"Black Pearl The Black Pearl is a fictional ship in the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" film series. (The physical ship used as a prop during filmmaking is actually named the ""Sunset"".) In the screenplay, the ""Black Pearl"" is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captained by Jack Sparrow she is said to be ""nigh uncatchable"". Indeed, in the first three films she either overtakes or flees all other ships, including the ""Interceptor"" (regarded as the fastest ship in the Caribbean) and the ""Flying Dutchman"" (which is actually faster against the wind). Her speed is derived from the"
"The Curse of the Black Pearl"" in 2003. Remakes and film sequels are technically adaptations of the original film. Less direct derivations include ""The Magnificent Seven"" from ""The Seven Samurai"", ""Star Wars"" from ""The Hidden Fortress"", and ""Twelve Monkeys"" from ""La Jetée"". Many films have been made from mythology and religious texts. Both Greek mythology and the Bible have been adapted frequently. Homer's works have been adapted multiple times in several nations. In these cases, the audience already knows the story well, and so the adaptation will de-emphasize elements of suspense and concentrate instead on detail and phrasing. Many major"
"and crew. Writer Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio decided not to make the sequels new adventures featuring the same characters, as with the ""Indiana Jones"" and ""James Bond"" series, but to retroactively turn ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" into the first of a trilogy. They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's embrace at the end of the first film, and initially considered the Fountain of Youth as the plot device. They settled on introducing Davy Jones, the ""Flying Dutchman"" and the Kraken. They also introduced the historical East India Trading"
"of the Black Pearl"" include Best Make-up/Hair at the 57th British Academy Film Awards, Saturn Award for Best Costumes, Golden Reel Award for Sound Editing, two VES Awards for Visual Effects, and the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture. The film spun off four sequels, with the latest sequel released in 2017. The first two were back-to-back sequels in 2006 and 2007, """" and """", respectively. The third sequel, """", was released in 2011. The fourth sequel, """", was slated to begin production in October 2014 for a summer 2016 release, but was eventually delayed to May 2017. It"
"been widely seen as the film that launched Depp as a box office leading man after many years as a cult movie star. Depp won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role and earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" was also nominated for four other Academy Awards and BAFTAs. The film became the first in a franchise, with two"
"was made, the cast and crew signed for two sequels to be shot back-to-back, a practical decision on Disney's part to allow more time with the same cast and crew. Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio knew that with an ensemble cast, they weren't free to invent totally different situations and characters, as with the ""Indiana Jones"" and ""James Bond"" series, and so had to retroactively turn ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" into the first of a trilogy. They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's embrace at the end of"
"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"
"by her audition. Tom Wilkinson was negotiated with to play Governor Swann, but the role went to Jonathan Pryce, whom Depp idolized. Shooting for ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" began on October 9, 2002 and wrapped by March 7, 2003. Before its release, many executives and journalists had expected the film to flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, the film was based on a theme-park ride, and Depp rarely made a big film. However, ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" became both a critical and commercial success. After seeing how well the first film"
"more direct-to-video sequels: """" (1998), ""The Swan Princess Christmas"" (2012), """" (2014), """" (2016), """" (2017) and """" (2018). It is the last film in the series to be released by Warner Bros. and six of them were released by Sony Home Entertainment. One year since the events of the first film, Derek and Odette's anniversary is interrupted by the dangerous vandalism of Knuckles, minion of the evil sorcerer Clavius. It is revealed that Clavius was the former partner in crime of the villain Rothbart; they conquered the Forbidden Arts together until Rothbart drove Clavius underground after betraying their partnership."
