Geoffrey Rush talks P3
posted by Jas, 10/24/06
Geoffrey Rush mentioned Pirates 3 in a report from the Telegraph. Spoilers below

Wednesday
At last, a call at 6.30am: I was needed on set to film the huge finale. My assistant brought me a frothy latte and we drove north to the industrial desert town of Palmdale. Two full-scale galleons were mounted on rocking gimbals against a blue screen in what, rumour had it, was a hangar for building stealth bombers. After a breakfast burger and more than two hours in make-up, I was ready to face the rain, wind machines, loud-hailer directions, explosions, flying debris, plummeting stuntmen, and a skittish monkey specially trained to ignore me. I could almost do this in my sleep by now.

Thursday
Up at 7am to film close-ups for a scene set on an Asian pirate ship as it leaves a burning Singapore. I goaded my co-star, Orlando Bloom, while Gore Verbinski, the director, oversaw a long tracking shot. Back at the Marmont later, I checked the web for press coverage of the Australian Film Institute Awards, which I'm hosting this year. It all looked pretty positive.

Pirates 3 shooting at Niagara Falls
posted by Jas, 10/24/06
According to WGRZ the crew for Pirates 3 were in Niagara Falls this week to shoot footage for P3. Thanks to Pre-K for the tip.

Like a pirate in the night, a film crew for the third "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie sneaked in and out of Niagara Falls this week. But sadly, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom weren't on location. The filming was all hush-hush, but Buffalo Niagara film commissioner Tim Clark confirmed the footage was for "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." Walt Disney Studios shot footage of the Horseshoe Falls so they can superimpose the stars in later. In fact, after the FX people get finished, moviegoers may not even recognize the falls.

Pirates battle Potter at Baftas
posted by Jas, 10/24/06
Dead Man's Chest has been nominated for Children's Bafta Awards for Best Feature Film. Results will be announced on November 26.

Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest are set to battle it out for two top film prizes at the children's Bafta Awards. There are two awards on offer for films - one decided by the people in charge of the awards and the other voted for by film fans younger than 16. The Bafta Kids' Vote will pick a winner from 10 top films.

Haven DVD info
posted by Jas, 10/20/06
IGN has info on the bonus materials on Haven DVD which will be released on December 26.

On December 26, 2006, Fox Home Entertainment will release Haven on DVD. The movie stars Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton, and the single-disc release will feature tons of bonus materials and extra features. It will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $27.98. The Haven DVD will feature the following bonus materials: Making-of-Haven Featurette, The Illusionist trailer, Winter Passing trailer, Find Me Guilty trailer

P3 shooting at the Dunes
posted by Jas, 10/17/06
Pirates 3 will be shot at the Dunes starting Wednesday

Make way for Hollywood! A major feature film is about to begin shooting locally, and it's going to happen at the Guadalupe Dunes Park. The area will be closed beginning Wednesday so that film crews can use the area. KEY News has confirmed that portions of the third installment of "The Pirates of the Caribbean" will be shot at the dunes. No word whether or not featured actors Johnny Depp, Kiera Knightly or Orlando Bloom will be there. The Guadalupe Dunes Park will be closed from Wednesday through Sunday. If shooting finishes early, it's possible the dunes could re-open by Sunday.

Rush with Fame
posted by Jas, 10/12/06
Geoffrey Rush talks about filming At World's End in an interview with Herald Sun

Rush is speaking from Los Angeles, where he is putting the finishing touches on the third and final instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. "Actually, finishing touches is a bit of an understatement," he laughs. "We're sort of filming the grand finale of the great trilogy where 12 plots all converge on one massive, almost mythological, action sequence. It's quite extraordinary and bigger than Ben-Hur. The scene we're shooting is a global pirate summit, and I can't say much because (producer) Jerry Bruckheimer might kill me."

The production, called At World's End, made the news recently, thanks to claims Rolling Stone Keith Richards, shooting a cameo as Jack Sparrow's father, was drunk on the set. Rush is of no help one way or the other in laying the story to rest. "I think with Keith you get such an excitable persona you're not quite sure where he's at," Rush says. "The man I met on set was a very playful, excitable kid . . . this completely eccentric character turns up and plays by totally different rules to the slightly more manicured actors who turn up, so that was very, very thrilling."

