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Why 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Needed An Oscar Winner Like Penelope Cruz

Posted 5/20/11 10:13 am EST by in Interviews, News, Video


Captain Jack Sparrow isn't one for romance. After all, the man has bigger things on the mind, like chasing down cursed treasure chests and winning back his precious Black Pearl — or, in the case of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," finding his way to the Fountain of Youth.

That doesn't mean he can't stop for a little squeeze on the side, of course, perhaps one that even gives him some deeply troubling "stirrings" in the depths of his heart. Indeed, Sparrow's fiercest foe in this latest adventure is not the dreaded Blackbeard or the familiar Barbossa, but the seductive Angelica, the woman in his past who got away… or, to hear her tell it, he pushed away.

The chemistry between Sparrow and Angelica boils to a bubble from their very first scene together, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer credits that electric dynamic to the real-life friendship between Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz.

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'Pirates Of The Caribbean': Jack Sparrow Falling In Love Would 'Mess Up The Legend,' Says Johnny Depp

Posted 5/19/11 6:30 pm EST by in Interviews, Video


Though "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" has a new leading lady for Captain Jack Sparrow, don't expect too much romance to be blossoming between him and his new gal pal.

Johnny Depp, who plays the beloved Jack Sparrow -- sorry, Captain Jack Sparrow -- said that any sort of love story for the pirate would "mess up the myth," which means that the chances of things getting too hot and heavy between him and Penelope Cruz on the big screen are sadly slim.

"I think if we did a scenario where it was Captain Jack really falling in love, it would most likely be a silent film. I think he would go completely catatonic and be unable to speak," Depp told MTV News. "He would probably sit there and quiver for an hour and a half."

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New 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Trailer Spells Trouble For Captain Jack

Posted 3/21/11 2:15 pm EST by in Second Take, Trailers


Spring is in the air, and you know what that means: it's time to go back to the "Caribbean."

Yahoo premiered the latest trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," and it's the best look yet at the upcoming film. The Rob Marshall-directed installment of the "Pirates" saga looks as close to the spirit of "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" that we've seen since it hit theaters, winning us over instantly with its charming manipulation of our favorite pirate tales.

After the jump we break down what's new in the trailer, what we loved and why we can't wait until May 20.

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Super Bowl Spot Sneak Peek: 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides!'

Posted 2/2/11 7:42 pm EST by in Video


Shiver ye timbers! Ahoy matey! Parlay! And all that other pirate talk... we've just received a sneak peek of the "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" TV spot that Disney plans to roll-out during the Super Bowl this weekend. Here it be:

In the very brief (10 second) clip, we see a bunch of quick cuts showing Johnny Depp (as Captain Jack Sparrow), in action. There are swords, explosions, guyliner, etc. A stately-sounding woman voices over the spot: "You could guide an expedition," she says. "You are Jack Sparrow," followed by more swashbuckling and gun powder, and a shot at the end of Sparrow grinning at someone off camera, "There should be a 'Captain' in there somewhere...," he says, presumably to the woman doing the voice over, who addressed him as just "Jack Sparrow," minus the "Captain" part.

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'Pirates Of The Caribbean 5' Is Already In The Works

Posted 1/14/11 12:30 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News


Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesWe're still about four months away from "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" sailing into theaters, but that hasn't stopped Disney from setting the wheels in motion for a fifth installment in the swashbuckling franchise.

Earlier this week, Johnny Depp told Entertainment Weekly that he's already had discussions about returning to the role of rum-loving, adventure-seeking Captain Jack Sparrow for a fifth go-around. "As long as we can put all the puzzle pieces together, I would most definitely consider it," he told the magazine.

Well, today Disney started trying to put the puzzle pieces together. According to Deadline, the studio has hired scribe Terry Rossio to write the script for "Pirates of the Caribbean 5."

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'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Trailer Is Here... With Mermaids, Zombies And Capt. Jack!

Posted 12/13/10 4:45 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, Trailers, Video


Break out the rum (only if you're of age, of course): The first trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" has dropped anchor on the Internet courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, and it will not disappoint fans of the series.

