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Buzz In: Who Should Take Johnny Depp's Place in the Pirates Franchise?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:45:09 -0700

Rumors have been swirling for the past week or so that Johnny Depp isn't as excited about Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides now that former head honcho Dick Cook has left Disney studios. Depp is still attached to the project for now, but supposedly Disney is already preparing to search for his replacement if necessary.

The character wouldn't be recast, but the new challenge will be finding an actor and fictional pirate worthy of Depp's Jack Sparrow. It's hard to even imagine someone else with the same mix of swagger and comedic timing, but hey - if Depp could create one memorable pirate, who's to say that another brilliant actor can't follow suit?

I could see Robert Downey Jr. as a pretty badass raider, and no doubt he'd have fun with the role. Who do you think should take Depp's place?

Link Time!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:30:47 -0700

You must watch the How I Met Your Mother season four blooper reel! - PopWatch
The Cleveland Show is Sunday night's ratings winner; it's up 44 percent over the previous time slot occupier, King of the Hill - Movieline
Bored to Death gets the New York reality index - Vulture
Disney is getting ready to replace Johnny Depp in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie - MTV Movies Blog
Want to know much The Hills stars make? Maybe you don't - Defamer
George Clooney started shooting The American today, previously known as A Very Private Gentleman - Coming Soon
Seth Rogen uses his guest spot on The Simpsons to get back at the Entourage crew - Cinematical
Listen to another song from the New Moon soundtrack, "Satellite Heart" - MySpace
How Geek would wire Betty Draper - GeekSugar

Would You Like To See Russell Pirate It Up With Johnny?!

PopSugarUK — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0800

Russell Brand is apparently in negotiations to play the younger brother of Captain Jack (aka Johnny Depp) in the fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie! Reports today suggest he could earn up to £5million for the role, and even if this is a nice fluffy bit of publicity for Russell after his recent mishaps I have to say I think it would be a lot of fun. I loved his turn in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and I think the craziness of Captain Jack and Captain Jonathan would be rather amusing. But what do you think? Should Russell be hired to play Pirates with Johnny?

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2007 Teen Choice Awards: Announcing the Winners!

BuzzSugar — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:25:18 -0700

High School Musical, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Justin Timberlake were among the big winners Sunday at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. More than 8.5 million votes were cast in categories ranging from the serious (Choice Movie Actor) to the silly (Choice Hottie).

One somewhat surprising favorite among the Teen Choice crowd? Steve Carell, oddly enough, who took home two surfboards: one for Choice Movie Scream for Evan Almighty and another for Choice TV Actor, Comedy for "The Office." Maybe these kids are alright after all.

To see a full list of winners, read more

Choice Movie, Action Adventure
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Choice Movie, Drama
The Pursuit of Happyness

Choice Movie, Chick Flick
The Holiday

Choice Movie, Comedy
Knocked Up

Choice Movie, Horror/Thriller
Disturbia

Choice Movie Actor, Drama
Will Smith

Choice Movie Actress, Drama
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Choice Movie Actor, Action Adventure
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Choice Movie Actress, Action Adventure
Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Choice Movie Actor, Comedy
Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory)

Choice Movie Actress, Comedy
Sophia Bush (John Tucker Must Die)

Choice Movie Actor, Horror/Thiller
Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia)

Choice Movie Actress, Horror/Thiller
Sophia Bush (The Hitcher)

Choice Movie Villain
Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End)

Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Ryan Seacrest (Knocked Up)

Choice Movie Lip Lock
Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)

Choice Movie Breakout, Male
Shia LeBeouf

Choice Movie Breakout, Female
Sophia Bush

Choice Movie Dance
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan (Step Up)

Choice Movie Rumble
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) vs. Crew of The Flying Dutchman

Choice Movie Chemistry
Will Smith and Jayden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)

Choice Movie Scream
Steve Carell (Evan Almighty)

Choice TV Movie
High School Musical 2

Choice TV Show, Comedy
“Hannah Montana”

Choice TV Show, Drama
"Grey's Anatomy"

Choice TV Show, Animated
"The Simpsons"

