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5 Facts About Smash Star Jack Davenport
Here are the five facts we’ve compiled on Jack Davenport (Derek Wills on Smash), from how he got into acting to his response to fans thinking he’s an asshole like his TV characters. More »
Orlando Bloom’s ‘Three Musketeers’ Character Is a Little Less Cool Now
This is going to sound really silly, but for about two weeks I was convinced that Orlando Bloom‘s character in The Three Musketeers was pretentious and kind of a fop, all because of a piece of jewelry. You see, on the main poster for the movie, it looks like the Duke of Buckingham is wearing a charm on his mustache — you know, like the kind of weird trinkets Johnny Depp used to collect for his Jack Sparrow persona. I was actually excited at this weird costuming piece: I thought it represented how over-the-top and decadent the movie looks.
But alas, it was a trick of angles, and it turns out the charm is actually just a normal earring. More »
Video Gallery: 9 Hilarious Outtakes Reels
I love watching actors screw up. I’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s because it makes them a little more human; maybe it’s because in my other life, I work with them a lot; or maybe it’s just schadenfreude. In any event, though, outtakes reels are my favorite part of DVD releases, purely because I am given license to laugh at actors as they continually screw up for anywhere from two to ten minutes, and that’s FUN. For your Sunday afternoon viewing pleasure, here are 9 hilarious outtakes reels from an assortment of movies (along with one television show). Laugh heartily, my friends! More »
Snap This: Steampunk Jack Sparrow
I love scrapwork art, especally of movie characters — I’ve seen the Terminator, Predator, and Stormtroopers rendered in glossy scrap metal. And now, there’s a lifesize statue of Captain Jack Sparrow, looking very steampunk-y thanks to the cogs, chains, straps, and buckles that make up this tribute to the Pirates of the Caribbean protagonist. Oh, and it’s $7,000 — and that’s without the shipping price. More »
15 Awesome Pirates Who Were Around Before Jack Sparrow
Don’t get me wrong: I love me some Captain Jack. The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie was far better than it really had any right to be, given that it was based on an amusement park ride, and Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow was a major part of that success. But Sparrow isn’t the only awesome pirate out there; on the contrary, there are boatloads (‘scuz the terrible, terrible pun) who have done their time swinging from the mast. Here are some of our favorites.– get ready to buckle some swashes! More »
Gallery: Meet the Seven Dwarfs from Relativity Media’s ‘Snow White’ Film
Remember the Saved by the Bell episode where Slater writes himself into the school’s rap production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Studly the Eighth Dwarf to stop Jessie and Zack from kissing? Mario Lopez won’t be playing a dwarf in Relativity Media’s The Brothers Grimm: Snow White, but the memory was relevant anyway. Check out the newly cast septet, whose faces you already recognize from roles in Watchmen, Harold & Kumar, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Plus, our guesses for who will play which dwarf, if they’re going by Disney’s names for each. You know who I’m bummed isn’t on this list? Peter Dinklage. More »
Cutegreggator: Pirate Dogs!
The new Pirates of the Caribbean is out! And naturally, that’s just an excuse to post photos of dogs dressed in pirate costumes. Arf, matey! More »
5 Facts About ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Star Astrid Berges-Frisbey
As one of the new faces in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Astrid Berges-Frisbey (who plays sexy mermaid Syrena) is about to hit the big time. So who is she, and what do you need to know about her?
