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AT WORLD'S END
December 3rd— Read our PIRATES 3 reviews on DVD and high-def Blu-Ray discs!

Now online, Caribbean Trading Company's in-depth review of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END on both DVD and Disney Blu-Ray!  Set sail now to preview what secret mysteries and bonus treasures await you on these treasured two-disc collections.

PIRATES 3 DVD review PIRATES 3 Blu-Ray disc review
September 18th— Exclusive PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END screening in Los Angeles 9/19!

BREAKING NEWS FilmEdge.net's Caribbean Trading Company offers your invitation to the special Talk Like A Pirate Day Talk Back screening of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, for one showing only on Wednesday, September 19th at the historic El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California.  Best of all, this event screening is FREE while available seating lasts!

To help celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, fans are invited to attend this exclusive Talk Back screening and interact with the PIRATES movie.  Guests are encouraged to dress in their best pirate costume for a chance to win some booty to add to your treasure chest.  Popcorn and sodas will be provided to theater guests, so drink up me hearties, yo ho!

If you're in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday and would like to attend, email an RSVP with the number of seats requested to bvhersvp@Disney.com or show up at the El Capitan Theater — and be sure to bring yer mates to Talk Like a Pirate at this this exclusive Talk Back screening of the year's biggest hit film, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END!

Talk Back POTC3 screening 9/19!

IMPORTANT REMINDER : this screening is one-night only, Wednesday September 19th, with the live pre-show beginning at 6:30 pm and AT WORLD'S END starting at 7:30pm.   Admission is free and first-come-first-served only while available seating lasts!

El Capitan Theater
6838 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

August 7 th— PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN photo gallery from Comic Con!

Caribbean Trading Company has opened THE PIRATES OF COMIC CON Photo Gallery, containing exclusive props, sets, costumes and displays which thrilled attendees to this epic entertainment event!

Pirates of ComicCon photo gallery The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean

THE PIRATES OF COMIC CON Photo Gallery is just a small part of our FilmEdge.net Comic Con Photo Gallery.

June 9th— Read two new making-of PIRATES book reviews!

Even as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END continues to dominate theater box offices around the globe, fans can enjoy two new publications offering thoroughly detailed and exclusive looks at the making of the entire PIRATES film trilogy!

The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean

Read my FilmEdge reviews of both THE ART OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and BRING ME THAT HORIZON: THE MAKING OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN right here at the Caribbean Trading Company!

May 28th— PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END is biggest film opening in history!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END continues to break global records, earning over $401 million worldwide in its first six days of release, a new industry record and shattering the $386 million mark set by Spider-Man 3 just recently.

Including the early Thursday night preview debut in selected theaters, PIRATES 3 gained an estimated $156 million at US box offices, also setting a new Memorial Day weekend opening record domestically, eclipsing the mark previously set by X-Men: The Last Stand a year ago.

Internationally, AT WORLD'S END shows no end to audience appeal and plundered profits in foreign theater markets, securing over $245 million through Monday's estimated receipts while breaking attendance records in Japan, Russia, Spain, Taiwan and the Netherlands.

To satisfy huge audience demand for the film PIRATES 3 opened on over 29,000 screens worldwide, including a record 1,478 digitally-presented screenings.

No doubt industry records will continue to fall as box office success sails ahead for the creators, cast and crew of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END!

May 24th— Read FilmEdge's movie review of  PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END now!

FilmEdge's complete review of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is now online!

Read FilmEdge's review of PIRATES 3

May 22nd — The latest featurette sinks you into the depths of the Maelstrom!

Caribbean Traders have plundered the latest PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END making-of featurette, "The Maelstrom."   View pre-production concept sketches and film clips of this climactic, action-packed scene, with interview comments by stars Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer.   Visit our video vault to watch this featurette in four digital formats.

Watch The Maelstrom featurette

May 22nd — PIRATES 1 & 2 arrive in amazing high-definition Blu-Ray disc sets!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST have arrived in a pair of 2-disc, high-definition Blu-Ray box sets, packed with exclusive and innovative bonus features available only on Blu-Ray!  Read all the details in our Blu-Ray release article!

Preview PIRATES 1 & 2 on Blu-Ray

May 19th — See our PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END World Premiere photos hot off the red carpet!

FilmEdge's Caribbean Trading Company just returned from the Disneyland World Premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END and now offer a treasure trove of PIRATES star and celebrity pics in our World Premiere Photo Gallery!