Choice TV Show, Reality/Variety
"American Idol"

Choice TV Actor, Comedy
Steve Carell (“The Office”)

Choice TV Actor, Drama
Hugh Laurie ("House")

Choice TV Actress, Comedy
Miley Cyrus (“Hannah Montana”)

Choice TV Actress, Drama
Hayden Panettiere ("Heroes")

Choice TV Breakout
America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”)

Choice TV Sidekick
Allison Mack ("Smallville")

Choice TV Personality
Tyra Banks ("America's Next Top Model," "The Tyra Banks Show")

Choice TV Breakout Show
"Heroes"

Choice TV Male Reality/Variety Star
Sanjaya ("American Idol")

Choice TV Female Reality/Variety Star
Lauren Conrad (“The Hills”)

Choice TV Villain
Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams), "Ugly Betty"

Choice Music Single
“Girlfriend,” Avril Lavigne

Choice Music Male Artist
Justin Timberlake

Choice Music Female Artist
Fergie

Choice Music Rap Artist
Timbaland

Choice Music R&B Artist
Rihanna

Choice Music Rock Group
Fall Out Boy

Choice Music Breakout Artist, Female
Vanessa Hudgens

Choice Music Breakout Artist, Male
Akon

Choice Music Breakout Group
Gym Class Heroes

Choice Music Love Song
“With Love,” Hilary Duff

Choice Music R&B Track
“Beautiful Girls,” Sean Kingston

Choice Music Rap/Hip Hop Track
"The Way I Are," Timbaland (Feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E.)

Choice Music Rock Track
"Thnks Fr Th Mmrs," Fall Out Boy

Choice Music Payback Track
“What Goes Around...Comes Around,“ Justin Timberlake

Choice Male Hottie
Zac Efron

Choice Female Hottie
Jessica Alba

Choice Comedian
Dane Cook

Choice Male Athlete
Tiger Woods

Choice Female Athlete
Maria Sharapova

Choice Action Sports Male
Shaun White

Choice Action Sports Female
Lisa Andersen

Choice Summer Movie, Comedy/Musical
Hairspray

Choice Summer Movie, Drama/Action Adventure
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Choice Summer Artist
Miley Cyrus

Choice V Cast Video
“The Hills”

Choice Song of the Summer
“Hey There Delilah,” Plain White T’s

Choice TV Show of the Summer
“Degrassi”

Photo courtesy of Fox

Those Pirates Are At It Again!

GiggleSugar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:01:13 -0700

I hate to see what their children are going to look like. (Thanks for the send, CatarinaBella521!)

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Link Time! 6/14

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:17:30 -0700

The Movie Blog reminds us "never to trust those pirates."
The Film Experience is having a blog-a-thon to honor film's best action heroines.
Give Me My Remote picks a cast of newcomers for "Grey's Anatomy."
Popwatch shares the ways in which they bond with Dad through entertainment, for example, one can count on Dad walking in exactly during the sex scenes.
Want to talk about last night's season 3 premiere of "Top Chef"? YumSugar's the place to go!
ScreenGrab has an interview with Eric O'Neill, the ex-FBI agent on whom Ryan Phillipe's character is based in the movie Breach (which is now out on DVD).
TV Squad thinks the petition to save "Traveler" is rather ridiculous.
BuddyTV tells us where you might have seen those "John from Cincinnati" actors before.

What's Your Favorite Summer Movie So Far?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:30:00 -0700

This week Ocean's Thirteen comes out so we'll have even more options when it comes to summer movies. But so far, between the super-spiders, pirates, ogres and surprise pregnancies, which is your favorite summer movie so far?

If you haven't seen these movies, which are you most excited to see?

