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News from The Front Lines
…of interest to all animation and Disney fans, including discussion on the contents of Wave 4 of the series, the Song of the South, the future of 2D animation, Roy… |
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Disney "reducing investment" in films
…properties and what I call ‘franchise model pictures’ like Pirates of the Caribbean,” noted Iger. The executives admitted that the decision to cut back on live-action films could also affect… |
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Dead men tell no tales; Living men, on the other hand, tell quite a bit
About.com has a new article where producer Jerry Bruckheimer reveals some more information about the two upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, including the fact that plans to film the… |
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The Lion King 1½ and Finding Nemo represent animation at the DVD Technical Awards
…winners included The Lion King 1½ for Best Overall Direct-to-DVD Presentation, Finding Nemo for its Direct Digital Transfer and Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl voted… |
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FoxBox adds One Piece and F-Zero to fall lineup
…of the pirates, and find the greatest pirate treasure of all — the pirate Gold Roger’s legendary “One Piece.” F-ZERO — GP LEGEND The Race To End All Races: Nintendo’s… |
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Aladdin sequels first look; World Of Tomorrow flies again
…in the same way that The Lost Disc came packed with the Pirates Of The Caribbean. VB also mentions that Kerry Conran’s Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow will… |
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Billboard Digital Entertainment Award winners
…Apple CEO Steve Jobs won one of the top awards of the night as “Visionary of the Year”. In the category “Best Use of Technology in a Feature Film or… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…are interested in the history of the medium, with DVD remaining the format of choice in being able to actually see many of the classics referred to in books and… |
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Fat from Caribbean life
The Sun and Singpao.com have two new pics featuring Chow Yun-Fat sporting his Pirates of the Caribbean look for the upcoming sequel Dead Man’s Chest…. |
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Jack Sparrow sets sail for Kingdom Hearts
…mess of a pirate from the movie Pirates Of The Caribbean, would be in the upcoming KH sequel”. It is not clear at this time whether Johnny Depp would reprise… |
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Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom: The Happiest Place in Cyberspace?
…us make this online world a better place to play!” The VMK currently features online versions of the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, and a game called Castle Fireworks…. |
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Interview: Corpse Bride's Johnny Depp
…festival, Johnny Depp gave some insight concerning his work for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. Moviehole has a summarization of the actor’s thoughts…. |
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Dead Man's poster revealed
While there’s still one hour left of International Talk Like A Pirate Day we better mention that Ultimate Disney has just posted the movie poster for Pirates of the Caribbean:… |
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Dead Man's Chest teaser trailer
On this day of Thanksgiving we can all be thankful for the teaser trailer of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as pointed out by Kinoo in the Animated… |
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Dead Man's Chest: The official teaser
After a low quality bootleg found its way on to the ‘net a week ago, Disney has now released the official teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s… |
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Latest on Peter and the Starcatchers adaptation
…to be scripted by Jay Wolpert (Pirates of the Caribbean), focuses on “a young orphaned boy, Peter, who becomes a stowaway on a merchant ship in order to avoid a… |
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Other release dates revealed
Ultimate Disney has discovered a slew of more Disney-related 2007 release dates at Box Office Mojo, including: Bridge to Terabithia (February 16), Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (May 25), Ratatouille… |
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Summer movie premiere season
o-meon has updated with a report on the sometimes elaborate premieres for Disney movies. Special focus is given to the pending premieres for Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead… |
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El Capitan roundup
…opening night (which technically begins on June 8 at 11:59pm). Then from July 7 to September 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest enjoys a lengthy, two-month, swashbuckling run…. |
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Walt Disney Pictures finds new logo, Robinsons meets changes
The Animation Guild Blog comments on a new logo designed by Mike Gabriel for Walt Disney Pictures, adding the artwork will likely debut with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s… |
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Toy industry looks to film industry for sales
…toy companies. Movies mentioned in the composition include the Star Wars saga, The Da Vinci Code, Superman Returns, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Mission: Impossible III…. |
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Layout of Disney/Pixar merger meeting; Disney throwing away junk food
Jim Hill Media provides a rundown of the minutes from last Friday’s short meeting at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, where Pixar stockholders approved Disney’s merge with the computer… |
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Disney 2007
Jim Hill reveals some semi-official plot descriptions for four big 2007 Disney releases: Meet the Robinsons, Pirates of the Caribbean III: World’s End, Ratatouille, and Enchanted. Tread carefully as some… |
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Narnia extended DVD coming soon
Ultimate Disney confirms that a 4-disc extended edition of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is coming soon. Footage from the “director’s cut” version of… |
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Combining magic old and new: creating the new Walt Disney Pictures logo
…30-second clip was actually animated by Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital effects outfit. The new logo premiered at the beginning of the studio’s current huge hit Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: July 7-9, 2006
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $135,634,554, averaging $32,817 over 4,133 theaters (1st week) 2. Superman Returns with $21,815,243, averaging $5,366 over… |
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The new Walt Disney Pictures logo!
Following yesterday’s report of the subject, Animated News has acquired an image from reader Teddy Ransay of the brand-new logo for Walt Disney Pictures, seen to the right of this… |
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Read Disney CEO Robert Iger's e-mail
Defamer has acquired the company-wide e-mail Disney CEO Robert Iger sent regarding the success of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The composition praises folks from behind the movie’s… |
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El Capitan animation happenings
Originally slated to run through August 4 the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest engagement at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre has been extended to September 4 with the whole… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: July 14-16, 2006
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest with $62,345,264, averaging $15,084 over 4,133 theaters ($258,364,766; 2nd week) 4. Superman Returns with $12,288,317, averaging $3,263… |

