Tag Archives: Pirates of the Caribbean
Disney Showcases Upcoming Films
AWN reported on the celebrity studded showcase Walt Disney Studios held at the Kodak theater Wednesday. The announcements included information on all of their upcoming live action and animated films, with some changes made to scheduling. The big news was … Continue reading
Verbinski and Depp are Together Again
Variety reports that Gore Verbinski will be working next on an animated film which Paramount will finance and distribute. The CG film, currently titled “Rango”, will star Johnny Depp. Verbinski and Depp previously worked on the Pirates of the Caribbean … Continue reading
Summer B.O. as Big as Last Year
Variety reports that with two weekends left in the summer domestic box office race, it looks like this year will be on par with last year’s record breaking profits of $4.16 billion. Many see the summer’s strength, led by “The … Continue reading
“Dark Knight’ Expected to Dominate Box Office and Reach $300 Million
This weekend, “Dark Knight” has a shot at crossing $300 million dollars. If it does so, it would become the first film in history to do so in it’s first 10 days. To do so, it will need to make … Continue reading
Iron Man Keeps Flying
If anyone’s counting, Reuters is reporting that as of today, “Iron Man” will be past the $300 million mark in domestic box office sales. It’s taken the film 51 days to achieve that benchmark that so few movies will ever … Continue reading
Director signs on to “Gears of War” adaptation
Reuters reports that Len Wiseman director of “Live Free or Die Hard” has signed on to direct an adaptation of the hit videogame “Gears of War”. In addition, New Line has also hired Chris Morgan who recently wrote “Wanted” and … Continue reading
Verbinski is Bioshocked
Variety reports that Gore Verbinski is now set to direct Universal’s “Bioshock”, turning the bestselling videogame into a film. Universal signed on to produce Bioshock last year, and word in the industry is that this is the biggest game-to-film deal … Continue reading
Grand Theft Auto IV: Biggest. Opening. Ever.
Variety is reporting that Grand Theft Auto IV, like many assumed a month ago when pre-sales went through the roof, has surpassed ‘Halo 3′ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ to be the biggest opening week of an … Continue reading
A Record-Breaking May?
Variety reports that the May ’08 box office may meet or exceed last year’s box office even without the franchises of “Spiderman”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, and “Shrek”. Last year, no studio wanted to be in the path of the … Continue reading
Pirates director takes on challenging feat
Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Oscar-winning producer Graham King (The Departed) have announced today that they are in development on a $100 million dollar animated feature film.The pair are in talks with Sweeney Todd writer John Logan. … Continue reading
