Capt. Jack Sparrow Set To Return But Without Two Other Stars

Yes, Johnny Depp will soon return as Capt. Jack Sparrow on the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean but the movie seems to follow the fate of the fourth installment of Spiderman too! It has been said that costars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are not expected to return.

It was announced this week that the fourth installment of Disney's highly successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise will begin filming in Hawaii this summer. Johnny Depp once again plays the flamboyant Captain Jack, and Geoffrey Rush reprises his role as his adversary, BarbossaThe film's story is loosely based on the 1987 pirate novel, "On Stranger Tides" by award-winning fantasy author Tim Powers. The book tells the story of a young man -- coincidentally named "Jack" -- who is captured by the pirate Blackbeard and forced to join in the search for the Fountain of Youth.


Ted Elliott, the co-writer of the first three "Pirates" movies, said that the story of the novel just happened to align with where they wanted to take the fourth film. He told Empire magazine, "We wanted to do a story about Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth, and Tim Powers wrote a book about Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth... it just turns out that to do that story you would need that book."

Johnny Depp signed on to appear in the fourth movie in 2008, before there was a script. It was announced at the same time he would also be playing Tonto in a film version of "The Lone Ranger," but that project has been delayed until after "Pirates" is finished.
Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom have both said they had no desire to return for a fourth movie. Knightley said in an interview, "It was a completely fantastic experience, and it was an amazingly large portion of my life, but I don't think I need to go there again. I think that it's done." Also, the director of the original trilogy, Gore Verbinski, will not be coming back. He is being replaced by Rob Marshall, the director of "Chicago" and "Nine."

"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" is scheduled to dock into movie theaters on May 20th, 2011.

Watch the replay of the 67th Golden Globe Awards

The 67th Golden Globe Awards have just concluded and there were unexpected winners! The awards night were seen in more than 160 countries worldwide. If you missed the awards night, you can watch the replay on your local listings.

Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Drew Barrymore were among the big winners. Avatar got the Best Picture Award in Drama category and Hangover for Musical or Comedy.

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign in movies and television.

Lady Gaga collapsed before show

The "Paparazzi" singer has canceled her show Indiana on Thursday after she collapsed due to exhaustion and dehydration. Lady Gaga twitted later on apologizing to her fans for canceling a concert.

"I've been crying for hours, I feel like I let my fans down 2nite," she said via Twitter. "An hour before the show, I was feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing. "Paramedics came to take care of me, and told me my heart-rate was irregular-- a result of exhaustion and dehydration," she added. "Can't apologize enough for how sorry I am. I could hear my fans cheering from my dressing room, I begged everyone to let me go onstage."

Before signing off, she wrote, "I hope you can forgive me. I love my little monsters more than anything, you are everything to me."She said she will give a "make-up the performance" Jan. 26 at Purdue University.

Will Avatar get the Best Picture at the Golden Globe Awards?

The James Cameron blockbuster movie is taking the waves at the box office, earning already millions of dollars. And on the coming 67th Golden Globe Awards, Avatar will go against Brad Pitt's Inglorious Basterds, Up In The Air, The Hurt Locker and Precious in the Best Picture in the Drama Category.


Avatar tells a story of a paraplegic soldier who is brought to an alien world to take part in a conflict against the planet's indigenous population for a valuable mineral. He is given control of an Avatar: an alien-human hybrid body that he can control with his mind, giving him the chance to walk again, and a way to infiltrate the enemy.

Find out the winners on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Watch the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards live on NBC at 5 to 8 pm PT, 8 to 11 pm ET.

Spiderman Total Overhaul - Maguire and Dunst won't return as lead roles

The 4th installment of the web slinging franchise Spiderman is set to return, but the movie will have a total overhaul, from the leading character of Peter Parker to the director itself.

Yes, Tobey Maguire who played Peter Parker from the 1st to 3rd movie franchise will not return as Spiderman, and Kirsten Dunst who played Mary Jane Watson, the love interest of Peter Parker. Movie director Sam Raimi also will not be directing the Spiderman 4. "Working on the 'Spider-Man' movies was the experience of a lifetime for me," said Raimi, who directed all three "Spider-Man" films, also said in a statement Monday. "While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job."

Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced Monday that a new "Spider-Man" film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on Peter Parker in high school would debut in the summer of 2012 with a new cast and filmmaking team.

As for Tobey Maguire, "I am so proud of what we accomplished with the 'Spider-Man' franchise over the last decade," he said in a statement Monday. "Beyond the films themselves, I have formed some deep and lasting friendships. I am excited to see the next chapter unfold in this incredible story."

Sony Pictures will announce on the coming weeks about the next Spiderman movie.