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NEWS ABOUT: Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean stories: 9 news summaries
OPINION

 AWOL: Orlando Bloom's Career 

Once a heartthrob, now a has-been, Bloom was scorned for putting the film first

Sep 18, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - He “has a record six movies that have grossed $300 million+ in the US,” has worked with hugely successful directors, and was once “a big-league heartthrob whose poster adorned the walls of many a teenage girl,” writes Scott Mendelson for the Huffington Post. So why is... More »

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entertainment • Pirates of the Caribbean • celebrity • Orlando Bloom • Troy

 Unschooled Keira
 Driven to Prove
 Her Smarts

Star has 'chip on shoulder' after she skipped university

Aug 3, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar nominations? Check. Intelligent, literary roles? Check. College education? Not so much. “I am completely uneducated,” Keira Knightley told the Daily Telegraph, which “leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.” To battle intellectual insecurity, the Atonement star, who is dyslexic and dropped out... More »

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education • Pirates of the Caribbean • college • Atonement • movies • Keira Knightley • dyslexia

 Life Imitates Depp:
 Caribbean Piracy on Rise 

Yacht crowd comes under increased attack from armed buccaneers

Jun 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean is becoming all too real for yachters, the Los Angeles Times reports, with crime against visiting boats on the rise—and “it's becoming more violent,” one analyst says. The attacks are prompting businesses to advise caution—but they worry that overstating the problem could... More »

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theft • Pirates of the Caribbean • piracy • Caribbean • pirates • violent crime • armed robbery • yachts

 Theme Park Jack Sparrow 
 Recalls Arrrduous Gig 

Disney actors face Kafkaesque maze of employment policies

Jun 1, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Salacious proposals from drunken damsels and stalkers equipped with Disneyland annual passes dot the treacherous seas an actor playing Disneyland's Jack Sparrow must navigate. A pirate who had some issues with Disney's innumerable rules, including forbidding the swashbuckler to mention rum or grow the signature Johnny Depp goatee, spills to... More »

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California • MySpace • Pirates of the Caribbean • amusement parks • Disneyland • actor

ANALYSIS

Stars Losing Gravitational Pull, Hollywood Finds

Franchises, concepts drive movie receipts more than A-list personalities

May 2, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The lure of A-list movie stars is on the wane, the Hollywood Reporter notes after an examination of recent box-office receipts and extensive polling of Tinseltown insiders. Due in part to ubiquity on the internet and magazine racks, big names like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts have seen their films... More »

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Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Pirates of the Caribbean • Julia Roberts • Tom Hanks • box office • Matt Damon • The Bourne Ultimatum • George Clooney • The Bourne Identity • The Bourne Supremacy • movie industry

Depp Is Top Box Office Draw

Sweeney Todd star
fills more seats than Smith or Clooney

Jan 4, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Johnny Depp trounced Will, George and Matt  to bring in more green at movie theaters than any other actor in 2007, reports the AP. The star of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, now proving he can sing, too, in Sweeney Todd, was voted the No. 1 box office draw... More »

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Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • Denzel Washington • actor • movies • movie theaters

'Pirates' booty
fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

May 28, 07 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The third installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is making some serious booty, but won't knock Spiderman off his perch. In a battle of titans with poor to middling reviews, "Spiderman 3" will keep the domestic weekend record of $151 million, with "Pirates" sailing behind at $126.... More »

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entertainment • film • Spider-Man • Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • movies

Shrek Beats His Own Record

Green monster smashes expectations on the way to an new animated record

May 21, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's the year of the threequels. With the success of the third Spider-Man and this weekend's triumph of Shrek the Third, all eyes are on the upcoming third Pirates of the Carribean.  Dreamworks bigwigs were cautious leading up to green monster's latest bow, but its $122 million take... More »

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film • Dreamworks • Shrek the Third • Pirates of the Caribbean • box office • movies

Spidey Swings Past Pirates

Spider-Man 3 nets
$148 million, shatters box-office records

May 7, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shy, do-gooder Peter Parker has again done superhero's work: His webbed alter-ego has vaulted the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise past its rivals and predecessors to shatter the opening weekend box-office record, netting  $148 million--over $10 million more than Pirates 2, the previous record holder. More »

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entertainment • film • Spider-Man • Pirates of the Caribbean • movies

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