"(1974) - Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973) - The Monkey's Paw (1973) - Money to Burn (1973) 1973 - The Black Poplar: Part 3 (1973) - The Black Poplar: Part 2 (1973) - The Black Poplar: Part 1 (1973) - Who Was Kate Greer: Part 3 (1973) - Who Was Kate Greer: Part 2 (1973) 1972-1973 - The Witch (1973) - Clown on Horseback (1972) - Mantrap (1972) - The Viking Helmet: Part 2 (1972) - The Viking Helmet: Part 1 (1972) 1970-1972 - Last Year's Confetti (1972) - Consequences (1972) - Time Lock (1972) - The Silver Collection"
"million production budget, making it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes. It is the first installment of the American ""Ring"" series, and was followed by ""The Ring Two"" (2005) and ""Rings"" (2017). ""The Ring"" paved the way for English-language remakes of Asian horror films, such as ""The Grudge"", ""Dark Water"", ""Pulse"", ""One Missed Call"", ""The Eye"", ""Shutter"", ""Mirrors"" and ""The Uninvited"". Teenagers Katie and Becca discuss a legend about a cursed videotape; whoever watches it dies seven days later. Katie confesses that she watched the tape with her friends the previous week. That night, Katie is killed by an unseen"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in ""The Lord of the Rings series"", and was followed by """" (2002) and """" (2003), based on the second and third volumes of ""The Lord of the Rings"". Set in Middle-earth, the story tells of the Dark Lord Sauron (Sala Baker), who is seeking the One Ring."
"2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the ""Harry Potter"" series, the first of ""The Fast and the Furious"" franchise, the first of ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy, the first of the ""Ocean's Trilogy"", and the first of the ""Shrek"" franchise. Significant non-English language films released included ""Monsoon Wedding"" and ""Amélie"". ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" has grossed $974.7 million; it was the highest-grossing film in the ""Harry Potter"" film franchise until ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" surpassed it in 2011. ""Harry Potter and the"
"Harry Potter (film series) Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the ""Harry Potter"" novels by author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with ""Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"" (2001) and culminating with ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2"" (2011). A spin-off prequel series that will consist of five films started with ""Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"" (2016), marking the beginning of the Wizarding World shared media franchise. The series was mainly produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert"
"Film Festival in May 2010. Hamill described his vision for the project as a ""dark, edgy thriller"" and that he would be seeking an ""R"" rating for the completed film. The Black Pearl (comics) The Black Pearl is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1996, written by Eric Johnson and Mark Hamill, illustrated by H. M. Baker, and inked by Bruce Patterson and Dan Schaeffer. The story focuses on Luther Drake, a troubled man who becomes a costumed vigilante ""hero"" by accident and media pressure. Hamill described the ""crime thriller"" series as a ""five-part"
"A few years after ""Edge of Darkness"", Campbell moved into feature films, directing the James Bond films ""GoldenEye"" (1995) and ""Casino Royale"" (2006) as well as ""The Mask of Zorro"" (1998), ""Vertical Limit"" (2000) and ""The Legend of Zorro"" (2005). Producer Michael Wearing had worked on ""Play for Today"" for which he had produced Alan Bleasdale's ""The Black Stuff"" (1978) and which he and Bleasdale subsequently spun off into the highly acclaimed ""Boys from the Blackstuff"" (1982). He also produced the conspiracy thriller ""Bird of Prey"" (1982). Following ""Edge of Darkness"" he continued to be one of British television's most"
"locations. ""Black Emanuelle"" (1975), the first film of the series, was directed by Albertini , while the remaining five films were D'Amato's work, who added some violence and horror to the series such as the fake snuff film footage in ""Emanuelle in America"", a gang rape scene in ""Emanuelle Around the World"" (1977) , and gore scenes in the cannibal film ""Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals"". As D'Amato later remembered, this ""was a very good period in my life. Movie business was very good. We travelled round the world, finding new and fascinating locations for our movies."" In 1978, D'Amato"
"direct the sequel. In July 2011, the sequel's name was revealed to be ""G.I. Joe: Retaliation"". Chu would later declare that Paramount wanted a reboot that also served as a sequel to ""The Rise of Cobra"" since ""a lot of people saw the first movie so we don't want to alienate that and redo the whole thing."" The first film in the series, released on August 7, 2009. It grossed $302 million worldwide. It was directed by Stephen Sommers from a screenplay by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot, and Paul Lovett and a story by Michael B. Gordon, Beattie, and Sommers."
