Pirates Of The Caribbean The Curse Of The Black Pearl Movie

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who's built a career on high-velocity action pictures, was turned off when Disney Studios sent him a script for a movie version of its theme park ride "Pirates of the Caribbean." It was bland, too tame, he told the Disney brass. After all, he's the man who brought the masses "Top Gun," "Armageddon" and "Bad Boys." Still, he was intrigued and brought aboard some like-minded creative types to jazz up the project.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" picked up six nominations Wednesday as MTV unveiled the finalists for its 2004 Movie Awards. "50 First Dates" and "X2: X-Men United" each captured four. All three of those films will vie for the best picture award, along with "Finding Nemo" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." The winners will be announced June 5 in ceremonies that will be televised on MTV on June 10.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" picked up six nominations Wednesday as MTV unveiled the finalists for its 2004 Movie Awards. "50 First Dates" and "X2: X-Men United" each captured four. All three of those films will vie for the best picture award, along with "Finding Nemo" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." The winners will be announced June 5 in ceremonies that will be televised on MTV on June 10.

If Johnny Depp wins the best actor Academy Award tonight for his eccentric role in "Pirates of the Caribbean," Rolling Stone Keith Richards will have plowed an improbable furrow in filmdom. Rarely has a pop-culture icon been so nakedly channeled to create a successful film role. The closest comparison may be the way Tony Curtis' character appropriated Cary Grant's voice to impress Marilyn Monroe in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot."

Buoyed by the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which has earned more than $78 million since it opened July 9, Disney has enlisted "Pirates" writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio to pen a draft for a proposed sequel to the pirate adventure. The cast had signed on early in negotiations for the first film to reunite for a sequel if the script worked out. According to the Hollywood Reporter, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski would return.

Sparked by the out-of-the-dock popularity of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," this week's box office is shaping up to be significantly better than last week's. On its opening day Wednesday, the swashbuckling live-action film, which stars Johnny Depp, grossed $13.7 million. Although "Pirates" beat the $12.

If Johnny Depp wins the best actor Academy Award tonight for his eccentric role in "Pirates of the Caribbean," Rolling Stone Keith Richards will have plowed an improbable furrow in filmdom. Rarely has a pop-culture icon been so nakedly channeled to create a successful film role. The closest comparison may be the way Tony Curtis' character appropriated Cary Grant's voice to impress Marilyn Monroe in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot."

Here's a tale of two Captain Jacks: One is the master and commander of all he surveys, the other is a down and dirty pirate on the make. Yet Capt. Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe, of the recently opened "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World") and Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, of the summer blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl") have more in common than just the colon in their movie titles.

For the first time in its 48-year history, Disneyland will play host to a star-studded premiere of a movie named after one of the park's best-known attractions. Visitors to Disneyland will be ushered out early Saturday -- at 6 p.m. instead of midnight -- as the park is closed and transformed into a scene straight out of Tinseltown for the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

In the opening scene of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," a little girl on the bow of an 18th century sailing vessel sings, "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me." For anyone who has ever taken the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, the tune will be instantly familiar. It's the most famous faux-pirate ditty ever written, considering the millions of visitors who take the ride every year at four Disney parks.

Here's a tale of two Captain Jacks: One is the master and commander of all he surveys, the other is a down and dirty pirate on the make. Yet Capt. Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe, of the recently opened "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World") and Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, of the summer blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl") have more in common than just the colon in their movie titles.

Buoyed by the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which has earned more than $78 million since it opened July 9, Disney has enlisted "Pirates" writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio to pen a draft for a proposed sequel to the pirate adventure. The cast had signed on early in negotiations for the first film to reunite for a sequel if the script worked out. According to the Hollywood Reporter, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski would return.

Sparked by the out-of-the-dock popularity of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," this week's box office is shaping up to be significantly better than last week's. On its opening day Wednesday, the swashbuckling live-action film, which stars Johnny Depp, grossed $13.7 million. Although "Pirates" beat the $12.

In the opening scene of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," a little girl on the bow of an 18th century sailing vessel sings, "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me." For anyone who has ever taken the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, the tune will be instantly familiar. It's the most famous faux-pirate ditty ever written, considering the millions of visitors who take the ride every year at four Disney parks.

For the first time in its 48-year history, Disneyland will play host to a star-studded premiere of a movie named after one of the park's best-known attractions. Visitors to Disneyland will be ushered out early Saturday -- at 6 p.m. instead of midnight -- as the park is closed and transformed into a scene straight out of Tinseltown for the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who's built a career on high-velocity action pictures, was turned off when Disney Studios sent him a script for a movie version of its theme park ride "Pirates of the Caribbean." It was bland, too tame, he told the Disney brass. After all, he's the man who brought the masses "Top Gun," "Armageddon" and "Bad Boys." Still, he was intrigued and brought aboard some like-minded creative types to jazz up the project.

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Movie premieres usually are cause for celebration. But Stephen Norrington, the director of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," was in no mood to party at his film's Las Vegas unveiling. In fact, Norrington didn't even attend, having decided to turn his back on Hollywood. Asked on premiere night about his no-show director's whereabouts, star Sean Connery told the Las Vegas Sun: "Check the local asylum."