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[burntsienna]

Ian McShane will be amazing! I completely love him as an actor!  :mrgreen:
And Geoffrey Rush had best be back! lol  :lol:

[mehdi5]

So Pirates 4 is going to be in 3D.

Pirates of the Caribbean' filming here all in 3-D
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," with Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow for the fourth time, will be the first in the franchise that will be shot entirely in 3-D — loaded with special effects. Director Rob Marshall ("Chicago," "Nine") starts location shooting here in June, for a May 20, 2011, launch.

Source: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/artic ... 80325/1153
Glad that they're filming it in 3D, instead of doing a 2D conversion like Alice in Wonderland etc. Filming in 3D looks much better than those conversions so i'm glad to hear this Could we expect a IMAX 3D release? Since they're filming it in 3D from the start i think it's highly possible.

[luke85]

Urgh I hate 3D, I'm so disappointed. Even if a film is shot in 3D, is there still an opportunity for cinemas to show a 2D version?

[dagobert]

If it is possible I'm going to watch PotC 4 in 2D. I think it is not necessary to shoot it in 3D.

[JelleP]

I personally love IMAX 3D;
Just 'normal' 3D is very bad, but IMAX is awesome!

From @DisneyPictures:
"What's better than Jack Sparrow? Jack Sparrow in 3D! #onstrangertides"

[peep]

Urgh I hate 3D, I'm so disappointed. Even if a film is shot in 3D, is there still an opportunity for cinemas to show a 2D version?

There won't be as many cinemas showing it in 2D but they should do. Most 3D films are released in both formats.


@mehdi5 I could've sworn that Alice was filmed in 3D and not converted?


I'm not fussed by this news, I mean every major blockbuster seems to get the 3D treatment now and sometimes it works and sometimes it just completely fails. Just like Narnia 3 is in 3D (however not a Disney release anymore).

[mehdi5]

@mehdi5 I could've sworn that Alice was filmed in 3D and not converted?

It was converted, Tim Burton didn't want to film in 3D because he liked the idea of filming on film rather than digitally.
That's why i'm glad this is actually gonna be filmed in digital 3D, Alice had a reasonable 3D conversion, but when you compare it to a film that was filmed in 3D you'll see the difference.

[dagobert]

Although I like the 3D effects, not every movie has to be in 3D. I hope that PotC 4 is also released in 2D.

Maybe the 3D effects will bring more people into the cinemas to watch Pirates 4, like the 3D effects did with Avatar. I'm sure that if the movie wasn't filmed in 3D, it wouldn't have been so succesfull, because the story was very weak. I think the same goes for Alice in Wonderland.

[mehdi5]

IMAX 3D release confirmed:

IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios today announced a new agreement to release three additional 3D pictures to IMAX theatres in 2011. The titles included are Mars Needs Moms, starring Seth Green and Joan Cusack, slated for release on March 11, 2011 and executive produced by Robert Zemeckis; Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, slated for release on May 20, 2011 and Cars 2, slated for release on June 24, 2011.

Each title will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.

Commenting on the announcement, Chuck Viane, president of distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures said, "The incredible performance of our IMAX releases in 2009 and 2010 demonstrated that the combination of IMAX and Disney resonates with moviegoers worldwide. We're very much looking forward to continuing this great partnership through 2011 with an incredible slate of exciting films. The IMAX Experience adds another level of impact and excitement to a movie, and with these new films, made by some of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, audiences are in for are real treat."

"Our long-standing partnership with The Walt Disney Studios has resulted in extraordinary movie experiences for audiences, and we're very excited to add these upcoming Disney films to our slate for 2011," said IMAX CEO Richard L. Gelfond. "The growing network of digital IMAX locations continues to enable our studio partners to increase the number of films they release in IMAX, ensuring moviegoers have more opportunities to experience the films they want to see in the best possible way."

"These films are ideal additions to our slate, and we're excited to combine the power of the Disney and IMAX brands with two iconic movie franchises as well as continuing our long standing partnership with Bob Zemeckis," said Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment. "Disney's commitment to 3D and its partnership with IMAX has helped to transform the way people see movies, and we're thrilled to keep the momentum going."

Source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67250

Glad to hear it's coming to IMAX too, the franchise always had scenes that would look amazing in IMAX, especially now it's being filmed in 3D.

[-breeno-]

Comic-Con just keeps giving doesn't it?

Teaser trailer for POTC: On Stranger Tides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzyEbnugFQ

EDIT: Embedding disabled, damn.

[Anthony]

Yes!! I've got a good feeling about this.

In an interview Bruckheimer was asked "what have you learnt from the original films that you'll apply to the 4th" or something similar and he replied "not to make it so long!". So fingers crossed.

[peep]

Well the filming of this just got bucket loads more exciting for Londoners. Filming has started for 6 weeks on a massive set in Greenwich. They've put up massive blue screens and fake buildings to make the area look like 17th Century England. Hopefully I'll be going down to visit the site soon as it looks quite exciting. Johnny Depp has already been photographed filming on set and they've had loads of extras and horses in the area.

Link to news article

[Anthony]

You probably saw this (it made the 6 O'Clock news!), but if not - Johnny Depp answered a little girl's letter and paid a visit to her school in Greenwich - in character! - between filming:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11493676

The report on the news actually showed a little of the set.

[Cendrillon]

I didn't think it possible, but my love for Johnny Depp just grew after seeing the story about him going to that girl's school. I am SO excited about the fourth Pirates installment, I have a feeling they really are going to go back to the simplicity of the first film. And what's not to love about more Jack Sparrow antics?!

[JelleP]

Some pictures from Jerry Bruckheimer's Twitter (//http://www.twitter.com/BruckheimerJB);

"Sir Christopher Wren's magnificent Chapel at the Old Royal Naval College"


"Our research showed oysters were popular street food in mid-18th century London. I'll pass.."


"Real Royal Guards, or 2 PIRATES extras?"


"Some of nearly 500 extras at Old Royal Naval College shoot. Anyone seen Jack?"


"2 background players attired as scholars. What do you think was really in their folders?"


"Two PIRATES extras who look like they stepped right out of 18th century London, or did they?"


"Rob Marshall lines up shot in Blackbeard's cabin set at Pinewood w camera operator Martin Schaer alongside him"