Tag: Pirates of the Caribbean
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Why For All Mankind Went Out Of Its Way To License Pirates Of The Caribbean’s Theme
Given that Disney+ is one of its chief competitors, Apple TV+ certainly isn’t the first streaming platform where you’d expect to hear music from a Disney theme park ride. But for viewers of “For All Mankind” season 3, that’s exactly what they got when they tuned in to the fourth episode, “Happy Valley.” In the…
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Haunted Mansion: Cast, Plot Details, Release Date, and Everything We Know So Far
The Walt Disney Company has become no stranger to adapting its original attractions into feature films. Certainly, the most well-known and successful example is the Pirates of the Caribbean series, which had a grand total of five films and created a modern pop culture icon with Captain Jack Sparrow. Since then, Disney has always been…
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How Pirates Of The Caribbean’s Meaty Special Effects Brought Its Skeleton Crew To Life
In the harsh light of day, Captain Barbossa’s crew in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” looks like any other bunch of sailors. Under the moonlight, though, the cursed pirates become otherworldly beings, shifting into skeletal buccaneers. What’s fascinating about watching these bony lads is that they’re still recognizable as individuals.…
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Naomie Harris Slams Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Trial Coverage, ‘Disturbing’ Media Obsession
Naomie Harris has a simple message for media outlets: Stop “appealing to people’s base instincts, which are to be titillated and intrigued, and instead appeal to people’s higher nature.”The “No Time to Die” star spoke out against the viral coverage of Johnny Depp’s defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Harris, who previously worked with Depp…
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ACLU Says Amber Heard’s Domestic Violence Op-Ed Aimed to Capitalize on ‘Aquaman’ Press
The general counsel of the ACLU testified on Thursday that Amber Heard’s op-ed in the Washington Post about domestic violence was timed to capitalize on the release of “Aquaman.”The op-ed alluded to Heard’s allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp, though Depp was not named. Depp is now suing Heard for defamation, claiming that the op-ed destroyed…
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Alex Kurtzman Says ‘The Mummy’ Was “Brutal,” But “The Failure Rebuilt Him Into A Tougher, Clearer Filmmaker”
When it comes to recent Hollywood franchise failures, there’s none worse than Universal‘s short-lived Dark Universe and the film that sank it, Alex Kurtzman‘s 2017 film, “The Mummy.” And what a disaster that movie was. Critics reviled the film, audiences chose to keep going to “Wonder Woman” and the latest “Pirates Of The Caribbean” movie…
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Sets Sail With A $34.2 Million Domestic Opening; Adds $30 Million More On Disney Plus
After the runaway success of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, it’s surprising that it took Disney 18 years to turn another beloved theme-park ride into a potential blockbuster movie franchise. However, after the long-awaited arrival of the studio’s splashy, E-ticket adventure Jungle Cruise, the jury is still out on whether the long wait was…
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Early Buzz Draws Favorable Comparisons to ‘The Mummy’ and ‘Romancing the Stone’
Jungle Cruise is the latest attempt to bring one of Disney’s trademark theme park rides to the big screen, and the studio is hoping it will follow in the footsteps of Pirates of the Caribbean. The good news is that the early reactions say the adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt has the thrills…
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Daily Podcast: Visiting The Set of Disney’s ‘Jungle Cruise’
On the July 1, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about visiting the set of Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Opening Banter: Congrats to Ht on her promotion. In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Wants to Be the Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ With…
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Gore Verbinski to Direct Film Version of George R.R. Martin Short Story ‘Sandkings’
Gore Verbinski seems to have found his next directing gig. According to the man himself, the Pirates of the Caribbean filmmaker is attached to direct a movie adaptation of Sandkings, which is based on a novelette from A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. This would be the…