screen) with Jay Wolpert (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) handling writing duties. The film sees Caviezel joined by Guy Pearce, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Luis Guzmán, Henry Cavill, Jb Blanc, and Christopher Adamson. It also benefits from short performances from the legendary Richard Harris and an evil performance from Michael Wincott. The tenth film adaptation of the classic tale sees Caviezel taking on the...
- 10/2/2011
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Director: Rob Marshall Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, Tim Powers Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally You say you want a synopsis? I will give you a synopsis...a very synopsized one at that! Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) swashbuckles his way into a London prison to rescue his first mate Gibbs (Kevin McNally) from a public hanging. Next thing Jack knows, he is in King George's (Richard Griffiths) palace. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), now a "privateer" sailing for the British monarch, is also there. King George wants the pair to be the first to beat the Spaniards to Ponce de Leon's legendary Fountain of Youth. Instead, Jack finds himself a minion on Blackbeard's (Ian McShane) Queen Anne's Revenge, which just so happens to have an old flame of Jack's -- Angelica (Penélope Cruz) -- as its first mate. The Spaniards, Brits...
- 5/20/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release. At least six supplementary theatres will launch after May 20, to be confirmed in coming days. Additionally, the movie will open day-and-date on 139 IMAX screens internationally. Advance ticket sales for the film have also been robust.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: An IMAX 3D Experience has been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX Dmr (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX 3D.
- 5/17/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: We knew Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” would be big. But we didn’t know it would be record setting.
According to a release from the IMAX Corporation, however, it appears that the fourth “Pirates” will open on 402 IMAX theaters globally, setting a new record. Here is the full press release, as well as a listing of the IMAX theaters (courtesy of ComingSoon):
IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release.
Hollywoodnews.com: We knew Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” would be big. But we didn’t know it would be record setting.
According to a release from the IMAX Corporation, however, it appears that the fourth “Pirates” will open on 402 IMAX theaters globally, setting a new record. Here is the full press release, as well as a listing of the IMAX theaters (courtesy of ComingSoon):
IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release.
- 5/17/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Written by: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Tim Powers , Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Graham, Sam Claflin, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Gemma Ward
It all starts with a water-logged old man, pulled up from floating refuse found in the ocean. Welcome to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Before the old man dies, he whispers that he's found the lost wreckage of Juan Ponce de León; wreckage which contains maps that could lead inquisitive souls to find the fabled fountain of youth and thus long life and glory. This revelation starts up a number of quests from competing energies, including an expedition by the English, by the Spanish, and by dirty filthy scallywags led by the notorious Blackbeard the Pirate (Ian McShane).
There's one other wild card in all these groups,...
Written by: Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott, Tim Powers , Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Graham, Sam Claflin, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Gemma Ward
It all starts with a water-logged old man, pulled up from floating refuse found in the ocean. Welcome to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Before the old man dies, he whispers that he's found the lost wreckage of Juan Ponce de León; wreckage which contains maps that could lead inquisitive souls to find the fabled fountain of youth and thus long life and glory. This revelation starts up a number of quests from competing energies, including an expedition by the English, by the Spanish, and by dirty filthy scallywags led by the notorious Blackbeard the Pirate (Ian McShane).
There's one other wild card in all these groups,...
- 5/16/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
Disney And Hot Topic Present
Treasure-filled .Pirates Day. Fan Events
To Celebrate
Walt Disney Pictures And Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
.Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Advance Fan Screening, Costume Contest and More
at Hot Topic Stores in Hollywood, Calif., and Paramus, N.J.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Burbank, Calif. (May 9, 2011) . In celebration of the upcoming release on May 20th of Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. the next installment in the hugely popular film franchise, directed by Rob Marshall, Walt Disney Studios announced today special .Pirates Day. fan events, fun-filled celebrations of all things .Pirates,. which will include advance 3D fan screenings of the film. The events will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2011, in and around the Hot Topic stores in Hollywood, Calif., and Paramus, N.J.
The .Pirates Day. events are part of a month-long takeover of Hot Topic.s 650 stores nationwide...
Treasure-filled .Pirates Day. Fan Events
To Celebrate
Walt Disney Pictures And Jerry Bruckheimer Films.
.Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Advance Fan Screening, Costume Contest and More
at Hot Topic Stores in Hollywood, Calif., and Paramus, N.J.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Burbank, Calif. (May 9, 2011) . In celebration of the upcoming release on May 20th of Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. the next installment in the hugely popular film franchise, directed by Rob Marshall, Walt Disney Studios announced today special .Pirates Day. fan events, fun-filled celebrations of all things .Pirates,. which will include advance 3D fan screenings of the film. The events will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2011, in and around the Hot Topic stores in Hollywood, Calif., and Paramus, N.J.
