From our spy at Disney:
"The
big Disney D23 event is going down in Anaheim, California this weekend,
and the news is flowing fast. The biggest announcement so far has to be
confirmation of a subtitle and a date for the fourth Pirates Of The
Caribbean outing. And it is? "On Stranger Tides". Yes, we know…
thrilling? The most interesting aspect of that new name is its link to
Tim Powers' 1987 pirate fantasy, which shares the title. And just
happens to feature a character named Jack and the fountain of youth,
touted as a likely plot for the new... "
Jamaica Rose
speakin' again - I instantly thought of Tim Powers book "On Stranger
Tides" when I saw the Fountain of Youth on the map at the end of POTC4.
It's a great tie-in for the movie. If you haven't read the story
before, you might want to do so now. It involves a lot of voodoo magic, the search for the Fountain of Youth, Blackbeard, and the main character's name is JACK!
This is even more special for me because I used to run into Tim Powers occasionally when he worked at the tobacco shop at "The City
in Orange" (several years ago it was revamped as "The Block"). That was back in the
80s I guess before he hit it big as an author.
Well, it looks like I'll have to dig out my copy of "On Stranger Tides" and read it again.
Learn more about Tim Powers: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2341694/
And click on the news items there to get a slew of articles about this announcement (included below).
--Jamaica RoseSummary of ON STRANGER TIDES:
"Puppeteer John Chandagnac, bound for Jamaica to recover stolen money from his uncle,
becomes Jack Shandy after pirates attack his ship and force him to join their crew. Shandy's
struggle to accept his new life grounds the story for readers, even as Blackbeard and vodun
magicians whisk everyone away to dreamlike lands where the Fountain of Youth itself awaits. The
chaotic sea battles sing, though at times key events happen so quickly that they get lost in the
shuffle as Jack tries to comprehend where he's going and what's at stake. This dark fantasy tale
will appeal not just to pirate fans but also to anyone who appreciates Powers's talent for
blending the most unlikely elements into a brilliantly cohesive whole."PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 GETS A TITLE
Walt Disney Pictures has announced that the fourth movie in their
lucrative Johnny Depp franchise will be titled Pirates of the
Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and the studio is scheduling it for a
summer, 2011 release date. The details of the story aren't yet known,
but it is expected to focus more on the Jack Sparrow character, with
Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom not expected to return, in what is
expected to also start a second trilogy of movies. On Stranger Tides
will be directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) from a
script by the writing team of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who also
wrote the first three movies.
Title for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 hints at story
Disney has been giving previews of its upcoming releases at the company's D23 Expo in California.
Among the activities at the Anaheim Convention Centre was the arrival of
Johnny Depp in full Captain Jack Sparrow costume.
Depp took to the stage to announce the title and release date of the fourth instalment in the Pirates franchise.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is its name, and we can expect to see it in summer 2011.
The film was earlier said to be about Sparrow meeting up with Captain Hector Barbossa (
Geoffrey Rush) in the newly founded
New Orleans and embarking on a quest for the Fountain of Youth.
This appears to be true, as On Stranger Tides is the name of a 1988
Tim Powers'
seafaring novel in which a main character (also called Jack) travels
with pirates to an island to find that mythical wellspring. It seems
Disney bought
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- David Bentley
'Pirates 4' Gets a New Title, Looks Like an Adaptation
Disney is getting huge mileage out of its D23 Expo, which is making more
headlines than the Toronto Film Festival this week for some of its new marketing swag, the
announcement that it will partner with
Guillermo del Toro on a new production house, and now, the
first full details about Pirates of the Caribbean 4. As you can see, it already has a title
- On Stranger Tides - which I actually really dig, and we know that
Johnny Depp and
Geoffrey Rush will be back aboard the Black Pearl.
The title hints at what Disney has maintained for quite a while, that a fourth film would be a
little smaller and a little less down the middle than a Disney summer movie would indicate. Of
course, the third one was pretty bizarre, as well, but there was no chance that would fail, so it
was loaded with all kinds
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- Colin Boyd
Title Revealed For Pirates of the Caribbean 4
We recently found out the supposed plot for the fourth
installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, which, according
to Hollywood Elsewhere, would feature Captain Jack Sparrow (
Johnny Depp)
and Co. searching for the infamous Fountain of Youth. It’s not been
officially announced but it seems plausible, and at this point we have
no reason to think that it’s false.
So with that “semi-confirmed”
plot (whatever that means) in mind, you could be forgiven for assuming
Pirates 4 would be titled something akin to, “Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Search For the Fountain of Youth” or simply “Pirates of the
Caribbean:
The Fountain of Youth.”
But no, at the D23 Disney Fan Expo, a logo/banner for the fourth
Pirates movie was unveiled and it revealed the name and the release
date: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has a (general)
release date of Summer 2011.
