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Disney reveals 7 surprise news scoops and del Toro's secret!
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook made several major announcements about upcoming Disney films during an address at the D23 Disney fan expo today in Anaheim, Calif., including the name of the upcoming fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, surprising details about John Carter of Mars and the secret Guillermo del Toro's been teasing. Details after the jump.
1) Pirates of the Caribbean 4 named: The fourth in the theme-park-based franchise will be called Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides, due in summer 2011. Johnny Depp showed up in full Jack Sparrow regalia, in character, disturbed by the presence of a talking frog at the earlier Muppets presentation.
2) Muppet movie named: The name of the upcoming new Muppet movie will be The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!
3) John Carter is a franchise. Cook announced that he expects Andrew Stanton's live-action John Carter of Mars to become a new Disney franchise, after the first film hits theaters in summer 2012.
4) New Horror Label. Disney announced the debut of a new label called Disney Double Dare You, spearheaded by Guillermo del Toro, to make scarier, thrilling movies for the Disney family audience. Del Toro recorded a video greeting from New Zealand, where he is working on The Hobbit, saying that he was inspired by the old E-Ticket rides at Disneyland. The first Disney Double Dare you film will be The Troll Hunters, based on an original idea by del Toro.
5) National Treasure 3. During a presentation on The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Cook himself asked Nicolas Cage to do National Treasure 3. Cage agreed.
6) Frankenweenie. Cook was also excited to announce the feature-length, stop-motion-animated version of Tim Burton's early short film Frankenweenie, which Cook said allows Burton "to expand on the story and take his characters on wildly imaginative adventures."
7) Yellow Submarine 3-D. Cook announced that Robert Zemeckis' next project would be a 3-D motion-capture remake of the Beatles' Yellow Submarine. "It's true, we are making a Yellow Submarine," Cook said. "You're going to see the Blue Meanies and Pepperland as never before, with the greatest soundtrack ever."
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By SoulGeek at 5:35 PM ON 09/11/09
Hey Del Toro!
Question: Since "reboot" seems to be the name of the game these days how about using Double Dare You to do a reboot of The Haunted Mansion? Sounds right up your alley.
Dino
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By Kevin at 5:36 PM ON 09/11/09
Considering that Burroughs made a "franchise" out of the Mars books, writing 10 of them over 30+ years, no fooling it's a franchise. Although they don't seem all that inclined to do it right. But, hey, "no one reads anymore."
By Browolfe at 6:00 PM ON 09/11/09
I'm a big fan of the books by Tim Powers and the first one I read was "On Stranger Tides". When I met him at a convention and got him to sign the book for me, he admitted that it was based on and inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. I hope Disney is actually using his novel as a base for the fourth PotC movie.
As far as the John Carter movies. I've been hoping/waiting for these for years. Hopefully they will do the books justice and find a big enough audience to perhaps do movies based on his Venus books too. I'd also love to see the Pellucidar novels done right.
By cogadh at 11:35 PM ON 09/11/09
No mention of Johnny Depp as Tonto in the upcoming "Lone Ranger" movie that was also announced at the same event?
By M at 12:48 PM ON 09/12/09
Tim Powers "On Stranger Tides" was a fantastic book! That would be a great direction for the movie to follow, and it could well be. We saw in the last movie Jack Sparrow is trying to get immortality for himself so.....
By Spaceman Spiff at 11:04 PM ON 09/12/09
How is announcing that John Carter is a franchise a 'Surprising detail'?
By kryptoniteman at 2:08 AM ON 09/13/09
So for Yellow Submarine, "greatest soundtrack ever" means remastered Beatles originals, performed by the actual band, right? No sickeningly remade tunes for a misguided excuse of a film, from a director who's just proved he needs to retire just for suggesting something so ludicrous? I thought "King Kong" was an unecessary remake. Sheesh.
Run, Zemeckis, Run. Run like the wind. You hear that pounding? That's Glove smashing your career for even thinking of trying to pull this off. Remeber how the Blue Meanies only want to hear "no"? Guess what, bud? When this tanks, that's all the studios are gonna say to you next time you want to make a movie.
By John W. at 9:28 PM ON 09/13/09
I'm with Browolfe and M here - I sure hope the wonderful Tim Powers is getting some credit for the next Pirates movie.
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