Tuesday, October 18, 2011 4:00PM - By Damon Houx
Blockbuster movies often have release dates before they have finished scripts or have completed casting. Such is the world of movies that now often cost over $200 Million dollars. That time crunch hits the effects teams directly as they’re often one of the last stages of the process. For Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’s Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Snow that’s the reality- that sometimes creatures can be redesigned mere weeks before it’s hitting theaters. We got to talk to Snow for the release of Pirates 4 on DVD and Blu-ray (out now), and it’s an interesting world to live in. Check it out.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:00PM - By Damon Houx
For a generation of film fans, ILM is where the magic happened. From Star Wars on, the company was one of the great pioneers of special effects, and they seamlessly transitioned into the digital era. For the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, I got a chance to talk to Aaron McBride, the film’s visual effects art director. McBride had worked on all of the previous Pirates films, so he saw the transition from Gore Vebinski to Rob Marshall. But for him it was all about the Mermaids. Check it out…
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Friday, September 23, 2011 12:27PM - By Damon Houx
Last we reported, Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp‘s take on The Lone Ranger was put out to pasture because of concerns of a huge budget. Now Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the film has finally got a contained budget and is going to try to start shooting in 2012, with an official announcement due next week.
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Friday, August 19, 2011 2:12PM - By Damon Houx
D23 was supposed to be Disney’s answer to Comic-con, or at least that’s what some thought when Disney – for the most part – pulled out of the San Diego event earlier this year. And yet 2011′s D23 is surprisingly mellow, geared more toward the superfan than the casual Disney consumer. And in terms of hype, there are no booths set up highlighting upcoming titles like The Muppets or The Avengers. In fact, there’s little presence currently for upcoming movies on the floor. The movie with the biggest layout is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:00PM - By Mali Elfman
(To Be Sung) Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Johnny Depp is back as Jack Sparrow (Okay, Stop Singing). Captain Jack Sparrow that is, in the 4th installment of the Pirates franchise Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which hits theaters this weekend with a few character left behind (don’t worry, you won’t miss them) and a few others added (don’t worry, you’ll like them). Overall, this series seen both seen better and worse films, this film neither surprises nor confused. It simply us another Pirates film that will make the cast and crew more money…
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 1:26PM - By Mali Elfman
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is finally here and that means one important thing… that’s right, Depp is back in his pirate gear as the Captain of the Billion Dollar blockbuster who we all love because somehow he manages to stay cool and low-key despite his acclaim. Johnny Depp is undeniably one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but even when he’s talking to a large room filled with press, he still has that subtle charm and peculair sense of humor that makes you feel like you’re just shooting the sh*t with a friend and reminds your why he keeps going — he’s just so damn cool!
Depp as always gave some extremely fun, off the wall answers to all sorts of questions including what it was like working with Penelope Cruz again, bringing in new director Rob Marshall, his role in The Lone Ranger, and how he just keeps trying to get himself fired, but it just NEVER works…
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Monday, March 21, 2011 9:30AM - By Damon Houx
So, there’s a new Pirates of the Caribbean film due May 20, and that’s now less than two months away. For the fourth film (subtitled On Stranger Tides), they’ve ditched Orlando Bloom (nicknamed by Paul Schnieder “Orblando Gloom”), Keira Knightley, and trilogy director Gore Verbinski, and added director Rob Marshall, and stars Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane to the Johnny Depp show. The new trailer follows…
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 10:46AM - By Krystal Clark
Two new pieces of Disney marketing have reared their heads for Pirates of the Caribbean on Stranger Tides. The highly anticipated sequel is set to open in theaters this May, and Jack Sparrow is here to kick things off. Over at Empire, they’ve premiered a new POTC banner, which features Johnny Depp as the character and he looks serious. There’s also a preview from the new film circulating the web that we’ve got our hands on. Check out both below…
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Monday, February 7, 2011 8:47AM - By Krystal Clark
Last week, we posted a teaser for the Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides Super Bowl spot, and today we’ve got the full video! The extended TV trailer has been released and it’s awesome! It’s everything you’d expect from the movie: humor, greed, action, bad teeth, and of course, Johnny Depp! Check out the TV spot…
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