Video Download: AWE Set Interview - Disney Movie Surfers
posted by Jas, 05/23/07
Keepie reports that Disney Movie Surfers has posted their interview with the cast and filmmakers on the set of At World's End, download below, right click and save

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - ET
posted by Jas, 05/23/07
ET online has red carpet interview with the cast, download here (Orlando only)

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - Access Hollywood
posted by Jas, 05/23/07
BCF has captured red carpet interview with Orlando, download here or here.

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - TV Guide
posted by Jas, 05/23/07
BCF has captured the premiere specials aired on TV Guide channel last night, download here

Video Download: AWE Clip - This Is The Thief - MSN UK
posted by Jas, 05/22/07
MSN UK has a new clip from At World's End, download here. Apple.com now has the first featurette, 'Everything Has Led to This' in hi-def quicktime, watch here in various resolution.

Video Download: AWE Press Junket - IGN
posted by Jas, 05/22/07
IGN has junket interview with cast and crew of At World's End, download Orlando interview in wmv or mov or download medium res wmv here (10.9 mb)

Orlando in Japan
posted by Jas, 05/22/07
The eagle has landed, Orlando has arrived in Japan, some pics here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - Reelz
posted by Jas, 05/22/07
Reelz has a red carpet interview with the cast at the Disneyland premiere of AWE, download here or here (edited)

Reminder: AWE Big movie premiere on TV Guide
posted by Jas, 05/21/07
Don't forget At World's End Big Movie Premiere tonight on TV Guide channel at 10 pm.

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - Mezamashi TV
posted by Jas, 05/21/07
Suzan00 has captured a red carpet interview with Orlando from Mezamashi TV, download here or here (edited)

Video Download: AWE TV Appearance - Early Show
posted by Jas, 05/21/07
Orlando was on the Early Show this morning, download here or here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - CNN
posted by Jas, 05/21/07
CNN has a red carpet interview with cast and crew at the Disneyland premiere, download here or Orlando's part only here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - E! News
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
BlueCrushFan has captured E! News coverage of AWE premiere, download full video here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - IESB
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
IESB has posted their coverage of AWE premiere at Disneyland, watch a video clip of Johnny and Orlando

Orlando on the Early Show
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
Orlando will be on the Early Show on Monday, May 21 on CBS.

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - Reuters
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
Reuters has a clip of the premiere, with red carpet interview with Johnny, Orlando, Chow Yun Fat and Geoffrey Rush, download Orlando's part here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - ETTV
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
Pamela has captured the premiere from Taiwan's ETTV, there's brief shot of Orlando and Johnny and a red carpet interview with Chow Yun Fatt unfortunately in Chinese, download here

Video Download: AWE Disneyland Premiere - Ambayuun
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
Ambayuun was at the premiere yesterday and she has uploaded 3 clips from the event, download here

Video: AWE Disneyland Premiere - BBC
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
BBC News has a clip of the premiere, with red carpet interview with Bill Nighy and Geoffrey Rush, no interview with Orlando but a brief shot of him

Photos: AWE premiere in LA
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
As usual, hi-res photos of Orlando at the premiere of At World's End at Disneyland yesterday are at Ka-Bloom, keep checking the gallery for new addition. Orlando and the main cast will next head to Tokyo for the premiere in Japan on Wednesday May 23. There will be a press conference at 12 pm - 1 pm, the red carpet and the premiere will start at 6 pm. Will try to capture the webcast so stay tuned.

Video Download: AWE Press Junket - Reuters
posted by Jas, 05/20/07
Reuters has junket interview with the cast including Chow Yun Fat (with subtitle) who talks about Keira, download Orlando's part here (and Chow, he's my 'brother-in-law', had to add his part in there :-). Check out At World's End Singapore site, it's almost the same as the Polish and UK site.

Video: Unscripted - Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy & Chow Yun Fat
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
Moviefone has posted the Unscripted video interview with Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy & Chow Yun Fat.

