"his inspiration for the ambience of the series, while his true inspiration was ""On Stranger Tides"". In 2007, after the successful opening weekend of the third ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" film, """", Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook said he was interested in a fourth film. The Los Angeles Times also reported that Bruckheimer already had rights to a book that could end up as another installment, though had not confirmed what book it was. On September 11, 2009, Walt Disney Pictures announced that the fourth installment would be titled """". The announcement had fueled speculation that the film would"
"the United States on May 20, 2011. With a budget of $378.5 million, ""On Stranger Tides"" holds the record for most expensive film ever made. On January 14, 2011, it was confirmed that Terry Rossio would write the screenplay for the fifth installment, without his co-writer Ted Elliott. On January 11, 2013, Jeff Nathanson signed on to write the script for the film. On May 29, 2013, it was announced that Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were selected to direct. On August 22, 2013, the two revealed that the title of the fifth film would be """", alluding"
"On Stranger Tides On Stranger Tides is a 1987 historical fantasy novel by American writer Tim Powers. It was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and placed second in the annual Locus poll for best fantasy novel. ""On Stranger Tides"" takes place during the Golden Age of Piracy. It features real historical figures like Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, and Woodes Rogers alongside fictional ones, as actors in the fictional John Chandagnac's quest to reclaim his inheritance and rescue an Englishwoman. Vodun magic is an important plot device. The story was also the inspiration for the ""Monkey Island"" video"
"3-D and IMAX 3D. ""On Stranger Tides"" succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this. The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide; it is the twelfth-highest-grossing film series of all time and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $1 billion worldwide. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love, Elizabeth Swann, from cursed pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left"
"Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"" ($2.24 million). Across all markets, the film scored Universal's highest-grossing opening weekend in Russia, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. ""Fast Five"" is the third highest-grossing film in the ""Fast and Furious"" franchise (behind ""Fast 6"" and ""Furious 7""), the sixteenth highest-grossing Universal film, the sixth highest-grossing 2011 film, the second highest-grossing heist/caper film, behind ""Inception"", and the second highest-grossing car-racing film, behind ""Cars"". According to Box Office Mojo, ""Fast Five"" is one of the most successful sequels of 2011, when taking into"
"its opening day (Wednesday, May 18, 2011), ""On Stranger Tides"" made $18.5 million from 10 territories. It added 37 territories and $25.7 million on Thursday, for a two-day total of $44.2 million, and on Friday, it expanded to almost all countries, earning $46.2 million for a three-day total of $92.1 million. On its five-day opening weekend as a whole, it earned a then-record $260.4 million from 18,210 screens in more than 100 territories, in all which it reached first place at the box office. The record debut was surpassed later in the same summer season by ""Deathly Hallows Part 2""."
"that they had ""recaptured the simplicity and charm"" of the original film. Kaya Scodelario said that the producers wanted to take the franchise back to its origins, with a story that gave characters a conclusion while opening new possibilities. Along with the directors and writers, many of the crew members were new to the franchise, replacing those who had served on the previous four films, with the exception of Bruckheimer, costume designer Penny Rose, and executive producer Chad Oman. Speaking at the ""On Stranger Tides"" press launch in Cannes, Depp said he would play the role so long as it"
"""On Stranger Tides"" set opening day records in both Russia (including the CIS) and Sweden. Subsequently, it set opening-weekend records in Latin America, the Middle East, Russia, Norway, Ukraine and Turkey, still retaining the record in Russia ($26.8 million) and Ukraine ($2.15 million). Its highest-grossing market after North America is Japan ($108.9 million), followed by China ($71.8 million) and Russia and the CIS ($63.7 million). It is the highest-grossing film of 2011 in Russia and the CIS, Austria, Ukraine, Greece, Portugal and Angola, South Africa, Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, and Latvia. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an"