May 18th — Four exciting new PIRATES 3 film clips plus Interactive Features online!

Caribbean Trading Company presents four just-released film clips, previewing the high seas action and mysterious intrigue to be found in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END!  Watch new clips featuring Jack Sparrow, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, Pintel and Ragetti . . . and even the monkey, all in our video vault.

Visit our Video Vault

Also, the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Interactive Map and Character Timeline are now available to fans!

Chart your course on the Interactive Map
The PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END Interactive Map lets you explore the Seven Seas containing nine pirate flag links, one for each of the nine Pirate Lords who have joined in a loose and illegal confederation to rule the oceans and fight against the threatening presence of the East India Trading Company.  Each Pirate Lord profile contains photo and character art plus a brief biography of each pirate as woven into the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN tales.
Chart your course on the Interactive Map
To learn even more about Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Barbossa, Davy Jones and more, be sure to take a virtual tour through the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Character Timeline
Tour the Character Timeline
Follow the Character Timeline from the earliest events in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL through the thrilling adventures of DEAD MAN'S CHEST — and for now, up to the uncharted territory that awaits audiences in AT WORLD'S END!
Tour the Character Timeline

A skull and crossbones mark the spots along the Timeline which link to in-depth animated profiles of each character, detailing highlights of the drama and action taking place at that point in the storyline. 

Of course, the fog-shrouded mysteries of tales yet to be told will become clear after May 25th, when PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END opens everywhere in theaters, so be sure to return soon!

May 15th — PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END opens early, plus Keith Richards song news!

The countdown ends one day sooner as PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END will now open in select theaters at 8:00pm on May 24th to give fans an early launch into the greatest PIRATES adventure yet!  PIRATE 3 will open wide everywhere else on May 25th as scheduled.

Meanwhile, the Disneyland World Premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is only days away, mates!  Be sure to drop sails and anchor your ships here for the latest news and coverage of this star-studded event, brought to you as only the Caribbean Trading Company and FilmEdge can deliver it to fans.

And here's a tasty tidbit for ye: Caribbean Traders have obtain final credits for PIRATES 3 which reveal the film will feature an original song by none other than Keith Richards, the rocking Rolling Stones rascal who plays Captain Teague.   The new tune, entitled "Only Found Out Yesterday" was written and performed by Richards himself, though no word yet on exactly where it appears in the movie.  So far, this song seems not to appear on the soundtrack CD which Caribbean Traders will review soon.

May 14th — Eleven new PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END photos plundered!

Caribbean Trading Company dug up a treasure of new, high-res photos from PIRATES 3 featuring some amazing new character portraits and scenes from the film, now available in our expanded photo gallery.

Visit our Photo Gallery Visit our Photo Gallery Visit our Photo Gallery
May 7th — The new PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END featurette and MySpace page online!

Caribbean Trading Company plunders two big hauls of PIRATES treasure for you today: first, the new making-of featurette video "Pirate Lords" which introduces the nine most feared captains on the seven seas who meet in the Brethren Court in Shipwreck City to unite against Lord Beckett and the East India Trading Company.

Shipwreck City
The Brethren Court
Plus plot yer course to visit the Official PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END MySpace page, now underway and offering fans to "piratize" their own photo and turn themselves into true Caribbean pirates!   A story synopsis, cast photos, video clips and downloads are available, with new features like an interactive world map and character timeline still under lock and key but opening soon!
Visit the PIRATES 3 MySpace page
The excitement is just beginning — stay anchored here at FilmEdge's Caribbean Trading Company for PIRATES 3 news and new material as they're available!   Unimagined adventures await AT WORLD'S END beginning May 25th.
May 4th — Preview and sample the PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END soundtrack CD!

Soundtrack.net once again gets the exclusive scoop for an online preview of the entire PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END music score by composer Hans Zimmer.

Zimmer's follow-up to the DEAD MAN'S CHEST soundtrack sounds as impressive as ever, adding all-new themes to the PIRATES repertoire including a new love theme for Will and Elizabether, Sao Feng's Singapore track, plus darker pieces for the villains of the third chapter, Davy Jones, Lord Beckett and the East India Trading Company.

A word of caution: if you're staying completely spoiler-free about the story, you may just want to listen to the track samples and not read the (speculative) track descriptions.  As excellently written as Dan Goldwasser's analysis is, it may contain some plot spoilers.