The .Pirates Day. events are part of a month-long takeover of Hot Topic.s 650 stores nationwide...
- 5/11/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Scallywags and landlubbers of all ages were on hand to celebrate the World Premiere of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland in California on Saturday. Lucky fans were treated to the screening of Disney’s latest Pirates installment in Frontierland on Tom Sawyer Island’s. After the end of the Pirates premiere, producer Jerry Bruckheimer (@Bruckheimerjb) went on twitter to announce, “Exclusive never-before-seen clip from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”
Prior to the premiere, Main Street got a total makeover as the film’s stars walked the black carpet. Even Mickey Mouse became a pirate for the night.
According to Bruckheimer, 100% of the proceeds from the premiere tickets will go to the Boys & Girls Club of America. Here’s a look at the evening’s events.
About The Movie: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun,...
Prior to the premiere, Main Street got a total makeover as the film’s stars walked the black carpet. Even Mickey Mouse became a pirate for the night.
According to Bruckheimer, 100% of the proceeds from the premiere tickets will go to the Boys & Girls Club of America. Here’s a look at the evening’s events.
About The Movie: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun,...
- 5/9/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Burbank, Calif. (May 5, 2011) .Walt Disney Studios announced that today .The Oprah Winfrey Show.s. studio audience in Chicago, Ill., enjoyed a surprise visit from actor Johnny Depp, followed by an advance special screening of Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. in which Depp stars for the fourth time as the iconic Captain Jack Sparrow.
The audience members were treated to the ultimate .Harpo Hook-Up. as they were the first moviegoers in the world to view .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. presented in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp was on hand at the movie theatre to greet and welcome the .Oprah. show.s excited fans to the unprecedented event.
The highly anticipated action-filled adventure, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, also stars Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush, and sails into theatres on May 20, 2011.
About The Movie:...
The audience members were treated to the ultimate .Harpo Hook-Up. as they were the first moviegoers in the world to view .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. presented in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp was on hand at the movie theatre to greet and welcome the .Oprah. show.s excited fans to the unprecedented event.
The highly anticipated action-filled adventure, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, also stars Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane and Geoffrey Rush, and sails into theatres on May 20, 2011.
About The Movie:...
- 5/5/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Pirates. fans can help celebrate the 5/7 Disneyland World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger tides by connecting nationwide on Mobile, Twitter and Scvngr to win a trove of treasure, including a Disney Cruise to the Mexican Riviera!
What: Pirates fans across the country have 3 ways to connect to the Disneyland World Premiere and win Pirates of the Caribbean Prize Packs including Hot Topic T-shirts, Xpand 3D Glasses, Pirates of the Caribbean Blu-ray. Box Sets, Pirates Booty, a Disney Cruise to the Mexican Riviera and more!
When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 9Am Pst . 9Pm Pst
How:
1. Grand Prize Disney Cruise Giveaway
a. Where: Follow Pirates of the Caribbean Producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter (@Bruckheimerjb) all day on 5/7
b. How: Jerry Bruckheimer will tweet special instructions to enter the sweeps.
c. What: A cruise to the Mexican Riviera on a Disney Cruise line and access to exclusive Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides content!
What: Pirates fans across the country have 3 ways to connect to the Disneyland World Premiere and win Pirates of the Caribbean Prize Packs including Hot Topic T-shirts, Xpand 3D Glasses, Pirates of the Caribbean Blu-ray. Box Sets, Pirates Booty, a Disney Cruise to the Mexican Riviera and more!
When: Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 9Am Pst . 9Pm Pst
How:
1. Grand Prize Disney Cruise Giveaway
a. Where: Follow Pirates of the Caribbean Producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Twitter (@Bruckheimerjb) all day on 5/7
b. How: Jerry Bruckheimer will tweet special instructions to enter the sweeps.
c. What: A cruise to the Mexican Riviera on a Disney Cruise line and access to exclusive Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides content!
- 5/5/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Walt Disney Pictures has given us an exclusive first look at a new television spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which will air nationally tonight during the NBA Playoffs. The spot is action packed, filled with fast cuts and features the same loud bassy beat that we now find in most movie marketing in this post-Inception world. Watch it now embedded after the jump. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/POTC4_DIPT3161_DieTrying_High.flv 550 230] Official Synopsis Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (In Disney Digital 3D™) Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films Website and Mobile site: Disney.com/Pirates Like us on Facebook: Facebook.com/PiratesoftheCaribbean Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/DisneyPictures Genre: Comedy-Adventure Rating: Tbd U.S. Release Date: May 20, 2011 Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Claflin and Geoffrey Rush Director: Rob Marshall Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Executive Producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio,...