Reminder: At World's End premiere at Disneyland
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
Don't forget the world premiere of At World's End today at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. All the main cast will be there. Red carpet starts at 4:30 pm. E! will air their live coverage of the event on Sunday, May 20 at 6 pm (repeat telecast on Monday at 6 pm)

Video: Interview with Bruckheimer, Rush and Nighy
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
IESB has junket interview with Jerry Bruckheimer, Geoffrey Rush and Bill Nighy

Video Download: AWE Press Junket - E! News & Daily 10
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
HeySailor has captured junket interview with Orlando on E! News and E! Daily Ten

Video Download: AWE TV Spot #5
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
IGN has posted another AWE TV spot - The Ultimate Battle, download clip here

Video Download: Hi-res AWE Clips
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
You've seen these before but here are the hi-res and hi-def quicktime links from Disney, right click and save to download.

Barbossa, Ahead

Jack Sparrow Is Taken

Weapons

You're Mad

Video: Zizzle Toys - Singapore set
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
Click here for a clip of Zizzle Toys commercial for Singapore set

Video Download: AWE Featurette - The Maelstrom
posted by Jas, 05/19/07
Yahoo Movies has posted new At World's End featurette, The Maelstrom, download links from Buena Vista below, right click and save to download quicktime and flash videos

Video Download: AWE Press junket - GMTV
posted by Jas, 05/18/07
GMTV has on the set interviews with Pirates 3 cast and a preview which has a new clip from the movie (the one from MSN below), download Orlando's on the set interview here and a short junket interview here. GMTV will be talking to Keira on Monday, Mackenzie Crook and Kevin McNally will be live in the studio on Tuesday and they will talk to Johnny Depp on Wednesday

Video Download: AWE Clip - Four of you - MSN
posted by Jas, 05/18/07
MSN has a new clip from At World's End, download here or here

Video Download: AWE Press junket - HK Cable TV
posted by Jas, 05/18/07
Szeki has captured junket interview with Orlando, Johnny and Chow Yun Fat from Hong Kong Cable TV, unfortunately no subtitle for what Chow said, download here or here for Orlando & Chow's interview part only

Video Download: AWE Press junket - Extra
posted by Jas, 05/18/07
Extra has a junket interview with Orlando, download here

Video Download: AWE Press junket - Disney
posted by Jas, 05/18/07
Download links in various formats for the interview with Orlando that was posted on MSN Spain two weeks ago, this time with German subtitle, right click and save. Thanks to Verena and Captain Jack Sparrow for the tip.

Keira and Orlando on On The Radio
posted by Jas, 05/17/07
Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom will be On The Radio this Friday, you can listen to it live or on demand after the show. Update: Jupiter has captured the audio clip, download here

To celebrate the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom will be On The Radio with us, this Friday. Tune in at 2pm to hear Tony Shepherd chat to the pair about the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, which is released on May 24th. Once again, the film stars Johnny Depp, as Captain Jack Sparrow and At World's End sees Jack, Will Turner (Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Knightley) make new allegiances from across the globe in order to take on his arch enemy Davey Jones for one final battle.

Keira and Orlando will be spilling the beans on the film plot, recent rumours in the press and what it was like for Keira to kiss Johnny Depp in this hour special. If you can't be near a radio at 2pm on Friday, you don't need to miss out, as Behind the Mic members can listen back to the interview right here, as soon as the show is over.

If you're not already a member, sign up now for free. Plus, from Monday, in our Showbiz section, we'll have a full Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End section, including a trailer, interviews, clips and more.

Orlando on Sara Snow show
posted by Jas, 05/17/07
Orlando will be one of the celebrities interviewed on the Get Fresh with Sara Snow show about the importance of EcoPower. The show airs on Thursday, May 24 at 8 pm ET/PT on Discovery Health channel. Full press release

Video Download: AWE TV Spot #4
posted by Jas, 05/17/07
Pirates 3 MySpace has posted another AWE TV spot, download clip in flash or windows (right click link and save)

Talk like a Pirate day
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
E! Online talk to the cast of Pirates 3

Orlando Bloom is a dancing maniac. I've seen him around town cutting a rug at spots like Hyde, Teddy's and Winston's. For real, the dude can dance. And what about his character, Will? Orlando says he's perfectly content with the franchise being done with...for now. He's ready to move on and try other things; more producing in the future (he did Haven), and an upcoming play in London's famed West End.

Video Download: AWE Press Junket/Preview - WGN
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
WGN has posted a preview of At World's End as well as junket interview with Orlando and Gore Verbinski, download the preview or Orlando's interview part only.