1. She’s quadrilingual.
Barcelona-born Astrid speaks four languages: French, Spanish, Catalan, and English. More »
Video: Kermit the Frog Schmoozes Johnny Depp, Kisses Vanessa Hudgens
Kermit the Frog did red carpet commentary at the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides premiere as promotion for the upcoming Muppets movie. Despite being a puppet, he was ten times more charismatic and funny than Giuliana Rancic. Among the awesome stuff in this video: Geoffrey Rush saying Kermit should have played a monkey in the movie, Keith Richards being himself, Kirstie Alley getting lip gloss on Kermit, Johnny Depp being nice and effacing about Kermit’s Jack Sparrow costume, and Kermit hitting on Vanessa Hudgens. More »
Video: Michael Bolton Wants To Be A Pirate
Apparently the only thing I’m writing about today is Jack Sparrow. Roll with me: It’s a piratical kind of day. Anyway, the oh-so-terribly-funny lads of The Lonely Island have teamed up with Michael Bolton– but they soon discover that strange things happen when Michael Bolton comes to the studio directly after having watched all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Want to know more? Just watch it. Trust me. More »
Poll: Johnny Depp’s Kids Think Iron Man Is Cooler Than Jack Sparrow
Things I did not know about Johnny Depp:
1) His distinctive sense of style was developed through the careful perfection of the “reach into the closet and wear whatever you grab” technique.
2) He used to use the name “Mr. Stench” as an alias during hotel stays, mostly because he enjoyed hearing the hotel staff say “This is your 6 o’clock wake-up call, Mr. Stench.” (Bonus if it’s in a foreign accent.)
3) He fears dancing.
4) His kids think Iron Man is cooler than Jack Sparrow. More »
Johnny Depp Has Sense Of Humor About Pirates of The Caribbean- Besides calling normalcy “weird” in his latest interview, Johnny tells us a story about Michael Eisner hating his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow. Depp to lady at Disney: “But didn’t you know that all my characters are gay?” (Vanity Fair)
Johnny Depp drops in on an elementary school in pirate gear - A nine-year-old British girl with dreams of mutiny wrote Johnny for help overthrowing her teacher. And Captain Jack Sparrow dropped in with some good advice. Aw! (Reuters)
Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr Lock It Down
After a long courtship, Orlando Bloom has proposed to model Miranda Kerr. Miranda accepted and now they are engaged, Entertainment Tonight reports. This means that the Pirates Of the Caribbean/Lord Of The Rings actor will make Miranda’s greatest wish come true. Which is, as she told Page Six in ’08, “to live on a farm in a solar-powered house with a hammock and a vegetable patch.”
Continuing, she added, wistfully: “When this is all over, that’s where I’ll be. I’ve always… More »
Geoffrey Rush: My Weird Celebrity Crush
When the first Pirates Of The Caribbean movie came out in 2003, I went with a bunch of friends to see the Disney crush-fest. Most girls I knew were going to see the dreamy Orlando Bloom, or the sexy Johnny Depp. Not me though, I was going to see the film for my version of a pirate dreamboat: Captain Barbossa. Yeah, that’s right, I have a thing for the 58-year-old Australian thespian, Geoffrey Rush. More »
Dude Diary: Sam Claflin
When Disney announced last week that unknown British actor Sam Claflin would be joining the cast of the next installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, we rightly thought, “Wha?” Who is this good looking 23-year-old actor pretty much plucked from obscurity to play “the key role of Philip, a youthful missionary,” alongside the inimitable Johnny Depp? Claflin has just a couple of professional projects under his belt, although not one has yet to air. Still, he has worked with some huge names in the industry — a credit to his natural talent, connections or a hardworking agent. More »
Star In A Movie With R-Patz!!!
No, you aren’t having that amazing dream again where you can fly and Edward Cullin is real and super-loves you…this is real life, where Hollywood studio executives have put out a casting call for Robert Pattinson‘s new film Water for Elephants. And it’s a period drama ladies, so tighten those corsets! More »
In Defense Of Flat Chests
When I was in college at the University of Illinois, girls would wear lingerie-inspired tops, flaunt their va-va-voom cleavage and get all kinds of attention from the opposite sex. Meanwhile, I could not compete: My chest is flatter than flat, and as Debra Messing once quipped on Will And Grace, “As I hard as I push them together, there is no crease” or something to that effect. (I feel you, Debra!). My lack of boobage was a liability on my… More »
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