"Disney Pictures logo. Rossio and Elliot discovered the novel ""On Stranger Tides"" during production of ""Dead Man's Chest"" and ""At World's End"" and decided to use it as the basis for a fourth film. As Gore Verbinski was unavailable, Bruckheimer invited Rob Marshall to direct the film. Elliott and Rossio decided to do a stand-alone film, with a story that would support new characters, and incorporate elements from the novel, such as Blackbeard, the Fountain of Youth and mermaids—the latter two having been already alluded to in the previous films. Depp, Rush, Greg Ellis and Kevin McNally returned to their"
"the ""Spider-Man"" reboot and Paramount Pictures slating ""Thor"" for May 6, 2011. The film was released in IMAX 3D, as well as traditional 2D and IMAX format, with Dolby 7.1 surround sound. This film was also the first film to be released in the 4DX motion theaters in Mexico and in the Western Hemisphere, featuring strobe lights, tilting seats, blowing wind and fog and odor effects. It is available exclusively at select Cinépolis cinemas. The world premiere of ""On Stranger Tides"" was on May 7, 2011, at a premium ticket screening at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, home of the original"
"Stranger Tides"" as ""a smaller film than past installments, by design and necessity"", and felt that ""the series has needed this streamlining"" as the film ""feels lightweight, but that's still better than bloated."" ""On Stranger Tides"" also had positive reviews; some critics found the film to be entertaining and well-made. Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, describing it as ""the most fun installment since the first"", calling the story ""pure cartoon, but a lot easier to follow than the other sequels"", and summing as ""the franchise is getting tired, but Penelope energizes it."" Along the same lines, Ann Hornaday"
"out of four stars, saying that although the removal of Knightley and Bloom as well as the addition of Cruz were positive aspects, the film in general was ""too much of a muchness"" for him. Tom Long of ""The Detroit News"" gave a D+, saying that Jack Sparrow had ""worn out his welcome"". Despite the more linear plot, ""the movie is still ridiculous"". He found ""On Stranger Tides"" to be ""precisely what you'd expect of the fourth installment of a movie based on an amusement park ride: a whole lot of noise, plenty of stunts and complete silliness."" British film"
"12th place, ""Puss in Boots"" and """" also earned over $500 million making it twelve films to do so). ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" became the first franchise to have more than one film gross over $1 billion, with """" joining 2006's """". ""On Stranger Tides"" also became the fifth film of the decade to surpass the billion-dollar milestone, breaking the previous record of four films ("""" in 2003, """" in 2006, ""The Dark Knight"" in 2008, and ""Avatar"" in 2009) during the 2000s. The following is a list of films that had their world premiere in 2011 in a film"
"film released by Walt Disney Studios to cross the $1-billion-mark. It set a record for the fastest Disney-distributed film to reach the milestone (first surpassed by ""Marvel's The Avengers"") and it is the fifth-fastest film overall to achieve this. During its Thursday-midnight showings, ""On Stranger Tides"" earned $4.7 million from 2,210 theaters, and $34,860,549 in total on its opening day. It earned $90.2 million on its opening weekend, topping the weekend box office, but earning much less than its two immediate predecessors (""At World's End"" – $114.7 million and ""Dead Man's Chest"" – $135.6 million) and the directly preceding Johnny"
"lying on a bed; the latter as a reference to the Disneyland ride. Unlike the novel, the Fountain of Youth was located on an unknown Caribbean island rather than Florida. Appearances include Blackbeard's dark magic, the ""Queen Anne's Revenge"", and brief mentions of Hispaniola and Saint Dominique. On Stranger Tides On Stranger Tides is a 1987 historical fantasy novel by American writer Tim Powers. It was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and placed second in the annual Locus poll for best fantasy novel. ""On Stranger Tides"" takes place during the Golden Age of Piracy. It features"
"times in literature. He is a major character in Tim Powers' ""On Stranger Tides,"" along with other famous piratical characters, particularly Blackbeard. In this novel, Bonnet takes up piracy after having been framed by Blackbeard, who has used Bonnet's hatred for his wife (only married two years in the novel) against him. ""Kate Bonnet: The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter"", by 19th century author Frank Stockton, is a satirical novel relating the adventures of a fictional daughter of Bonnet named Kate. Portrayals of Bonnet also extend to video games, such as ""Sid Meier's Pirates!"" and """". In the 1941 film"
"is also on the yacht, having lured his brother Oscar into taking his place once again. Also in the epilogue, Maeby tries to sell the television rights to the story of the Bluth family to Ron Howard, who tells her that he sees it as a movie rather than a series. Filming for a fourth season, on Netflix, began on August 7, 2012, more than six years after the series had been canceled by Fox. The season consists of 15 new episodes, all debuting at the same time on Netflix on May 26, 2013 in the United States, Canada, the"