- 4/25/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Star-studded Event At Disneyland On May 7th
Marks First-ever 3D Outdoor Premiere
Burbank, Calif. (April 5, 2011) .The Walt Disney Company is donating proceeds from the highly anticipated World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films. .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, it was announced today by Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. The first-ever 3D outdoor event will take place on May 7th at Disneyland® Park in Anaheim, California, with all of the film.s stars expected to attend along with many Hollywood celebrities.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the action-packed adventure.
Individual tickets for the premiere event are priced at $1,000 and...
Marks First-ever 3D Outdoor Premiere
Burbank, Calif. (April 5, 2011) .The Walt Disney Company is donating proceeds from the highly anticipated World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films. .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,. to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, it was announced today by Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. The first-ever 3D outdoor event will take place on May 7th at Disneyland® Park in Anaheim, California, with all of the film.s stars expected to attend along with many Hollywood celebrities.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the action-packed adventure.
Individual tickets for the premiere event are priced at $1,000 and...
- 4/5/2011
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Walt Disney Company is donating proceeds from the highly anticipated World Premiere of Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, it was announced today by Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. The first-ever 3D outdoor event will take place on May 7th at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, with all of the film's stars expected to attend along with many Hollywood celebrities.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise-this time in Disney Digital 3D. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the action-packed adventure.
Individual tickets for the premiere event are priced at $1,000 and are now available for sale at PiratesPremiere.com. Disney is donating 100% of the proceeds from the...
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise-this time in Disney Digital 3D. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the action-packed adventure.
Individual tickets for the premiere event are priced at $1,000 and are now available for sale at PiratesPremiere.com. Disney is donating 100% of the proceeds from the...
- 4/5/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Check out the latest poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey and Sam Claflin. Rob Marshall directs the Jerry Bruckheimer production coming to theaters in Disney Digital 3D™. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio wrote the screenplay from the characters they created with Jay Wolpert and Stuart Beattie, and Tim Powers' novel "On Stranger Tides" (suggestion). In the eagerly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge,...
- 3/16/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the latest poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey and Sam Claflin. Rob Marshall directs the Jerry Bruckheimer production coming to theaters in Disney Digital 3D™. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio wrote the screenplay from the characters they created with Jay Wolpert and Stuart Beattie, and Tim Powers' novel "On Stranger Tides" (suggestion). In the eagerly anticipated Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love—or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge,...
- 3/16/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Veteran lit agent Rich Freeman has joined Code Entertainment's management division, coming aboard as a partner alongside Rick Berg and Larry Kennar.
Freeman, who exited Paradigm late last year, is bringing with him clients David Auburn, David Hubbard and Jay Wolpert.
Freeman has 12 years of agenting under his belt, starting his career at Writers and Artists Agency in 1996. He was head of the literary department when Paradigm acquired the company in August 2004.
Code is a production and management company, with such clients as Jose Rivera ("The Motorcycle Diaries") and Ken Kwapis ("He's Just Not That Into You"). With a $40 million revolving equity fund, it also finances and produces movies including last year's John Dahl comedy "You Kill Me," with Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni.
Freeman, who exited Paradigm late last year, is bringing with him clients David Auburn, David Hubbard and Jay Wolpert.
Freeman has 12 years of agenting under his belt, starting his career at Writers and Artists Agency in 1996. He was head of the literary department when Paradigm acquired the company in August 2004.
Code is a production and management company, with such clients as Jose Rivera ("The Motorcycle Diaries") and Ken Kwapis ("He's Just Not That Into You"). With a $40 million revolving equity fund, it also finances and produces movies including last year's John Dahl comedy "You Kill Me," with Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni.
- 1/7/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
William Tell is finally getting his due as Justin Chadwick (Bleak House) has signed on to direct Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell. He will work from Jay Wolpert’s (The Count of Monte Cristo) script about the marksman who was forced to shoot an apple from atop his son’s head.
Spyglass will produce the film with no studio or release date announced. Casting is expected to begin shortly.
The Hollywood Reporter offered up a concise recap of the tale: “The William Tell legend centers on a crossbow marksman who, when he would not bow to Austrian rule, was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head in exchange for freedom. The local overlord who commanded the act noticed that Tell had a second arrow in his quiver, which Tell told him was meant for the overlord if the son was killed. Tell was promptly arrested but eventually escaped and killed the overlord,...
Spyglass will produce the film with no studio or release date announced. Casting is expected to begin shortly.
The Hollywood Reporter offered up a concise recap of the tale: “The William Tell legend centers on a crossbow marksman who, when he would not bow to Austrian rule, was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head in exchange for freedom. The local overlord who commanded the act noticed that Tell had a second arrow in his quiver, which Tell told him was meant for the overlord if the son was killed. Tell was promptly arrested but eventually escaped and killed the overlord,...
