The Word From Disney

Okay, not directly from Disney… more like from Disney through their marketing company… but the word is that these photos are NOT — repeat NOT — from the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequels.

You will NOT see this in the second OR third POTC movie. They’ve assured me it just won’t happen. We should trust them on this.

I got the e-mail as part of a mass mailing to various Johnny Depp and POTC web sites who apparently all have these pics posted for the third movie. In it, they say –

“I can now confirm for you that the images are not from the second or third film
and that there have been no scenes filmed with Jack in Asian Togs. If you could
help me by clarifying this on your sites and in your forums and removing them
from your static content, it would be very helpful. As you can imagine, we are
concerned about the images causing confusion but also being picked up wider by
other sites as actual stills from the film.”

Okaaaaayyyy… so if they’re not from the third film, what exactly are they? Well, of course I asked! LOL! This is the answer I received this morning:

“Thanks Trish - we’re all a bit stumped about what exactly they are. Many online
(and some here) believe that they are photoshopped images.”

I’m sorry, but those are not photoshopped images. The third one is especially telling, because his Jack wig hair is entwined in some of the Asian costume. Much too intricate for photoshop. So, IF they’re real but NOT from one of the films, what does that leave?

My personal belief is that they are screen test shots — pictures taken to test what something will look like on film. I’ve got some on the site from “Benny & Joon”, and the facial expressions and poses are similar.

But that’s just me. If I’m wrong, then I’m wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time.

But for now, I can tell you definitively — *waves to the corporate lawyers* — they are NOT from the second or third POTC films. On that, you have their word.

Any questions?