"and ""Pixels"" (2015); romance films such as ""Her"" (2013), ""Monsters"" (2010), and ""Ex Machina"" (2015); heist films including ""Inception"" (2010) and; action films including ""Real Steel"" (2011), ""Total Recall"" (2012), ""Edge of Tomorrow"" (2014), ""Pacific Rim"" (2013), ""Chappie"" (2015), ""Tomorrowland"" (2015), and ""Ghost in the Shell"" (2017). The superhero film boom has also continued, into films such as ""Iron Man 2"" (2010) and ""3"" (2013), several entries into the X-Men film series, and ""The Avengers"" (2012), which became the fourth-highest-grossing film of all time. New franchises such as ""Deadpool"", ""Wonder Woman"", and ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" have also begun in"
"by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Male Performance at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, and Best Actor at the 9th Empire Awards. Depp was also nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 61st Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 57th British Academy Film Awards, and Best Actor at the 76th Academy Awards, in which ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" also received nominations for Best Makeup, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects. Awards won by ""Curse"
"Chest. Sparrow discovers his debt to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is due. Two sequels to ""Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"" were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and The Bahamas, as well as on sets constructed at Walt Disney Studios. It was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series, """". ""Dead Man's Chest"" was released in the United States on July 7, 2006, and received mixed"
"The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel ""The Lord of the Rings"" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled """" (2001), """" (2002) and """" (2003). They are a New Zealand-American venture produced by WingNut Films and The Saul Zaentz Company and distributed by New Line Cinema. The trilogy was one of the biggest and most ambitious film projects ever undertaken. It had a budget of $281 to $330 million depending on"
"series commenced in 2011 with ""Rise of the Planet of the Apes"", which was followed by ""Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"" in 2014 and ""War for the Planet of the Apes"" in 2017. The films have grossed a total of over $2 billion worldwide, against a combined budget of $567.5 million. Along with further narratives in various media, franchise tie-ins include video games, toys, and planned theme park rides. ""Planet of the Apes"" has received particular attention among film critics for its treatment of racial issues. Cinema and cultural analysts have also explored its Cold War and animal"
"the screenwriter team), various deleted scenes and documentaries, and a 1968 ""Disneyland"" episode about the theme park ride. A special three-disc edition was released in November 2, 2004 in the US and April 25, 2005 in the UK. A PSP release of the film followed on April 19, 2005. The high-definition Blu-ray Disc version of the film was released on May 22, 2007. This movie was also among the first to be sold at the iTunes music store. ""The Curse of the Black Pearl"" had its UK television premiere on Christmas Eve 2007 on BBC One at 20:30. It was"
"make 3-D look good."" A teaser poster for the film was also released on September 21, 2010. A third writer, Jeff Nathanson, was hired in November 2010 to rewrite the time-travel segment of the script in which the story takes place in 1969. Nathanson and Koepp, along with producer Spielberg, had previously worked together on the 2008 film ""Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"". ""Men in Black"" is the first film in the series. Men in Black follows the exploits of Agent J and Agent K, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien"
"by Sam Raimi after studying H. P. Lovecraft. It consists of the films ""The Evil Dead"" (1981), ""Evil Dead II"" (1987), and ""Army of Darkness"" (1992). The ""Necronomicon Ex-Mortis"", or simply ""The Book of the Dead"", is depicted in each of the three films. John Carpenter's ""Apocalypse Trilogy"" (""The Thing"", ""Prince of Darkness"" and ""In the Mouth of Madness"") feature Lovecraftian elements which becomes more noticeable in each film. The 1984 blockbuster ""Ghostbusters"" (which novelist/screenwriter Barbara Hambly has called ""marvelously Lovecraftian"") is noticeably reminiscent of Lovecraft's style. Three episodes of the animated spin-off series (""The Collect Call of Cathulhu"", ""The"