Set sail for Soundtrack.net now and feast your ears on their exclusive preview of Hans Zimmer's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END score today.   The CD drops anchor in stores on May 22nd, just before the film opens in theaters May 25th.

Here is the track list for the AT WORLD'S END soundtrack CD, with a total running time of 56 minutes:

1. Hoist the Colours (1:31)
2. Singapore (3:40)
3. At Wit's End (8:05)
4. Multiple Jacks (3:51)
5. Up is Down (2:42)
6. I See Dead People in Boats (7:09)
7. The Brethren Court (2:21)
8. Parlay (2:10)
9. Calypso (3:02)
10. What Shall We Die For (2:02)
11. I Don't Think Now is the Best Time (10:45)
12. One Day (4:01)
13. Drink Up Me Hearties (4:31)
May 4th — The Volvo Hunt for a PIRATES treasure of doubloons buried at sea has begun!

Volvo and Disney have again joined under one flag as the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END Treasure Hunt is now under way and ready for you to play!

Join Volvo's PIRATES Hunt here

Make your virtual voyage around the globe and solve challenging puzzles, and you may win a treasure chest filled with $50,000 in gold doubloons and the key to a new Volvo XC90 luxury SUV.  If you are the first to decipher the challenging trail of puzzles and clues scattered around the globe, you could be the winner of this lost bounty.

The Volvo sunken treasure chest

To join the Hunt, visit the official Volvo U.S. website and start solving the first puzzles offered.  This year's animation and game design is even more amazing and challenging that the 2006 game, and of course the value of the sunken chest you seek is an even greater treasure.  Can you be the first to find it and win this PIRATES bounty?  Start playing today to find out!

May 1st— PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END featurette "Characters" plundered for your viewing!

Here's the latest PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END featurette, "Characters," now officially released by Disney and available at Caribbean Traders' Video vault today!  Choose from five different video formats, including Quick Time High Definition. 

As Captain Barbossa says in the video, "Everything we've ever faced, everything we've ever done, has led to this!"

See new international featurette

April 28th — Preview new Flying Dutchman crew concept art from PIRATES 3!

Preview AICN's exclusive bounty of full-size character concept art, redesigning the barnacle-encrusted crewmembers of Davy Jones' cursed ship the Flying Dutchman, now in our PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END Photo Gallery.

Preview concept art in the Photo Gallery 

April 27th — The Hunt for PIRATES treasure buried at sea begins May 4th!

Volvo and Disney have again joined under one flag as the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END Treasure Hunt begins in just a matter of days!

Somewhere beneath the Seven Seas, Volvo has sunk a treasure chest filled with $50,000 in gold doubloons and a key to a new Volvo XC90.  If you are the first to decipher the challenging trail of puzzles and clues scattered around the globe, you could be the winner of this lost bounty.

The Hunt begins on May 4th, so click the banner below to register and learn official details now!

Join Volvo's PIRATES Hunt here

April 25th — International PIRATES 3 featurette reveals new scenes AT WORLD'S END!

Disney has officially released this latest featurette only to international partners, but you can visit Caribbean Traders' Video vault to view the newest film clips from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END!

See new international featurette

See new international featurette

See new international featurette

April 17th — Revised PIRATES VISUAL GUIDE book  previews secrets AT WORLD'S END!

The newly expanded Pirates Complete Visual Guide book offers story treasure and teasing previews of what awaits Elizabeth, Will and Jack Sparrow in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END.   Caribbean Trading Company offers fans a sneak peek at some photo images in our Visual Guide slideshow!

Preview the Pirates Visual Guide

April 13th — Fans get chance to attend the PIRATES: AT WORLD'S END World Premiere!

UPDATED NEWS Walt Disney Studios has opened up a treasure chest of tickets to attend the World Premiere of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END to be held at Disneyland Park in Anaheim on May 19th 2007!

For complete details on how you can purchase tickets to attend this star-studded red carpet event, click here.

Get PIRATES 3 Premiere tickets!

March 22nd— Download AT WORLD'S END wallpapers, icons, screensaver and poster now!

NOW OPEN —Caribbean Trading Company's download treasure trove will burst your ship's cargo hold with six new wallpaper designs, the Windows screensaver, a complete set of AIM buddy icons and the final design of the PIRATES 3 teaser poster.  be sure to plunder this treasure and store a bounty of PIRATES 3 swag on yer computer today, mates!

Get PIRATES 3 downloads

March 22nd— Download the PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END trailer now!