"Stranger Tides"", which grossed $593.4 million at current rates. The largest-earning foreign markets were China ($172.3 million), Japan ($59.5 million), and Russia and the CIS ($40.7 million), where it was the second-highest-grossing film behind ""Avatar"". Despite weak US totals, ""Deadline Hollywood"" noted the film would turn a net profit of around $280 million after factoring together all expenses and revenues. ""Dead Men Tell No Tales"" debuted over the four-day Memorial Day opening weekend, being released in 4,276 theaters, of which over 3,100 were 3D, taking advantage of formats such as IMAX, D-Box and 4DX. The film earned $23.4 million on"
"Scary Movie 4 Scary Movie 4 is a 2006 American horror comedy film and the fourth film in the ""Scary Movie"" franchise, as well as the first film in the franchise to be released under The Weinstein Company banner since the purchase of Dimension Films from Disney. It was directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Robert K. Weiss and Craig Mazin. The film marks the final franchise appearances of the main stars, Anna Faris and Regina Hall (who portray Cindy and Brenda, respectively), and concludes the original story arc. This"
"occur. At his side is Special Agent Kington (Turkington), with recurring appearances from many guests of the ""On Cinema"" series, such as Joe Estevez as President Davidson, and Mark Proksch as Abdul. The series is part of the """"On Cinema"" universe"" which has a cult following, especially through social media. In response, Heidecker and Turkington started ""Decker-Con"", where new episodes of ""Decker"" are screened and the cast appears as their ""On Cinema"" characters, meeting and talking to fans. Initially a Adultswim.com series, it was announced to be moving to TV on December 17, 2015, and its fourth season premiered on"
"with ""Dead Man's Chest"" and ""On Stranger Tides"", since followed by other film franchises. ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" was the third-highest-grossing 2003 film in North America (behind """" and ""Finding Nemo"") and fourth worldwide (behind ""The Return of the King"", ""Finding Nemo"" and ""The Matrix Reloaded""). ""Dead Man's Chest"" was the most successful film of 2006 worldwide, and ""At World's End"" led the worldwide grosses in 2007, though being only fourth in North America (behind ""Spider-Man 3"", ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"" and ""Shrek the Third""). ""On Stranger Tides"" was the third-highest-grossing film of 2011"
"worldwide (behind ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" and """") and the fifth in North America. The first three sequels broke box office records upon release, of which the most notable are the opening-weekend record in North America (""Dead Man's Chest""), the Memorial-Day weekend record in North America (""At World's End"") and the opening-weekend record outside North America (""On Stranger Tides""). The series is noted for its high quality of acting talent, and is one of the aspects of the films that is always praised. The visual and practical effects are considered some of the best ever"
"Angelica (Penélope Cruz) in his search for the Fountain of Youth, confronting the infamous pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in the United States on May 20, 2011. It was the first film in the series to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D formats. Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio first learned of Powers' novel ""On Stranger Tides"" during the back-to-back production of """" (2006) and """", and considered it a good starting point for a new film in the series. Pre-production started after the end of the"
"cast by Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario. The filmmakers cited the series' first installment, """" (2003), as inspiration for the script and tone of the film. Pre-production for the film started shortly before ""On Stranger Tides"" was released in early 2011, with Terry Rossio writing the initial script. In early 2013, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write a new script for the film, with Depp being involved in Nathanson's writing process. Initially planned for a 2015 release, the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017, after 6 years of development hell, due to script and budget"
"to helm, produce and write the alien-invasion/horror flick ""The Fourth Kind"". The film claims to be based on ""actual case studies"" occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000, and included in the film is footage of Osunsanmi interviewing a ""Dr. Abigail Tyler"" at Chapman University in Orange, California. In 2013, he helmed the serial killer film ""Evidence"", starring ""True Blood""'s Stephen Moyer. He has since switched to directing episodic television, such as installments of ""Under the Dome"", ""The Last Ship"", ""Extant"", ""Sleepy Hollow"", ""Minority Report, Gotham,"" ""Blindspot"" and """". In summer 2014, Osunsanmi directed his first hour of television with TNT's"