Orlando interview in Film Review
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
May issue of Film Review has an interview with Orlando and a preview of summer movies

Orlando Bloom is understandably grinning from ear to ear as he tells Film Review that his life has been made up of happy surprises. Relaxing in the luxury of a suite at London's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the Pirates of the Caribbean star insists that one of the biggest shocks has been how he has developed into a swashbuckling hero of the big screen.

"I never thought I would be doing as much action as I have been," explains the actor, who's now clearly relaxed with his A-list status, as he reflects over a career that has seen him star in two of the biggest adventure franchises in Hollywood history. First there was his appearance as the bow and arrow toting Legolas in behemoth that was The Lord of The Rings trilogy and now he's about to see the Jolly Roger fluttering defiantly once more as he sets sail with Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley in the third installment of the Pirates of The Caribbean phenomenon.

Breathless stuff indeed and it's so enticing that Film Review, fingers crossed, wonders whether we might dare hope that things are being neatly set up for a fourth film in the Pirates series. But Bloom, who has seemingly added diplomacy to his talents in the five years or so that he has been a member of the Pirates crew, is giving very little away.

"I don't know whether they will go on to Part Four," he says. "This is the end of another trilogy. But I would never say never, because it has been so much fun!" A large chunk of the anticipated fun in At World's End is, of course, the appearance of Rolling Stone Keith Richards as Captain Jack's dad, Teague Sparrow. It is one of those screen events that you feel is destined to earn a page in Hollywood history, but Bloom confesses that the filming of Keith's cameo is something he missed out on. What's more astonishing is that he made the deliberate decision not to watch the rock legend swash his buckle for the cameras! "I actually made a point of not going to the set [when Keith Richards was there] and I am kicking myself for it now," explains Bloom. "I thought he was going to be so hounded, even though he is a rock god. So I thought 'Let him get on with it' and I did not bother him."

Video: AWE Clips & B-roll
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
IESB has two new clips from At World's End, 'Lost Bird' and 'Will you marry me' the same one shown on Jay Leno. They also have 18 minutes of new behind the scenes footage.

Video Download: AWE Promo - Orlando on Jay Leno
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
Serein has captured Orlando's appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, I'm having connection problem with my ISP and uploading files to OBM server will take forever, sorry for the inconvenience. You can download the video at OL board

Pirates 3 media screening
posted by Jas, 05/16/07
There was a media screening of At World's End at the Hollywood theatre, El Capitan last night and the movie is 2 hours 45 minutes long. Read the press reviews of Pirates 3 from Wired, National Post and E! Online, The Mirror and Ain't It Cool. Spoilers ahead.

Making of Pirates 3 on Channel News Asia
posted by Jas, 05/15/07
Atiqah reports that Channel News Asia (Singapore) will air the Making of At World's End special on Saturday, May 19 at 10:30 pm

Video Download: 2 New AWE Clips
posted by Jas, 05/14/07
Moviefone has posted 4 Pirates 3 clips, I can't play the normal clip so download them in hi-def quicktime below (right click link and save)

Pirates 3 remix
posted by Jas, 05/14/07
At World's End at MySpace has posted 3 Pirates remixes

Pirates 3 Japan premiere webcast
posted by Jas, 05/14/07
Just like last year, Big Globe will have a live webcast of At World's End premiere in Tokyo, Japan on May 23. There will be a press conference at 12 pm - 1 pm, the red carpet and the premiere will start at 6 pm. To access the webcast page, follow this instructions from Pamela from last year's event. Use this time converter to find out what time the event will start in your country.

AWE soundtrack review / Interview with Hans Zimmer
posted by Jas, 05/13/07
Soundtrack.net has a review of At World's End soundtrack CD, they also talk to composer Hans Zimmer about the score, download their podcast here. The CD will be released on May 22, pre-order a copy.

Orlando TV Schedule
posted by Jas, 05/13/07
Orlando will be on Good Morning America on May 15 and on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 24

Orlando on the ropes
posted by Jas, 05/13/07
Scotland on Sunday has an interview with Orlando

Bloom has put acting to one side for a while. He has not been seen on screen since the last Pirates film. He has, instead, decided to do some catching up on life. "It is the first time in eight years that I haven't got an acting job which I am immediately going in to," he says. "I celebrated my 30th birthday in January and it feels different," he says. "It is less urgent. It is now time for reflection and to ask myself: 'How much living do you want to do?' As much as working has been my life, there is now a shift in my priorities."