On Stranger Tides,
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- Ross Miller
Big Disney Updates: Muppets, Pirates, & Guillermo, Oh My!
More and more news just keeps flooding from the D23 Expo and
thankfully they sent us press releases, so we don't have to physically
be there to hear about a few big announcements. I'll be honest and say
that I'm not absolutely enthralled with all three of the following
announcements, but two out of three isn't bad. So first let's jump
right into the one that I'm not entirely psyched about, but I'm sure
that plenty of other people are.
Johnny Depp
was on hand as Captain Jack to tell everyone about the title of Pirates
of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of the
series to be released summer 2011.
Though plot details are scarce at this time, the crew at Cinematical
might have an interesting lead on the story. It seems there exists a a
novel by
Tim Powers, that just happens to be about pirates, and
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- Ethan Anderton
Fourth Pirates of Caribbean Gets a Title
Disney's D23 Expo is currently underway in Anaheim, California and
the studio’s Chairman Dick Cook officially revealed the next Pirates
movie will be titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Johnny Depp, who
appeared in full pirate costume during the announcement, is signed on
to reprise his role of Jack Sparrow. No other plot details have been
release, but the subtitle has already led to speculation. Rumors
suggest the new film may be based on
Tim Powers'
On Stranger Tides novel. The novel won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy
Novel in 1988, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award the same
year.
In the book, Puppeteer John Chandagnac, who was sailing to Jamaica to
get revenge on the uncle who had stolen his father's inheritance, has
no choice but to join the buccaneers who have taken him prisoner--and
soon, known now as the pirate Jack Shandy,
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- James Cook
Is This The New 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Plot?
So about that Disney announcement -- well, the one about Pirates of
the Caribbean and its new title (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger
Tides) and release date (summer 2011). It just so happens that there is
also a novel called On Stranger Tides about pirates by one
Tim Powers
(which we briefly mentioned in our other post). The plot is striking in
that the main character is also named (or renamed) Jack, and the plot
revolves around him finding the Fountain of Youth, which is not only a
recurring theme in the Pirates movies but was the rumored title of the
fourth installment.
Here's the plot summary from Amazon via Publishers Weekly:
World
Fantasy Award-winner Powers (Three Days to Never) demonstrates a
precise control of complex narratives in this reprint of his rollicking
and enchanting 1987 novel. Puppeteer John Chandagnac, bound for Jamaica
to recover stolen money from his uncle, becomes
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- Jenni Miller
Official Title for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4' Announced
Photo:
Walt Disney PicturesThe
official title for the fourth installment of the Pirates of the
Caribbean franchise has been announced and it is Pirates of the
Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, to which
Devin Faraci at Chud has pointed out bares resemblance to
Tim Powers'
"On Stranger Tides". The description of the book from a Publishers
Weekly review at Amazon.com reads as follows:
World Fantasy Award-winner Powers (Three Days to Never) demonstrates a
precise control of complex narratives in this reprint of his rollicking
and enchanting 1987 novel. Puppeteer John Chandagnac, bound for Jamaica
to recover stolen money from his uncle, becomes Jack Shandy after
pirates attack his ship and force him to join their crew. Shandy's
struggle to accept his new life grounds the story for readers, even as
Blackbeard and vodun magicians whisk everyone away to dreamlike lands
where the Fountain of Youth itself awaits. The chaotic sea battles
sing,
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- Brad Brevet
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 gets a title
The big Disney D23 event is going down in Anaheim, California this weekend, and the news is flowing fast.
The biggest announcement so far has to be confirmation of a subtitle and a date for the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean outing.
And it is? On Stranger Tides. Yes, we know… thrilling?
The most interesting aspect of that new name is its link to
Tim Powers'
1987 pirate fantasy, which shares the title. And just happens to
feature a character named Jack and the fountain of youth, touted as a
likely plot for the new...
.
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- James White
Disney Announces 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4' Date, Title!
At Disney's D23 they kept the movie surprises coming for nearly two
hours, announcing a slew of new information about their upcoming slate
of films for the next couple of years, and they trotted out
John Travolta,
Robert Zemeckis,
Jerry Bruckheimer, Nic Cage,
Miley Cyrus, and ...
Johnny Depp
in full costume as Captain Jack Sparrow. Yes, we're not kidding, and
boy do I hate the "no cameras in the arena" rule that Disney busted on
us. Of all the things to miss a photo of.
So yes, Pirates 4 is coming out in Summer 2011. That's probably the biggest news. What else did they announce?
Check it out below ...
Disney's
The Princess and The Frog
will be screened at the Disney Studio in Burbank, which is being opened
to the public for the first time ever, from November 25th through
December 13th. The new Muppets movie will be called The Cheapest Muppet
Movie Ever Made.
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- Kevin Kelly