This may be Johnny Depp's fourth time wearing Captain Jack Sparrow's tattered pirate rags and half-drunken smirk, but if the actor is growing weary of the role it certainly doesn't show. In "Pirates 4," Captain Jack has eternal life on the brain, so he spearheads an expedition to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. As he explains in the trailer, there will be three dangers along the way: mermaids, zombies and Blackbeard. The mermaids, you see, enchant sailors with their beautiful visages and that whole "we're naked from the waist up" thing -- but as a couple of unlucky gents find in the trailer, kissing a mermaid can land you a one-way trip to Davy Jones' locker. The danger of zombies is pretty self-explanatory. And Blackbeard, well, he's plain eeeevil -- and, just to drive home that point, he's played by always formidable baddie Ian McShane. Read More...

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New 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Photos Offer First Look At Depp And Cruz On Set

Posted 12/9/10 12:18 pm EST by in News


As "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" continues to chart its course toward a theater near you (it will drop anchor there on May 21, 2011), more and more images and information about Jack Sparrow's fourth adventure have started rolling our way.

Depp and Cruz in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Today we've got the first official "Pirates 4" photographs from Warner Bros. -- one featuring Sparrow alongside his former fling Angelica (Penelope Cruz) and another in which Jack and Angelica come face-to-face with the evil Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Click on the photo above to see all six pics. Read More...

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'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Trailer Sailing Online December 13

Posted 12/1/10 1:36 pm EST by in News, Trailers


Pirates of the CaribbeanWalt Disney Pictures announced today that it'll be giving Jack Sparrow fans quite the festive gift this holiday season: the first trailer for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides."

The trailer will debut online at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. ET) on Monday, December 13, and will also run ahead of Disney's "Tron: Legacy" when that 3-D flick hits theaters on Friday, December 17.

Johnny Depp reprises his iconic role as adventure-seeking, perennially tipsy pirate Jack Sparrow in "On Stranger Tides," the fourth installment in the swashbuckling, blockbustering franchise and the first to be directed by Rob Marshall. It's also the first film in the series that doesn't co-star Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom. But not to worry -- a couple of new additions should ease the pain of those losses. Read More...

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'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' Teaser Poster Is A Huge Tease

Posted 11/15/10 4:39 pm EST by in News, Photos, Posters


Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides teaser posterDisney has released the teaser poster for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," and it certainly is a tease -- so much so that the name of the film doesn't even appear on the image. Neither does the name or visage of the movie's bankable star, one Johnny Depp, a.k.a. Captain Jack Sparrow, for that matter. In fact, the only writing on the poster is the film's May 20 release date and a subscript alerting moviegoers to the fact that Capt. Jack's fourth big-screen voyage will be in both IMAX and eye-patch-popping 3-D.

To be fair, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise is so well-known at this point that one look at the image is all it takes to know what it's promoting. And one could argue that the skull on the poster is Depp's face, minus the devious smile and the flesh, of course. Either way, we're sure this is just the first of 73 character posters, bus wraps and billboards the studio will be releasing in the push up to the movie's 2011 release -- so there will be plenty o' time to get Depp's smirking face out there. Take a gander at the poster after the full poster below. Read More...

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Keith Richards To Rock On As Johnny Depp's Dad In 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'

Posted 10/18/10 12:21 pm EST by in Casting Call, News


Keith RichardsJohnny Depp has always credited Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards as one of the prime inspirations for his iconic "Pirates of the Caribbean" alter-ego Captain Jack Sparrow. So it was only fitting that Richards played Sparrow's father, Captain Teague, in 2007's "At World's End." And now, the rumors that Richards would reprise that role in the series' fourth chapter, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," have been confirmed.

The news that Depp and Richards "are currently shooting the series' fourth installment, where Richards reprises his role as Sparrow's father" is nonchalantly mentioned in a Reuters article about the musician's upcoming autobiography "Life," which apparently lays down a whole lotta smack about Richards' Rolling Stones band mate Mick Jagger. Read More...

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