- 11/20/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The legend of William Tell is to be retold in a movie helmed by British director Justin Chadwick. The script for Spyglass's Ironbow: The Legend Of William Tell has been penned by Jay Wolpert, says The Hollywood Reporter. The story tells of a Swiss marksman who was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head in exchange for his freedom, having refused to bow to Austrian rule. Questioned as to why he (more)...
- 11/19/2008
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
Cue the William Tell Overture.
Justin Chadwick has signed on to helm "Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell" for Spyglass.
The William Tell legend centers on a crossbow marksman who, when he would not bow to Austrian rule, was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head in exchange for freedom. The local overlord who commanded the act noticed that Tell had a second arrow in his quiver, which Tell told him was meant for the overlord if the son was killed. Tell was promptly arrested but eventually escaped and killed the overlord, sparking a rebellion that led to the formation of the Swiss Confederation.
Jay Wolpert ("The Count of Monte Cristo") penned the script.
Spyglass' Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman are producing.
Mike Larocca is overseeing for Spyglass.
The Tell legend has been a popular story for screen translation. The most recent effort was the German-language "Tell,...
Justin Chadwick has signed on to helm "Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell" for Spyglass.
The William Tell legend centers on a crossbow marksman who, when he would not bow to Austrian rule, was forced to shoot an apple off his son's head in exchange for freedom. The local overlord who commanded the act noticed that Tell had a second arrow in his quiver, which Tell told him was meant for the overlord if the son was killed. Tell was promptly arrested but eventually escaped and killed the overlord, sparking a rebellion that led to the formation of the Swiss Confederation.
Jay Wolpert ("The Count of Monte Cristo") penned the script.
Spyglass' Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Jonathan Glickman are producing.
Mike Larocca is overseeing for Spyglass.
The Tell legend has been a popular story for screen translation. The most recent effort was the German-language "Tell,...
- 11/19/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wolpert tapped for WWI tale
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Pacific Empire Prods. on Monday said that screenwriter Jay Wolpert has signed on to adapt the First World War novel "A Century of November" for the big screen.
Vancouver-based Pacific Empire said Wolpert ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl") has agreed to pen a script based on W.D. Wetherell's 2004 historical novel about a Canadian father who learns that his only son has been killed on a French battlefield near the Belgian border in 1918. He then travels across the Atlantic to witness firsthand where his son fell.
Patrick Stark and Nicolas Awde, who optioned "A Century of November" in late 2005, will co-produce the war-themed drama for Pacific Empire Prods.
Vancouver-based Pacific Empire said Wolpert ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl") has agreed to pen a script based on W.D. Wetherell's 2004 historical novel about a Canadian father who learns that his only son has been killed on a French battlefield near the Belgian border in 1918. He then travels across the Atlantic to witness firsthand where his son fell.
Patrick Stark and Nicolas Awde, who optioned "A Century of November" in late 2005, will co-produce the war-themed drama for Pacific Empire Prods.
- 5/29/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dis recruits Wolpert to pen 'Peter'
Game show producer-turned-scribe Jay Wolpert has been hired to adapt Peter and the Starcatchers, the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, which Walt Disney Feature Animation is turning into a tentpole computer-animation feature. The book explores the origins of Peter Pan in a tale set before the J.M. Barrie classic. Starcatchers centers on a young orphaned boy, Peter, who becomes a stow-away on a merchant ship in order to avoid a life of servitude. He gets more than he bargained for when he finds a hidden trunk full of the celestial substance "starstuff," and when the shipment is hijacked, it is up to Peter to save the day. The novel was published last year by Hyperion and spent 47 weeks on the best-seller list.
- 12/8/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bloom boarding Dis 'Pirates' ship opposite Depp
British actor Orlando Bloom has come aboard the Walt Disney Co.'s Pirates of the Caribbean, in which he will star opposite Johnny Depp. Bloom, best known for his role as Legolas Greenleaf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, plays a young British man who teams up with an honorable pirate (Depp) to save the woman he loves from dangerous pirates. While the female lead has yet to be cast, Geoffrey Rush is set to portray the evil Capt. Blackheart. The most recent draft of Pirates, which is based on the Disney theme park ride, was penned by Shrek scribes Terry Rosio and Ted Elliott, working from earlier drafts from Jay Wolpert and Stuart Beattie. Pirates is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and executive produced by Bruckheimer Films' Mike Stenson and Chad Oman. Disney production vp Brigham Taylor is overseeing for the studio. Bloom has appeared in such films as Black Hawk Down and Wilde. He is repped by ICM and the Firm.
- 9/4/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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