Click the image below to visit Caribbean Trading Company's video vault to view and download the new PIRATES 3 theatrical trailer, now available in four player formats!  Bigger, better and yours to keep, mates.

Download the PIRATES 3 trailer

March 22nd— New PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END photo gallery!

Feast yer eyes on 12 new additions to the Caribbean Trading Company's photo gallery, including never-before-seen pictures of Jack Sparrow, Will and Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the newest scalawag to sail the cinematic seas, Captain Sao Feng!

March 22nd— PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END official website live online!

With this maelstrom storm of new photos, downloads and trailer links comes the debut of the new PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END Official Website. Start your online voyage by dropping anchor in port and exploring the shady streets of Singapore, where the Far East pirate lord Captain Sao Feng holds a chart you'll need to navigate the site and find Jack Sparrow.

You can also view the new theatrical trailer, concept and character galleries and plunder digital downloads.  Within the next two weeks your adventure will expand beyond Singapore as you continue your online journey to Tortuga Port and Shipwreck Cove.  Click the screen image below to open a new browser and travel to the Official PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END site now!

Visit the Official PIRATES 3 website

March 18th — The PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END trailer ready to debut Monday!

If you didn't attend the Ultimate Pirates Fan Event today, you'll have to wait until Monday the 19th for your first look at the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END trailer.

Some invididuals have tried to leak the trailer online already, but those sharp-eyed deck hands aboard the HMS Disney have already shut down the video links almost as quickly as they appeared.  You may see some websites claiming to give you a sneak preview, but likely you'll find the "video is no longer available."  So keep your striped socks on for one more day, fans!

Meanwhile, I won't offer the trailer until its legally available but I'll share some general impressions with you:

Expect several very cool glimpses of spectacular scenes, a couple of which won't be total surprises to you if you saw the contraband concept are which hit the web a while ago.  I can say this: that concept art, while intriguing, can't hold a candle to the finished film clips seen in the trailer.   PIRATES 3 will contain the broadest range of location environments of all three films, excitingly packed into this final chaper!  Or as Jack Sparrow might put it, "It's not all pirates of the Caribbean, love!"  You can expect another great swordfight, but I won't say between which characters — you'll see soon enough.

Since dead men tell no tales, I'll stop here!   But Caribbean Trading Company and FilmEdge guarantee you'll like what you see when the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END trailer debuts tomorrow.  Stay tuned for more news as it breaks.

March 8th — Enter the PIRATES Ultimate Fan Event and see the movie trailer first!

Sail to the Caribbean Traders' PIRATES Ultimate Fan Event info page and learn where to enter online to win a chance at being the first to see the upcoming trailer for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3: AT WORLD'S END!

Enter the Pirates Ultimate Fan Event

February 12th — New PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END photos removed

The five new photos from PIRATES 3 previously added to my site have been removed at Disney's request.   Look for more updates we CAN keep online as soon as they're available.

February 8th — PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END World Premiere invades Disneyland again

As with their previous cinematic adventures, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END will sail down the Rivers of America to Anaheim, California for the film's world premiere screening and party at Disneyland on May 19, 2007!

Tom Sawyer Island will once again unfurl its giant movie screen across the river from New Orleans Square and the classic Pirates of the Caribbean attraction which started it all.  But avast mateys, this premiere be a special ticketed event for invited guests only, so Disneyland's park hours will adjust to open at 6:30am and close at 5:00pm, with the west end of the park closing attractions and services around 3:00pm.  Expect changes in other park entertainment schedules including parades, tours and live shows as well.

Park guests who arrive early can stake out a spot behind the barricades along main street as Disneyland rolls out the red carpet for movie stars and premiere guests arriving that evening.  So bring yer cameras and autograph books in case you get to meet your favorite buccaneer!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END will make its screen premiere after nightfall, around 9:00pm when the park lights are lowered and the movie magic begins.

The Pirate fun will continue when Tom Sawyer Island reopens on May 25, and guests explore the new adventures and treasure-filled mysteries uncovered on the island.  Keep a weather eye open for updates on all these stories, mates!

As we await the world premiere of this summer's adventure epic, have a look at Caribbean Traders' photo gallery from the June 2006 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST World Premiere at Disneyland, featuring red carpet photos of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and a galaxy of stars.

January 29th — More PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END photos are pillaged

IESB.net has looted five new photos from PIRATES 3.  Cast your eyes on them in our Images section!

