From ScifiWire:
Bloom also confirmed that former Rolling Stone Keith Richards will play Jack Sparrow's father: "I've heard those rumors, too, and I believe there may be some truth in that, yes."
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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sumi - May 03, 2005 6:35:15 am PDT #2435 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - May 03, 2005 6:36:36 am PDT #2436 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's a very firm position he's taking on the rumour.
Betsy HP - May 03, 2005 6:51:19 am PDT #2437 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Ooh! ita said "rumour"! I bet she says "foetus", too!
Sue - May 03, 2005 7:31:24 am PDT #2438 of 10002
hip deep in pie
§ ita § - May 03, 2005 7:37:09 am PDT #2439 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But when the on-screen prosthetics peeled off for his swashbuckling leading man role in Pirates of the Caribbean, suddenly, all bets were off. The girls swooned and hysteria took over. Nearly 200 fan websites sprang up overnight
Ahem! He had an assload of fansites shortly after Fellowship. As someone who might have been paying attention to this stuff, it's insane how hard he took off with so little source material. The juggernaut already had inertia by the time PotC came out.
Sue - May 03, 2005 7:38:57 am PDT #2440 of 10002
hip deep in pie
You're right. I remember seeing footage of the PotC premiere and there was hysteria when he arrived.
Calli - May 03, 2005 7:42:28 am PDT #2441 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Hmph. The first time I saw PotC is was for the Orli factor. The second and third times were all about Johnny, and the fourth had a bit of a, "hey, wait, what about Jack?' influence. But Orli certainly had a pre-PotC buzz.
§ ita § - May 03, 2005 7:44:22 am PDT #2442 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fellowship and Two Towers were out at that point -- he'd definitely bust out as the teen heartthrob of choice before TTT even made it onscreen.
It's kinda creepy, except -- he's really pretty and it meant lots of pictures for this sorely visual girl to collect.
Liese S. - May 03, 2005 8:01:47 am PDT #2443 of 10002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, yeah, Orli was totally the swoon boy of teenyboppers everywhere well before PotC.
That's heartening news about the Guide. I had to be restrained from going back to see it immediately after, so I estimate there will be at least some repeat viewing. I'll be good for at least one other weekend stat.
And, aww, about "So long." Sweet. I did get all teary at the simple "for Douglas" dedication. Did I already mention that? 'Cause, I'm a sap.
bon bon - May 03, 2005 8:34:16 am PDT #2444 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
As someone who might have been paying attention to this stuff, it's insane how hard he took off with so little source material.
Agreed.
Wasn't he cast on the basis of his sudden popularity?