He seems aware, then, that he has reached something of a crossroads. "Is there a play that I can get off the ground?" he asks. "I don't want to be thrust out into London's West End and feel like my balls are left hanging. At the same time, it would be great to do a play in the West End and be part of a company. I did see Equus recently and thought Daniel Radcliffe [the Harry Potter star] did a great job. It was really a brave choice. It made me think."

His thinking is obviously taking him on a leap in the opposite direction to what has worked so far. "The movies I've enjoyed in the last couple of years have been things like The Constant Gardener, Hotel Rwanda and The Last King Of Scotland - human stories which shed light on the world," he says. "I have thought that if Leonardo DiCaprio can go from Titanic to The Beach and finally to films like Blood Diamond, then why can't I?"

As the question hangs uncertainly, he eventually adds: "I have been unbelievably lucky. One of our national sports is rugby and it feels as if I am being tackled and brought down. It is like: 'Don't think you are going that far ahead of anyone else, because we are all part of the same pack.' I really love that about this country." There is no hint of irony in his voice. He is equally pragmatic about the paparazzi. "When I was filming the latest Pirates in Hawaii, someone took a picture of me peeing against a rock," he says. "They had a great one of me surfing too. But that's not the one they wanted or used, is it?"

It seems a good moment to ask him about the latest set of pictures, of him with Victoria Secrets model Miranda Kerr, walking along a street in New York. Was she, as reported, his latest girlfriend? "It is odd, isn't it?" he says, non-committal. "She is beautiful, too. But I am not with anyone. I always used to say that work is my mistress - and that's not true any more. I am still working out what I want."

As for the gossip, since he's broken up with long-term actress girlfriend Kate Bosworth, he is as relaxed about that as he is about his critical mauling. "I was seen at dinner the other night with the director Bryan Singer," he says. "I had bumped into him because I had visited Kate on a film set. He directed Superman Returns. By the time I got back, even my mum was saying: 'Are you going to do a part in the next Superman?' That is how gossip gets mangled."

He seems impervious, then, about his current fast-falling state in the eyes of critics. One producer, when looking ahead to Bloom's next role on an empty CV, even suggested he should "take whatever you can get". But despite the jokes, the reviews and his dodgy reputation as an actor, Bloom remains defiant. "I love getting dressed up, putting on make-up and prancing around with a sword in my hand," he says. "I feel as if I am lucky to have created a body of work of which I am proud."

Video Download: AWE On The Set - Starz
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
Serein has captured the behind the scenes footage and interviews from Starz On the Set, download here

AWE on HBO First Look
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
Gilliane reports that At World's End will be featured on HBO First Look (Asia) on May 20 at 8:30 pm, repeat telecast at these times, please check local listings for confirmation.

Depp says he is open to fourth "Pirates" movie
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
When asked to tell more about his character in At World's End, Orlando said, "Someone asked me, 'So tell us about your character's arc in the third movie,'" "I said, 'Dude, the writers can't even explain the third movie.'"

Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Jack's last treasure
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
The Indendent has more story to tell from their visit to the Singapore set in At World's End, there are comments from the filmmakers and the cast.

Bloom, ducking out to the car park during lunch, suggests that it is about time that he put aside childish things and did some acting. "I've kind of used up this whole trilogy thing. It would be nice to do a film without a sword for once," he says, before concluding, if only to keep his agent happy: "If it were to take another form down the line... who knows?" Full story

Video Download: AWE Featurette - Singapore
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
FDB has posted At World's End Singapore featurette, download links from Buena Vista below, right click and save to download quicktime and flash videos

Video Download: AWE TV Spot #3
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
HeySailor has captured another AWE tv spot aired during Lost last night, download here

Video Download: AWE Preview on The View
posted by Jas, 05/11/07
Geoffrey Rush was on The View last night and they showed a new clip from At World's End. HeySailor has captured it, download here

Bloom and Johansson in Talks for Pompeii
posted by Jas, 05/10/07
Coming Soon reports that director Roman Polanski is in talks with Orlando and Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige) to star in his historical tentpole Pompeii.

Oscar winner Roman Polanski (The Pianist) is in talks with Orlando Bloom ("Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogies) and Scarlett Johansson (The Prestige) to star in his historical tentpole Pompeii.

Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Robert Harris (author of "Archangel" and "Fatherland"), Pompeii tells the story of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 through the eyes of a young engineer, Marcus Attilius Primus, who is sent to repair the greatest aqueduct in the Roman Empire, which brings water to 250,000 people on the Bay of Naples. Attilius not only has to fight the corrupt forces that control the town of Pompeii, but ultimately the overwhelming power of nature itself.

The film has a projected August start with plans for a five month shoot. Polanski co-wrote the script with Harris.

Update: We have delved more into this story and, while Bloom and Johansson were indeed in consideration for the film, they can't do the film because production has been postponed until April 2008, which conflicts with the actors' schedules. The movie is still being sold at the Cannes Film Festival with a promise of A-list actors attached. It should hit theaters 3rd or 4th Quarter 2009.

Disney Pirates sets sail exclusively with Starz
posted by Jas, 05/10/07
Press release regarding On The Set: AWE special on Starz.

Come aboard Starz this May as it sets sail for a grand voyage with Pirates of the Caribbean. The high seas adventure begins when Starz presents the Starz Saturday Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest on Saturday, May 19 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The journey continues with two exclusive sneak peeks at the third installment of Walt Disney Pictures' epic pirate tale, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, a film that will reveal all of the series' unsolved mysteries.

The exclusive sneak peeks include "On the Set: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," a behind-the-scenes look at the film, which premieres on Starz Friday, May 11 at 1:35 p.m. (ET/PT); and the 30-minute Starz special "A Journey Behind the Scenes of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" which premieres only on Starz Saturday, May 26 at 6:35 p.m. (ET/PT).

"Starz is proud to present the television premiere of the record-breaking smash hit Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, one of many blockbusters coming to the channel this summer," said Jonathan Shair, vice president of planning and scheduling, Starz Entertainment. "In addition, we were happy to partner with Walt Disney Pictures to present a sneak peek at Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End before the film is in theaters."

Pirates 3 spoilers
posted by Jas, 05/10/07
MTV has loads of At World's End spoilers, don't read if you don't want to know.

Video: AWE Press Junket - Johnny Depp
posted by Jas, 05/09/07
I thought I'd post here a links to Johnny's press junket for Pirates 3 instead of on the Newsfeed so you don't miss it. Some clips may me repetitive, I'm not grabbing them but I'll take any request, if anyone wants it for download email me. There are press junket interviews with Johnny yesterday and today on AOL, BBC News, E! Daily 10, AP, MSN UK, Reuters, MyFox LA

Video Download: AWE preview on Extra
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
Extra TV has posted another preview of At World's End with more new clips from the movie, download here (wmv) or in flv (right click and save). Update: Associated Press has an extended clip shown on Extra, it's not in the best quality so I'll replace this when the better version is available. Download here

At World's End Big Movie Premiere
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
TV Guide will have Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Big Movie Premiere on May 21 at 10 pm, repeat telecast on May 22 at 8 pm.

Ask Pirates 3 Stars a Question
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
Cinematical will be talking to Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy and Chow Yun-Fat for Moviefone's Unscripted Interview, they want you to submit your questions. I'm sure video clip of this interview will be posted at Moviefone when the press junket for Pirates 3 starts.

Bloom to make West End debut
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
Something to look forward to after Pirates 3, Variety reports that Orlando is set to make his West End debut in a play called "In Celebration"

Orlando Bloom will make his West End debut in veteran Brit playwright David Storey's 1969 drama "In Celebration." The play, a Chekhovian-style ensemble drama about three brothers returning home for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary, will be directed by Anna Mackmin and produced by Sonia Friedman. Dates and theater are still subject to confirmation but the most likely venue is the 380-seat Trafalgar Studios for a July opening. No further casting has yet been confirmed.

Bloom has been eyeing legit projects for some time. He is keen to be part of an stage ensemble having worked exclusively on screen since being cast in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy almost immediately on leaving London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1999.

AICN visits the editing room of AWE
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
AICN visits the editing room of At World's End

There's a reason this one is skirting the three hour mark... they're going to resolve everything they've put into motion, and just like with DEAD MAN'S CHEST and the first film, there's even a little bit of extra movie at the very, very end after all the credits. Among the many storylines to be resolved, we see Elizabeth deal with both her betrayal of Jack and her relationship with Will. We see Will resolve his attempts to rescue his father Bootstrap Bill (Stellan Skarsgard) from the service of Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), who is now under the thrall of Lord Beckett (Tom Hollander) and Admiral Norrington (Jack Davenport), who are commanding a tremendous naval force that is imposing a new order on the entire world. Even supporting characters like Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook) and Pintel (Lee Arenberg) and Gibbs (Kevin McNally) and Marty (Martin Klebba) get some degree of resolution. Full story

Stick Around for the Very End
posted by Jas, 05/08/07
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer gives a sneak preview of At World's End in an interview with MSN movies.