January 18th — PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END concept art goes over the edge

The crew at AICN and their scalawag source have done it again, plundering concept artwork for AT WORLD'S END.  The images are plot spoiler-heavy so I'm not going to post them here, but if you dare you can have a look for yourselves . . . don't say you haven't been warned.  For the rest of you wishing to remain spoiler-free, I'll say that PIRATES 3 looking very good — amazingly the search for Jack Sparrow and the mysteries found AT WORLD'S END could easily make this trilogy capper the biggest and best PIRATES adventure yet!

January 11th — PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END teaser publicity photos plundered!

Originally leaked (or were the plundered) by AICN, these promotional photos from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END may well be the teaster ad art for the film's upcoming May release!   Captain Jack Sparrow, Will, Elizabeth, Barboss and new-keelhauler Chow Yun-Fat as Sao Fang explore the murky mysteries that await them AT WORLD'S END in these very moody, enticing photos.  Set yer course for the PIRATES 3 image gallery now!

PIRATES AT WORLD'S END
Captain Jack Sparrow AT WORLD'S END Elizabeth Swann AT WORLD'S END Will Turner AT WORLD'S END
Barbossa AT WORLD'S END Sao Fang AT WORLD'S END
December 14th — First official photos from PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END online now!

Caribbean Traders has just bartered with Disney to obtain these two new official promotional photos from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END!  Asian action film star Chow Yun-Fat joins the PIRATES crew as Captain Sao Fang, seen in his first official photo release.   Plus you'll see Elizabeth Swann's new look and the return of Captain Barbossa.  Have a look at the full-size PIRATES 3 image gallery here!

View official photos from PIRATES 3
December 4th — Get early sneak preview gallery of PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END images now!

Our FilmEdge DVD review PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST also yielded some early video clips direct from the sets of PIRATES 3: AT WORLD'S END! View Caribbean Traders' PIRATES 3 video image gallery here!

View PIRATES 3 video image gallery
December 3rd — DEAD MAN'S CHEST 2-Disc DVD review updated with new images!

Our FilmEdge DVD review PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST has been updated with screen images direct from the 2-disc set.  Read Caribbean Traders' review of the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release today!

DEAD MAN'S CHEST Single Disc DVD DEAD MAN'S CHEST 2-Disc DVD
December 1st— Read our complete DEAD MAN'S CHEST 2-Disc DVD review now!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST won't sail onto home video until December 5th, but you can read Caribbean Traders' review of the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release today!

CTC and FilmEdge previews over 5 hours of bonus materials available only in the 2-disc set, including: the feature length commentary by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, the hilarious Bloopers of the Caribbean, and 10 making-of documentaries that take you right onto the Carribean locations with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and the entire PIRATES production crew. Click here and sail to our massive DVD review with the tide, mates!

DEAD MAN'S CHEST Single Disc DVD DEAD MAN'S CHEST 2-Disc DVD
November 16th— All hands, don't forget to enter the Become a Disney Pirate sweepstakes!

Visit Caribbean Trading Company's info page on the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Become a Disney Pirate sweepstakes, where you have a chance to win the Grand Prize: adding your likeness to the Pirates ride in Disneyland!

Pirates sweepstakes

Click the skull above to read about the thousands of great Pirates prizes available, then visit the Official POTC site to enter!

November 13th— Jack is Blessed to meet a new Pirate villain AT WORLDS END
Brian Blessed in POTC3

UPDATED NEWS Word circulated quickly over the weekend that veteran film and stage actor Brian Blessed will play a villainous character in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END.  The deep-voiced actor reprises his acting history of piracy with Disney, having already played Long John Silver in the 1986 TV mini-series "Return to Treasure Island."

Film fans will also recognize Blessed's voiceover work as Clayton in Disney's TARZAN, and as Boss Nass in STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE.  He's also appeared in notable on-screen roles in ALEXANDER, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES and FLASH GORDON.

No confirmation yet on Blessed's character name or how he fits into the third film's plot, but Caribbean Traders will keep a weather-eye open for more news as it arrives!

November 10th— Elizabeth Swann and POTC3 are a wrap for actress Keira Knightley

UPDATED NEWS An article in the British Daily Mail reports that Keira Knightley will shoot her last scenes for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END today, and reportedly the actress has told the producers she won't return for any possible sequels in the future.

Knightley is quoted, "I've been playing this girl since I was 17.  I'm 21 now and I'm onto very different things, but it's fun to try to invest Elizabeth with some rebellious spirit."

