Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle. Read more
| Starring | Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush |
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| Director | Gore Verbinski |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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It takes an age before Johnny Depp shows his face in Pirates the Third, and when he does, it's the tip of his nose that looms into screen left, eventually succeeded by a flaring nostril. I doubt there's been a larger, longer close up of a proboscis this side of Seabiscuit. There's no rhyme or reason for it, really, but our indulgence is rewarded when not one, not two, but an entire crew of digital Johnnies hive into view, flouncing and flailing for all they are worth. One even lays an egg.... Read more
What does it take to beat Harry Potter? Animatronic 3-D guinea pigs kitted out like a high-tech spy squad, that’s what. Such is the genius of G-Force, the latest conceit from uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer – he of Pirates of the Caribbean fame. Not that the movie will do Potterish business in the long term, but it has toppled Harry from his perch at the head of the US box office this week – the sort of eventuality that should stop Daniel Radcliffe from getting too big for... Read more
Johnny Depp is set to receive a record-breaking fee for his part in the forthcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Depp is reportedly being paid £32 million to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth instalment of the popular franchise. It will make him the highest-paid actor in Hollywood, even topping Tom Hanks' £29 million for the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels and Demons. A source told the Sun: "It's a lot of swag but they just cant make another without... Read more
The number of sequels comprising this summer's line-up of Hollywood blockbusters has been noted by a journalist, who suggests that it might not be a good thing. Films such as Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End, Spider-Man 3, Hostel II and Ocean's Thirteen are scheduled for release in the coming months, following widely-seen predecessors in recent years. But although Philip French, writing for the Observer, says the number of sequels "is the most striking thing" about this... Read more