We weren't privy to it, but Buckheimer says there is one additional scene at the end of the closing credits. He also said "this trilogy" is over, but perhaps the extra scene is a hint of more adventures to come. Full interview

Pirates 3 premiere on E!
posted by Jas, 05/07/07
There will be a red carpet coverage of Pirates 3 on E! on May 20 and 21 at 6 pm

Video Download: AWE Featurette - Pirate Lords
posted by Jas, 05/07/07
Update: Download links for Pirate Lords featurette in hi-def and better quicktime format from Disney, right click and save

Disney moves up 'Pirates' opening
posted by Jas, 05/07/07
Disney has moved forward the opening of At World's End by a few hours to the evening of May 24.

Disney confirmed the move Monday, a day after Sony's "Spider-Man 3" demolished the domestic opening weekend record in $151 million in North America -- $15 million more than last July's $135.6 million launch for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." As is often the case with tentpoles, the new Spidey record included early showings -- in this case, screenings of at midnight and 3 a.m. on opening day, last Friday. Disney said it began asking exhibitors last week to schedule the first screenings of "At World's End" for 8 p.m. on May 24 -- a Thursday that ushers in Memorial Day weekend. With anticipation sky-high for the third "Pirates," Disney could conceivably regain bragging rights for the top opening frame.

Pirates official site update
posted by Jas, 05/07/07
The main Pirates of the Caribbean official site has a new look, check it out and explore.

AWE at MySpace
posted by Jas, 05/05/07
At World's End now has an official blog at MySpace

'Pirates' aims for the real thing
posted by Jas, 05/04/07
LA Times has an article about At World's End set and has Orlando talking about shooting the movie.

Orlando Bloom, with two fantasy epics under his sword belt now (his first being "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy), found life on the lavish set exhilarating and exhausting. "It gives you a frame of reference," he says. "Puts you in a situation, which is especially important in an action adventure where you might be waiting around for a shot to be set up and then you have to suddenly be very intense and in the moment. Atmosphere is very important. The blue screen is much more … challenging." But physically detailed sets have their drawbacks too; weeks in cavernous gloom or on rain-lashed decks can leave one grateful for things like sunshine and automobiles. "It's incredibly hard work," Bloom says. "In Palmdale, it was raining all the time. We all got sick once or twice. It was brutal. I've spent five years of my life on this, most of my adult life, and it's quite nice to return to the modern world."

Orlando will attend Pirates 3 LA premire
posted by Jas, 05/04/07
All the main cast of At World's End including Orlando will attend the movie premiere at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on Saturday, May 19, 2007. Press arrivals is at 3 pm, talent arrivals at 4:30 pm. Full press release

Orlando on Jay Leno, May 15
posted by Jas, 05/04/07
Orlando will be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 15 on NBC, check local listings for time and confirmation.

Win tickets to Pirates 3 Japan premiere
posted by Jas, 05/04/07
MTV UK has the same contest as MTV Asia where they are giving away tickets to At World's End premiere in Japan at the Nippon Budokan Hall on May 23. Details here.

Geoffrey Rush Interview
posted by Jas, 05/04/07
Geoffrey Rush talks about At World's End at a press junket in Melbourne

"Pirates 2" and "3" were always conceived with one huge story arc, with that cliffhanger interval - the presumed death of Jack Sparrow followed by Barbossa's resurrection. To be honest, because it is one huge story, a lot of what happened in "Pirates 2" was putting down the pipe-work for the kinds of dramatic payoffs that are going to happen in the third film. As I was going through the screenplay, I thought "My God, every seven pages there's some phenomenal new action sequence that comes out of the storyline or flips the story into another dimension". The big set pieces the fans are looking forward to, as well as the convolutions and permutations of the character conflicts, are there in force.

