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Do you want to join Captain Jack Sparrow on his next voyage? Then why not audition to be an extra in “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” ?

Barrett B. writes in to say:



I’ve really been enjoying Lady F. ‘s series about working on “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” That’s always been my dream of mine. To an extra on a big Hollywood film like “Pirates.” To stand on the set in costume and watch as the film’s cast & crew make the magic happen.



Copyright 2006 Disney Enterprises


Given that you seem to be so well connected at Disney, Jim, I don’t suppose that you could help me make my dream come true. Based on what you said in Monday’s article, they’ve still got to shoot another six-to-eight weeks of stuff to finish up “Pirates III.” Will they be using extras in any of those scenes? And if so, do you know anyone who’s associated with this picture who can help me get a job as an extra?


Thanks in advance for your help,


Barrett B.


Dear Barrett B.


My typical answer to an e-mail like this usually goes something like this: “You do realize that I’m the guy who lives ‘way the hell out in the woods of New Hampshire, right? The one that a lot of Disney executives despise? Which is why I’m really not the one you want to talk with if you want special treatment from the Mouse House”


But then — almost within minutes of receiving Barrett’s e-mail — another note popped up in my in-box. Which read:


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 OPEN CALL


Open Casting Call – Through 15 August 2006


Pirates of the Caribbean 3


PIRATES HOTLINE


818.725.2905


Sande Alessi Casting


13731 Ventura Blvd., Top Floor


Sherman Oaks, CA 91423


Monday through Friday, 11am – 3pm


Seeking Pirates — men age 18+, all shapes and sizes, all ethnicities: Asian, Spanish, French, African, Syrian, Lebanese, Middle Eastern, Turkish, Armenian, Arab, Persian, Caucasian, South American, Pacific Islander, Eskimo, etc…


You must be an extreme character type! We need extremely skinny, very tall, very short, hunchback, little people, unusual facial features and body types, exotic amputees, albinos, etc.


Bring your own current 3×5 photo (does not have to be professional). If you do not have a photo, we can take one for you for $2.00


It’s weird how the universe works sometimea, don’t you think?


Anyway … There’s your answer, Barrett. If you really want to be an extra on the set of “Pirates III,” Sande Alessi is looking for some new rogues to appear in “At World’s End.” So if you’re going to be Southern California now through August 15th, why not swing by their office in Sherman Oaks and see if you actually have what it takes to become a member of Captain Jack Sparrow’s crew?


Speaking of “Pirates III” … Last month while Jeff Lange & I were at the Licensing Show in NYC, Jeff was actually able to snag a shot of the teaser poster for the next film in the trilogy:



Photo by Jeff Lange


Pretty neat looking, don’t you think?


Also, in this past Monday’s story, I mentioned that officials at Walt Disney Studios were being rather closed-mouth when it came to discussing how they thought “Dead Man’s Chest” might do over its opening weekend. Out of concern of repeating what just happened with “Cars.”


Some JHM readers supposedly thought that I just made up that part of Monday’s column. That there was just no way that an official from Walt Disney Studios would actually talk that way to a member of the press. Well, if that were really the case … Then how do you explain this quote from Chuck Viane, the president of Buena Vista Distribution, which appears in today’s “Variety“?



But Disney is staying mum on how big it thinks “Pirates” will be. “I have no idea. I am not even going to fathom a guess,” Mouse House distrib topper Chuck Viane said. “No matter how you answer that question, it can come back to hurt you.”


That sounds sort of familiar, don’t you think?


But JHM readers … They’re not afraid to hazard a guess as to how “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” will do over its opening weekend. As of midnight last night, 170 folks have posted their predictions about this motion picture will do at the box office:







































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































JHM reader’s guess at “Dead Man’s Chest” opening weekend gross

JHM reader’s name

$46.6 million

Chlane

$52.5 million

Kingmob

$61.3 million

kingofswing

$67.5 million

disney my second home

$68 million

A. K. Hershey

$68.1 million

Stevie1derful

$69.5 million

i love donald

$71.3 million

kelderek

$71.6 million

Chipnme1962

$72.3 million

TerryTiger

$74.5 million

curmudgeon

$77.5 million

Topollino

$78.4 million

Ripthorn

$79.5 million

TikiBird 73

$80.1 million

pfitzsi

$81 million

ConnerLives

$82 million

outsider624

$82.5 million

colelaus

$82.6 million

OrangeWhip

$82.7 million

Gargamike

$84.5 million

t1carroll

$85 million

leodavinci

$85.3 million

Fictitious

$85.5 million

peoplemover

$86.6 million

tolkoto

$86.9 million

kronos77

$87,550,000

Rob

$88 million

mattyp0119

$88.2 million

bigWALL

$89.2 million

original19

$89.7 million

swenocha

$89.8 million

Oogie13oogie

$90.1 million

Disneyfamily

$90.2 million

englishboy

$90.3 million

LenTesta

$90.6 million

DizneeProfitEar

$91.5 million

Lee

$91.7 million

kgforce

$92.3 million

wylander

$92.3 million

Mister Glass

$92.5 million

nwe

$92.6 million

Dancing with the Stars!

