Disneyland’s beloved Pirates of the Caribbean is officially back in action, but not everyone thinks the attraction’s new upgrades is a treasure. The ride reopened today after a nearly two-month refurbishment with new upgrades, including a high-tech audio-animatronic effect in the iconic grotto scene that transforms a cursed pirate from a living buccaneer into a … Read more
It’s not a pirate’s life for Keira Knightley. The English actress revealed if she has any plans to revisit her role as Elizabeth Swann in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. After Orlando Bloom said he hopes to get everyone back for a new “Pirates” film, Knightley admitted she wasn’t even sure where her character … Read more
Elizabeth Swann has spoken. Keira Knightley has shared that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, which helped propel her career, were also the reason she was “taken down publicly.” The “Atonement” actress, 39, discussed how the Disney franchise positively and negatively impacted her life during a recent interview with the Times. “It’s a funny thing … Read more
This is the moment Disney World staff pulled an “unconscious” woman from the water inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at the Magic Kingdom. A video shows the woman rolling over her ankle into the water while clambering out of the ride in Orlando, Florida. She disappears from view while staff rush to help … Read more
Earlier this week, big-time movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer (“Top Gun,” “Bad Boys,” “Black Hawk Down”) revealed he would like to cast the most obvious but least likely actor to star in a possible sixth edition of his “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise: Johnny Depp. “I would love to have him in the movie,” Bruckheimer told … Read more
Shiver our timbers — Johnny Depp is allegedly back. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor is rumored to be reprising his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the movie franchise five years after the last film, “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” was released. However, Depp’s team is halting ye olde rumor mill, as a source … Read more
That ship sailed and sank. Actress Margot Robbie said Monday that the brand-new, female-led “Pirates of the Caribbean” film was forced to walk the plank by Disney, reported Vanity Fair. According to the “Birds of Prey” actress, the idea was broached in an effort to reboot the franchise that originally starred Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom … Read more
Everything is arrr-right. Zoe Saldana, who previously said her experience in the 2003 film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” almost made her quit acting, said she felt “moved” when producer Jerry Bruckheimer apologized to her for her experience years later. “It was my first exposure to a major Hollywood mega … Read more
You may not remember the day you met this Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp surprised one die-hard fan recently by becoming his swashbuckling “Pirates of the Caribbean” character once again, but the actor looked noticeably different without Sparrow’s signature facial hair. Depp, 59, was seen earlier this month sporting a clean-shaven face and again recently while … Read more
Shiver me timbers. Replicas of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow costume from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise may be this year’s hottest Halloween costume. The swash-buckling costume of the Disney character has seen a 90 percent increase in sales this Halloween, according to Halloweencostumes.com. Depp — who has regained the spotlight since he won his … Read more