Rewind: This Week's Buzz

BuzzSugar — Sat, 26 May 2007 10:03:19 -0700

Need a playlist for your Memorial Day BBQ this weekend? I made one for you!
Have you seen Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End already? If so, do you think we need more Pirates movies after this one? And by the way, that sexy Captain Jack Sparrow totally made my Top 10 Boys of Summer list.
Who would you cast in Diff'rent Strokes if you could cast the show today?
Check out my Cannes reviews roundups for A Mighty Heart, My Blueberry Nights and Sicko.
Weigh in on the week's finales of "Desperate Housewives," "Lost," "Heroes," and "Veronica Mars."
Speaking of finales, "American Idol" finally ended this week after a super long finale. The show was so long, in fact, that many people missed the climactic naming-of-the-next-American-Idol moment, so if you did, check out the video clip of the last six minutes. Do you think Jordin was the right winner?
In honor of Morissey's birthday this week, I posted Coldplay's version of The Smiths' "Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before." And in honor of Bob Dylan's birthday I posted some of my favorite Dylan tunes.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wit's End

BuzzSugar — Fri, 25 May 2007 10:56:52 -0700

There’s a beautiful scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End when Captain Jack Sparrow’s (Johnny Depp) ship turns upside down in the water. For one glorious moment, we see the upside down vessel suspended in the water right side up, as if the heavens were made of water and the ground were made of air. When it emerges from the sea, the ship’s contents and crew have been knocked about topsy-turvy. The narratively coherent version of the film must have been onboard, too, ending up as the beautiful and broken mess that is The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the third installment in the wildly popular film franchise.

Clocking in at a ludicrous three hours, the movie's saddled with a confusing and over-stuffed plotline, causing the viewer to feel as lost as the pirates on their searches. If you can handle it, though, it may be worth feeling seasick with confusion in order to be dazzled by the film’s cinematography and fantastic performances, so read more

The film opens with pirates being herded into the town square and hanged, upon orders of Lord Beckett (Tom Hollander). Thus, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) calls an unprecedented meeting of pirate lords to deal with the crisis, lest pirates get wiped off the face of the earth. They start off in Singapore, asking Chinese pirate Sao Feng (Chow Yun-Fat) for munitions and a ship. (The stereotyping of Asians as cunning and inscrutable is utterly shameless in this film, unfortunately.)

As for Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), they set off to save Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones’ Locker, where he is stuck and hallucinating. Unbeknownst to his maties, Will Turner has a secret agenda: to rescue his father “Bootstrap” Bill Turner (Stellan Skarsgård).

If you choose to see Pirates, read the above synopsis and remember it well. It will help you find your place in the stormy seas of the diabolically hard-to-follow plot that nearly ruins the film. Having seen the first two films, you’ll have a head start, but unless you have amazing powers of concentration, a few fight scenes into it you’ll be poking your pal in the ribs and whispering “Huh? Where are they? What’s happening?!”

As flawed as it is, there are bewitchingly surreal scenes and dazzling performances that keep this film afloat. One of the most amazing performances in At World’s End is Stellan Skarsgård's as "Bootstrap" Bill, who emerges from a wall covered in kelp and other marine life. Underneath all this makeup, Skarsgård manages to convey a lost soul, trapped and doomed. Johnny Depp upstages everyone as usual, including the hilarious Rush as Barbossa. Even Keith Richards’ cameo as Jack’s father doesn’t steal Depp’s thunder. Every time I see Jack Sparrow, I pick up another character influence: In addition to Keith Richards, there's a fan-waving Karl Lagerfeld, some Adam Ant, and a smidgen of silent film legend Buster Keaton. He holds it all together and you cannot take your eyes off of him. Like Captain Jack Sparrow, though, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End is one hot mess.

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Sequels, Part 2

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:33:10 -0700

Sigh. I can rant all I want, it looks like sequels are still where it's at these days. There was the recent rumor about a possible Austin Powers 4, then there was news of a Wall Street 2, and now the sequel party rages on:

The Terminator series will continue with Terminator 4 for which they have a script but no director in place. Thankfully, Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be starring because, oh yeah, he has a giant state to pay attention to.
I guess Step Up was interesting enough to warrant a Step Up 2 which goes into production in July. We should be getting closer to the top of the staircase now, right?
Jerry Bruckheimer has adamantly confirmed that this third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series will be the last! Hallelujah! Wait... what? What's that? A spin-off?! I repeat: Sigh.

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Pirates photo courtesy of Buena Vista Entertainment