Though the first Pirates movie was a hit with critics and audiences, the second, Dead Man's Chest, was notable for the fact the reviews were so bad -- and the box office so utterly, utterly enormous. "There was something in the audience saying, 'Whatever is going on, we want to acknowledge our love of Jack Sparrow and the pirate world'," Rush says.

No Will Turner in P4 update
posted by Jas, 10/11/06
Just got an update from Disney's media rep, the rumour that has been circulating on the net regarding the absence of Orlando in future Pirates films are completely unfounded. According to Terry Rossio no decisions, deals or plans have been made on Pirates 4.

Video Download: Haven Junket - Forbes
posted by Jas, 10/10/06
Babyjane found a Haven junket interview with Orlando and Frank E. Flowers at Forbes.com, download here or here. Go here for an interview with Zoe Saldana

Orlando, ROTK, DMC won Movie Poll
posted by Jas, 10/10/06
Results for Movies.com's first readers poll are out and Orlando was voted Hottest Upcoming Male, Dead Man's Chest was named Favorite Action Movie and LOTR: Return of the King was voted Favourite Movie. Full list of winners

Haven DVD out on December 26
posted by Jas, 10/10/06
Pre-K reports that according to VideoETA, Haven's DVD will be released on December 26

Video: Haven behind the scenes - TV Guide
posted by Jas, 10/09/06
Yari Film Group has posted a behind the scenes clip aired on TV Guide, watch here. Orlando's part is almost the same one from Roo TV that I already posted so I'm not grabbing this again.

Pirates 2 won Scream Awards
posted by Jas, 10/08/06
Results for Scream Awards 2006 are out and Dead Man's Chest has won awards for Best Fantasy Movie, Best Sequel, Best Heroic Performance for Johnny Depp, Best F/X and P3 At World's End was named Most Anticipated Movie. The show will be aired on Spike TV on October 10 at 10 pm ET/PT

Hollywood Movie of the Year Award
posted by Jas, 10/08/06
Voting is now open for Hollywood Movie of the Year Award, click here to vote for Dead Man's Chest

No Will Turner in Pirates 4?
posted by Jas, 10/08/06
Rumour has it that Will Turner will be killed off in Pirates 4.

Dead Man's Mail
posted by Jas, 10/04/06
Dan reports that Disney has created an interactive site called Dead Man's Mail where you can send a personalized Pirates of the Caribbean email to your friends, or also send a pre-recorded quote from Will Turner and Jack Sparrow. Check it out!

Orlando Bloom: An Adventurer's Paradise
posted by Jas, 10/04/06
Marge reports that a cooking book by the actor Morgan Freeman has been published, it's called Morgan Freeman and friends other celebities donated receipes and Orlando is one of them, its for charity in Grenada. He is on page 186, there is a picture and 2 page article. The receipes are not his but a lady named Marie where he ate on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. Ka-Bloom has the scans

Rush talks about Keith on P3 set
posted by Jas, 10/02/06
In a recent interview Geoffrey Rush talks about Keith Richards on the set of Pirates 3

Rush recently finished filming the Elizabeth sequel The Golden Age in London and is now finishing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End in Los Angeles. Responding to reports Keith Richards had turned up drunk to film a cameo in the film Rush said: "I think with Keith you get such an extreme persona you're not quite sure where he's at.

"The man I met on set was a very playful, excitable person. A completely eccentric character turned up and played by totally different rules to the slightly more manicured actors who tend to turn up so that was very, very thrilling." Richards plays the father of Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character. "He's the only person in the whole trilogy of films who can put Jack Sparrow in his place. Anyone who can put Johnny Depp in his place is a pretty cool guy," Rush said.

DMC nominated for Hollywood Award
posted by Jas, 10/01/06
Dead Man's Chest has been nominated for Hollywood Movie of the Year Award at this year's Hollywood Film Festival. The winner will be decided by the public voting at the Yahoo! Movies website and the results will be announced on October 23, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Pirates 2 costume designer, Penny Rose will be honoured with the Costume Designer of the Year Award