We had a hefty schedule on our hands because they're big films, and just the logistics of shooting out at sea means you look at the daily call sheet and [realise] you're 30 miles out at sea, I've got to get up in the dark and go out in a dinghy on very rough seas to get to the location - and then spend two hours in make-up. Of course we've been doing this on-and-off now for four-and-a-half years so there's a tremendous camaraderie between all of the departments. The actors don't just spend time amongst themselves; you spend a good part of the day with the make-up team, the stunt guys, the expert marine department who are ferrying you there. Someone like Johnny is a great team leader... it's great not to have a diva. It's great to have someone who's very laid-back, very playful... he's probably the only person who dares to ad-lib. A lot of what he throws in makes it into the final mix. Jack Sparrow is some crazy part of Johnny's brain. Full interview

Video Download: AWE Featurette - Pirate Lords
posted by Jas, 05/03/07
IGN has posted a new At World's End featurette called "Pirate Lords", download here

AWE soundtack review
posted by Jas, 05/03/07
A review of At World's End soundtrack CD as well as preview clips of the tracks.

Video Download: Pirates 3 TV Spots
posted by Jas, 05/02/07
Yahoo Movies has posted two TV spots for At World's End, watch in hi-def here or download here

Video: Pirates 3 preview on Extra
posted by Jas, 05/02/07
Extra TV has posted a preview clip of At World's End which contains some new clips, download here

Pirates 3: World's End - Are We Excited?
posted by Jas, 05/02/07
A preview of At World's End from MSN UK

It's bigger and ballsierr - At Worlds End not only features the return of Rush, it also boasts a whole new angle to the story – Asian pirates! Chow Yun-Fat joins the cast as Captain Sao Feng, and with everyone sailing off the edge of the world into danger, expect even more of a ride than the second film. And it has to wrap the story up with a bang, so with our expectations sky-high (and the luxury of reactions to the latest film helping them improve the third), the filmmakers will be raising the bar.

Bloom and Knightley - We know we should be proud of British acting types making it big in Hollywood blockbusters, but if you thought that Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley were slightly bland and annoying in the first film, they were ten times less interesting in the second. We say push the focus of Worlds End on to Mackenzie Crook's Ragetti and Lee Arenberg's Pintel.

Look at Star Wars - Stay with us on this one, folks: people were describing the second movie as the franchise's equivalent of The Empire Strikes Back. So that would make At Worlds End The Return Of The Jedi. Pardon us if that prospect makes us quake in fear rather than tremble with excitement. At least Ewoks can't swim. Probably.

Excitement Rating: 6/10. Full preview.

Video Download: AWE Press junket - MSN Spain
posted by Jas, 05/02/07
Interconnector found At World's End press junket interview with Orlando at MSN Spain, download here (right click and save). Download Keira's interview here (right click and save).

New AWE stills
posted by Jas, 05/02/07
New images from At World's End

Win tickets to Pirates 3 Japan premiere
posted by Jas, 05/01/07
MTV Asia is giving away tickets to At World's End premiere in Japan at the Nippon Budokan Hall on May 23. Contest open to residents of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Taiwan, Australia and Korea only. Details here

Pirates 3 soundtrack preview
posted by Jas, 05/01/07
Go here to listen to snippets of the tracks on Pirates 3 CD.

A visit to the set of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'
posted by Jas, 05/01/07
MSN Movies will have an inside look of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" later this week.

The surprise sight of Rush, however, did not diminish the impressive detail and scope of the Singapore set. Built over a massive water tank, the multilevel endeavor's centerpiece was an ancient marketplace where most of the action occurred. Small wooden bridges connected stilted buildings to the marketplace as small boats floated freely in between. No expense was spared to make the locale as authentic as possible. However, after catching up with Heinrichs recently, it appears that recreating 18th-century Singapore was just another difficult task during his 28-month journey to produce both films.

"We did have [references to] later 19th [century] contemporary Chinese cities, and a lot of our visual cues came off that," Heinrichs says. "But we completely made up the part where all these stilt houses are kind of connected to each dwelling. That is more Malaysian of the last 100 years, but it's certainly not a stretch of imagination to think they might have actually done that at that time at well."

Still, there was some nervousness when it was discovered that Chow Yun-Fat's wife was actually from Singapore. "There was a big concern that they were somehow going to be offended by how we were representing her birthplace," Heinrichs recalls. "Apparently they loved the set and I think they were pretty hip to the idea of movies anyway and they had a great time."