Caribbean Trading Company will continue to follow developments to see if this story pans out as reported from across the seas.

IN OTHER NEWS A brief report by MoviesOnline.ca indicated the POTC3 production team was filming at the world famous Niagra Falls, straddling the US/Canadian border.  While there's no official confirmation why this location was chosen, could setting up cameras at the world's largest waterfall system have any bearing on the seagoing mythos behind the subtitle AT WORLDS END?  Will Captain Jack and the crew of the Black Pearl be sailing precariously close to the edge of the map to some exotic location which resembles the Old World concept of the edge of the Earth?   Only time will tell how this Niagra Falls location figures into the story of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, so stay tuned.

November 8th— Cast your vote and make Johnny Depp the PIRATES' Choice winner!

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN superstar Johnny Depp tops the charts among actors with three nominations in the People's Choice Awards, just announced.   Depp has been nominated as Favorite Male Movie Star, aside popular actors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, while doubling his fun as a nominee for Best Male Action Star, along with Samuel L. Jackson and Jet Li. 

The blockbuster pairing of Captain Jack and Elizabeth Swann also earned Depp and Keira Knightley a nomination as Favorite On-Screen Match-Up for DEAD MAN'S CHEST.   Their co-nominee couples are Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, and Matt Damon with Jack Nicholson.

Visit the People's Choice Awards website to cast your ballot for Johnny and Keira, and keep returning as the ballot expands on November 22nd. Then watch the televised awards presentation on January 9th, 2007!

September 25th— Rocker Keith Richards' cameo has PIRATES 3 cast reeling

Internet reports from the set of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLDS END say that if all the rum's gone, the thirsty culprit may be Keith Richards.

The Rolling Stone rocker has finished filming his cameo as Jack Sparrow's father, and apparently performed with more genuine swagger — or perhaps stagger — than Depp's loose-limbed portrayal.  Richards arrived on-set with at least a couple of his sheets to the wind, but still managed to deliver his brief performance as the senior Sparrow.

Unconfirmed reports hint that Richard's costume closely resembles Depp's ensemble as Jack Sparrow, with slight changes.  But only time and new reports will tell.

August 31st— PIRATES sailing seas of Asian adventure AT WORLD'S END

MTV.com reports that PIRATES' star Orlando Bloom divulges a few details about the strong Asian influence to appear in the third chapter of the saga.

The cast presense of Chinese martial arts film legend Chow Yun-Fat as Captain Sao Feng certainly will add his own style of thrills to the high seas action.  A veteran of of nearly 100 films including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Replacement Killers, Yun-Fat's action trademark arose from numerous John Woo shoot-em-up films in which he fought with pistols in both hands simultaneously — a style the actor found physically exhausting despite his training and excellent condition.

But will Captain Feng fight with two swords?  "Oh, he does, I believe," hints Bloom.

July 31st— PIRATES 3 ready to sail back into production, but not ready to release its title

Director Gore Verbinski, his cast and crew are about to re-launch production on PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 in August, with shooting expected to last a couple months.  All of the principal actors will return for filming, plus new cast members including Chow Yun-Fat (playing Sao Feng), to complete next summer's trilogy-capper following 2006's number one film, DEAD MAN'S CHEST.

But Disney continues to deny that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is the title of the third chapter, saying the actual title will be released in the next few months.  Also, the Asian-design teaser poster which appeared at Comic-Con reportedly was a quick mock-up made for the event, and not the official teaser poster for the third film.  Stay tuned as Caribbean Trading Company keeps a weather eye open on PIRATES 3 developments as they happen, leading up to its Memorial Day weekend release in 2007.

Meanwhile, DEAD MAN'S CHEST finally reliquished the top spot at the box office this past weekend, as MIAMI VICE edged out the swashbuckling sequel.  Still, PIRATES 2 earned another $20.5 million for a domestic total of over $358 million.

June 2nd — A Chip off the old Rolling Stone

There is a sea of rumors about POTC3 rolling along, but one golden nugget of apparent fact has been dug up by Hollywood.com: it looks like Rolling Stone rocker Keith Richards will indeed appear in the third PIRATES film as the father of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Richards, who has been given a clean bill of health to go on tour with the Stones across Europe, will spend some time sailing the Caribbean with star Johnny Depp as PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: WORLD'S END (the reported title) sets course to arrive in theaters in May 2007.

Take the link to read the full report at Hollywood.com.

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