"fourth season with his brother, Graham. In 2009, he played a character in the Degrassi movie ""Degrassi Goes Hollywood"" and in 2010 he starred in the CW series ""18 to Life"". He also plays the recurring role of murderer and criminal mastermind James Gillies in the Canadian series ""Murdoch Mysteries"". Seater also had a recurring role on the Canadian television series ""Bomb Girls"". He also appeared in """", a television film based on the series. In 2015, Seater wrote and directed the feature film ""People Hold On"", which was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song (by"
"The Fourth Kind The Fourth Kind is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and featuring a cast of Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Yulian Vergov, and Olatunde Osunsanmi. The title is derived from the expansion of J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the fourth kind denotes alien abductions. The film is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be based on real events occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000, in which psychologist Dr. Abigail Emily ""Abbey"" Tyler uses hypnosis to uncover memories from her patients of"
"Stranger Things Stranger Things is an American science fiction-horror web television series created, written, and directed by the Duffer Brothers and released on Netflix. The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, and Dan Cohen serve as executive producers. The first season stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, and Matthew Modine, with Noah Schnapp and Joe Keery in recurring roles. For the second season, Schnapp and Keery were made series regulars, along with the additions of Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, Sean Astin, and Paul Reiser; Maya Hawke joined the"
"Sharknado: The 4th Awakens Sharknado: The 4th Awakens is a 2016 American made-for-television sci-fi comedy disaster film and the fourth installment in the ""Sharknado"" film series, following ""Sharknado"", """", and """". The film was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante with Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, David Hasselhoff and Ryan Newman reprising their roles from the previous installments. New people joining the cast in the film include Tommy Davidson, Masiela Lusha, Imani Hakim, Cheryl Tiegs and Gary Busey. The film premiered on Syfy in the United States on July 31, 2016. Though the film title, poster, and intro are a parody of"
"Magic before being cancelled. Ron Gilbert, the creator of the ""Monkey Island"" series, has jokingly expressed a bitterness towards ""Pirates of the Caribbean"", specifically the , for its similarities to his game. Gilbert has also stated that ""On Stranger Tides"", a novel by Tim Powers which was adapted into the , was the principal source of inspiration for his video games. Verbinski did not want an entirely romanticized feel to the film: he wanted a sense of historical fantasy. Most of the actors wore prosthetics and contact lenses. Depp had contacts that acted as sunglasses, while Rush and Lee Arenberg"
"Ex on the Beach (series 4) The fourth series of ""Ex on the Beach"", a British television programme, began airing on 19 January 2016 on MTV. The series concluded on 8 March 2016 after eight episodes. The group of cast members for this series include ""Geordie Shore"" star Scotty T, and ""Judge Geordie"" guest Lewis Good. Star of ""Magaluf Weekender"" Jordan Davies also made his return to the series having appeared during the third series, as well as Megan McKenna from the previous series. The series was filmed in Portugal. Whilst this series was airing, both Scotty T and Megan"
"Angelica, a former love interest of Jack Sparrow, who blames him for her corruption. Cruz was the only actress considered for the role, as she fit Marshall's description. He invited her for the role as they wrapped the production of ""Nine"". The actress spent two months working out and learning fencing for the role. During filming, Cruz discovered she was pregnant, leading the costume department to redesign her wardrobe to be more elastic, and the producers to hire her sister Mónica Cruz to double for Penélope in risky scenes. ""On Stranger Tides"" ranks among the highest-grossing films of all time,"
"at the 007 Stage on Pinewood. ""On Stranger Tides"" employed 1,112 shots of computer-generated imagery, which were done by ten visual effects companies. Cinesite visual effects supervisor Simon Stanley-Clamp claimed that the most difficult part was doing the effects in 3D: ""Rotoscoping is tricky. Cleaning up plates is double the work, and tracking has to be spot on."" The lead companies, with over 300 effects each, were Industrial Light & Magic—responsible for, among others, the mermaids and most water effects—and Moving Picture Company, who created digital ships and environment extensions, such as changing weather and designing cliffs and waterfalls. Filming"