"sequences. Gunnlaugsson also drew inspiration from the Sagas of Icelanders and aimed to deconstruct the Viking stereotypes, replacing them with more authentic portrayals of the Viking era. ""When the Raven Flies"" is the first film of the ""Raven Trilogy"" (also known as the ""Viking Trilogy"") that consists of three Viking films: ""When the Raven Flies"" (1984, usually known as simply ""The Raven"" or ""Revenge of the Barbarians""), ""In the Shadow of the Raven"" (1987, original Icelandic title: ""Í skugga hrafnsins"") and ""Embla"" (1991, original Icelandic title: ""Hvíti víkingurinn""), which is a director's cut of ""The White Viking"". In the opening"
"of the Rings"" film trilogy, released in three installments as """" (2001), """" (2002), and """" (2003). """", a prequel to ""The Lord of the Rings"" trilogy featuring some of the same characters, was released on 12 December 2012, directed by Peter Jackson. """" was released on 13 December 2013 and the final installment, """", was released on 11 December 2014. A previous animated adaptation of ""The Hobbit"" (1977) exists, and was directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. A Swedish live action television film, ""Sagan om ringen"", inspired by the music album ""Music Inspired by Lord of the"
"Film Awards. Most of the stories involve Black Jack doing some good deed, for which he rarely gets recognition—often curing the poor and destitute for free, or teaching the arrogant a lesson in humility. They sometimes end with a good, humane person enduring hardship, often unavoidable death, to save others. The manga series was first serialized from 1973 to 1983. Each volume was divided into 12 to 15 chapters; each chapter is about 20-some pages long. The first episode was called ""I Need a Doctor!"", and the last episode was called ""A Question of Priority"". Most of the manga series"
"a script by Donne Avenell (based on the John Burke novelization). The cover of issue 2 featured a painting by Brian Lewis of the Baron being attacked by his creation. The Curse of Frankenstein The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the novel ""Frankenstein"" (1818) by Mary Shelley. It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of their Frankenstein series. Its worldwide success led to several sequels, and the studio's new versions of ""Dracula"" (1958) and ""The Mummy"" (1959), and established ""Hammer Horror"" as a distinctive brand of"
"Some films he worked on included ""Medusa vs the Son of Hercules"" (1962), ""Bloody Pit of Horror"" (1965), ""Planet of the Vampires"" (1965), ""Hercules and the Princess of Troy"" (1965), ""L'Odissea"" (1968, a TV miniseries), ""A Bay of Blood"" (1972), ""The Night of the Devils"" (1972), ""Andy Warhol's Frankenstein"" (1974), ""Andy Warhol's Dracula"" (1974), ""Deep Red"" (""Profondo Rosso"", 1975), ""King Kong"" (1976), ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" (1977), ""Alien"" (1979), ""Nightwing"" (1979), ""Possession"" (1981), ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"" (1982), ""Dune"" (1984), ""Conan the Destroyer"" (1984), ""Silver Bullet"" (1985), ""King Kong Lives"" (1986) and ""Cameron's Closet"" (1988), among others. Rambaldi had"
"series suffered badly over the years, as they passed through the hands of different copyright owners. In 1993 the UCLA Film and Television Archive started a restoration project on the series after the unstable cellulose nitrate film was found to be suffering from deterioration. Restoration on the first six films—""The Woman in Green"", ""The Pearl of Death"", ""Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon"", ""The Scarlet Claw"", ""Terror by Night"" and ""The Spider Woman""—took four years from 1993; the costs for the restoration were met by UCLA and Hugh Hefner, who was a fan of the Rathbone-Holmes series. From 1998 Warner"
"Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally) follow Jack, Will and Elizabeth in the course of the films. The fourth film features Blackbeard (Ian McShane) and Angelica (Penélope Cruz), while the fifth film features Armando Salazar (Javier Bardem), Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and Carina Smyth (Kaya Scodelario). The films take place in a fictionalized historical setting; a world ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (based on the real East India Company) and the Spanish Empire, with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers. The film series started in 2003 with """", which received positive reviews"