MTV and other gossipy sites are reporting that Deadwood and Lovejoy star Ian McShane will be playing the iconic Blackbeard in the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. This is super exciting news, as I have long thought that McShane would make an excellent Blackbeard! We paid $50,000 to have the special [...]
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Ian McShane Cast As Blackbeard in New “Pirates” Film
February 24th, 2010 
rberry 
Posted in Movies, Television, and DVDs 
Tags: blackbeard, disney, ian mcshane, johnny depp, movies, pirates of the caribbean 
No Comments »Disney Revamps Mickey Mouse…sort of
November 6th, 2009 rberry I’ve long complained that Disney has been been letting their flagship character be squandered, not putting him to any sort of meaningful or relevant use, letting him be squandered as a mere corporate logo. His scant appearances on Disney TV shows like “House of Mouse” were lame, and his modern incarnation was equally bland. That’s [...]
Disney Goes To Hell!
October 23rd, 2009 rberry I was poking around looking at the extras on the great Platinum Edition DVD of Snow White and The Seven Dwarves, and found a short film The Goddess of Spring. As a part of [...]