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• Depp Perception : Why For did Johnny really want to work for Walt Disney Studios ?

  Jim Hill finally wraps up that story that he started last Friday. Where Mouse House execs struggle to get a handle on the movie version of "Pirates of the Caribbean." As in: Who they should cast as Capt. Jack Sparrow, whether this project should be a theatrical release or just a video premiere, etc. Read More... Posted Friday, May 25, 2007 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: Disney, movies, attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Depp, Walt Disney Pictures, Dick Cook

• Why For did Michael Eisner try and shut down production of "The Curse of the Black Pearl" back in 2002 ?

  Jim Hill shares some stories about the first film in the "Pirates" trilogy. In particular how Disney's former CEO -- because he genuinely believed that teenagers would think that a movie that was based on a theme park attraction was totally lame -- repeatedly tried to pull the plug on this project (WARNING : This article does contain some mild "At World's End" spoilers) Read More... Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 26 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, theme park, Why For, Visual Effects, attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook