Johnny Depp, as usual, isn’t afraid to put a spin on his characters that might drive studio execs batty. This time he implies that Captain Jack Sparrow, should he have been a real pirate, was likely to have enjoyed the pleasures of both sexes. Depp says he was intrigued by a scholarly work titled "Sodomy… Read More »Captain Jack and the Cabin Boy Rumors
There’s another Disney film opening on July 7th – only just in NYC, so I don’t think it will impact that Pirate film, who’s in that again? It’s Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos. This Miramax backed documentary is narrated by Matt Dillon and takes us back to the… Read More »Once In A Lifetime
I’ve never played any version of the Monkey Island video games. From what I can tell, they’re a fairly popular series with a pirates theme. Now, via EuroGamer we get a link to a blogger that claims Disney has ripped off one of the characters they designed for Monkey Island – LeChuck – for the… Read More »POTC II: A ripoff of The Monkey Island Movie?
Upcoming Pixar defends Pixar’s latest film Cars against those who would label it a failure. With Superman Returns opening tomorrow Cars will surely see another box office drop off, but International numbers should continue to be strong as it opens wider around the globe. One more thing I’d add to Upcoming Pixar’s argument…. you can… Read More »Why Cars is a Success
Ken Pellman, once an erstwhile sweeper at Disneyland and Imagineer aspirant, writes another excellent Kenversations column. This one doing the time warp back 15 years to Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Celebration. American Express is the official credit card of Disneyland, so have it handy for those purchases. If you want an ATM, well, there’s a Bank… Read More »Looking back at Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary
The Johnny Depp ‘enhanced’ version of Disneyland’s classic attraction Pirates Of The Caribbean has officially opened to the public. POTC is attracting huge numbers yesterday and today with lines stretching through Frontierland and down Main Street. LaughingPlace.com Staff Member Doug has sent back a few photos from the park on LP’s Live Camera Phone page.… Read More »Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride attracts a crowd
It would seem that the good folks at USA Today are as excited about the new Pirates of the Caribbean film as we are. That would explain the daily onslaught of articles in their Life section addressing the event, its inspiration and the people involved. It was in such an article, printed on Monday the… Read More »POTC (the ride): Rough Waters Ahead?
LaughingPlace.com has some pictures and the official press video (2 min 55 secs) from inside the updated Pirates Of The Caribbean attraction at Disneyland. You Johnny Depp fans may want to grab some of these.