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Pirates, Star Wars Style 10 Sep, 2002 / Comments: 4

By DJG


Cinefex has reported that George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic has been tapped to do the visual effects for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie. If you didn't keep ignoring us when we talked about this, you'd already know that the Disney theme park ride was a major inspiration for Ron Gilbert and his creation of Monkey Island. They share such similarities as island governors, the undead, sinister curses, loads o' booty, and of course, loveable pirates. John Knoll, responsible for some of the effects in Episode I and II, will supervise the visual effects for this movie.

Source: Corona Coming Attractions

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  • LucasTones on 11 Sep, 2002, 12:47…
    I don't think Disney would want LucasArts to make too much money out of this. That's why they aren't working together completely. LucasArts ripped Disney off in thier opinion.
  • Scummbuddy on 11 Sep, 2002, 13:18…
    So, is Industrial Light and Magic going to do a half-assed job? :) I could agree that Disney would see the MI series as a bit of a rip-off.
  • telarium on 11 Sep, 2002, 13:30…
    Aww, rip-off is such a harsh term. How about... homage? Or loving tribute? Yes!
  • Scummbuddy on 10 Sep, 2002, 15:57…
    This is getting crazy. Why don't they just both work together completely? Get the story booming with excitement. Should we now speak of Guybrush as being Dominic Armato and Johnny Depp?
    Creepy.