$93 million

CraigSam

$93.4 million

unit42ffd

$93.5 million

shoewee

$93.6 million

outsider624

$94.2 million

RogerRmjet

$94.2 million

rjrip

$94.5 million

peanutj

$94.6 million

pschnebs

$94.8 million

abogdan

$95.2 million

dclyde06

$95.2 million

bravesfn1

$95.7 million

percy

$96.2 million

doceagle

$96.3 million

dsnypaul

$96.4 million

DwAdale

$97.4 million

Addie Boy

$98.2 million

technobrat

$98.5 million

mschwert11

$98.6 million

Moonliner

$99 million

orljustin

$99.5 million

NubtheSquirrel

$100 million

RoadDogBC

$100 million

N2DVD

$100.2 million

icrra

$100.3 million

rricg03

$100.4 million

Bixby

$101.2 million

crow

$101.5 million

rjrice6173

$101.7 million

ESVADJ

$102 million

thunderl

$102.2 million

Yensid321

$102.4 million

DisneyScott

$102.6 million

Nitemuze2

$102.6 million

brotherdave

$103 million

ckane123

$103.2 million

Cybergosh

$103.5 million

Electric Panda

$104.2 million

neon

$104 million

Bill5925

$104,444,000.44

btbarlow

$104.7 million

RidePhoto101

$105 million

supersanborn

$105 million

mawnck

$105.6 million

toddhs

$106.2 million

DisneyFanatic001

$107.1 million

swfanatic

$107.35 million

jeffsch

$107.4 million

wolverine92

$108.1 million

brer frog

$108.5 million

RRapier33

$109 million

juampi

$109.6 million

Davidgrahammd

$110 million

maskdmirag

$110.35 million

BigDaddy

$110.8 million

sgtslovak

$111 million

Smilee306

$111.11 million

fliewr

$111.12 million

craiglisa

$111.5 million

mickeyfan97

$112 million

Abigail’s Uncle

$112.5 million

WDWFanatic

$112.5 million

a-mad

$112.6 million

Buck

$113.13 million

jordn613

$113.7 million

k-man

$113.7 million

volvodrivingdude

$114 million

anonymouse

$114.35 million

bhb007

$115.1 million

AuntDisney

$115.4 million

zapatabe

$115,527,014

Xited4disney

$116.2 million

kfrogpaul

$116,525,113

RichrayM

$116,985,000

cruisedude4

$117,110,708

zenifrax

$117.2 million

jocksparrow

$117.3 million

ocjedi

$117.3 million

mark4407

$117.43 million

Tomas Soderlind

$117.46 million

WelcomeHomeOKW

$117.5 million

manutdfan

$117.5 million

POTCgurl

$117.6 million

greenyskp

$117.7 million

TZA

$118.1 million

anthrid

$118.215 million

Skull Rock Pirate

$118.5 million

sure

$119 million

Livia52001

$119.3 million

pixiegirltink

$119.6 million

RenRuiz

$120.3 million

tericson

$120.7 million

futureman

$121 million

Jackthepumpkinking

$121.6 million

cbissonette

$122 million

campdisney

$122.5 million

AlexK

$122.7 million

JenLoy

$123,023,023.42

GeoffreyNeasedotcom

$123.6 million

PintoColvig

$124.3 million

Friar Storm

$124.6 million

Epcotrob

$124.6 million

ChuckBo

$124.7 million

pixiesfan37

$125 million

Skibammer

$126.2 million

AnnB

$126.3 million

indnchf

$126.4 million

MosquitoControl

$126.5 million

pacomama

$127.1 million

juanpablor

$127,217,009.42

hagen

$128.2 million

megaelch

$128.4 million

jennifer1013

$129.5 million

vishazz

$130 million

brresler

$130.5 million

mgbrooks

$131 million

GofForever

$132.6 million

muppetaphrodite

$133.4 million

blackcauldron85

$135.63 million

aggie96

$136.2 million

mnmears

$142 million

Uncle Ed

$144.4 million

Gracie

$148 million

ennsm

$150 million

Bryangiss

$160 million

C33

$167.5 million

jonyyeh

$210.5 million

dlr50th

$317 million

yensidtlaw1969

$321 million

otisney

Just a reminder: The JHM reader who comes closest to predicting the exact figure that this Gore Verbinski film earns over its first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in domestic release will win a “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” gift pack. Which includes:



The winner of JHM’s latest contest will be announced on Tuesday morning after the final official box office tallies for this upcoming weekend have been posted. Thanks to all of you who decided to take part in this contest … and good luck.


My apologies if today’s column seems to be a bit on the short side. But I now have to go get on line for the first matinee of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” After all these months of yakking about Disney’s latest release, I thought that it might be kind of fun to see if the finished product was actually worth all of this fuss.


You folks have a great weekend, okay? We’ll talk again on Monday …


j

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