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  • Hugh Jackman to play Blackbeard in the upcoming film Pan

    Hugh Jackman to play Blackbeard in the upcoming film Pan

    MUMBAI: Hugh Jackman, the actor known for his portrayal of one the major classic X-Men characters in the X-Men and Wolverine movie franchise, has been signed on to play the role of the nefarious pirate Blackbeard in Warner Bros’ upcoming film on Peter Pan, based on J. M. Barrie’s classic character.

     

    Pan, scheduled to be released in the US on 17 July 2015, is to be directed by Joe Wright (Anna Karenina, Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) with a screenplay by Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and is being produced by Greg Berlanti (Green Lantern, Arrow, The Tomorrow People), Eric Fellner (Rush, Les Misérables) and Paul Webster (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day).

     

    Hugh Jackman, last seen in the psychological thriller Prisoners with Jake Gyllenhaal, will next be seen in Chappie, a sci-fi thriller directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9), and reprising the character of Wolverine in X-Men: Days of Future Past, which according to MTV, may be the last time he puts on the claws.

     

    According to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB), X-Men: Days of Future Past will be released in India on 23 May 2014.

  • The History Channel celebrates ‘Pirates’ fever with special

    The History Channel celebrates ‘Pirates’ fever with special

    MUMBAI: With one of the biggest films of the year Pirates Of the Caribbean having opened in India, The History Channel takes a look at how real life pirates like Blackbeard, Calico Jack plundered ships and seaport towns offering retribution to those who offered resistance and seizing fortunes at will.

    The special True Caribbean Pirates airs on 22 and 23 July at 10 pm.

    The special features dramatic stories which separate real history from the notions that have been made popular in books and films. The special will have CGI animation, interviews with experts, archival imagery and artifacts. The special even looks at female pirates like Anne Bonny and Mary Read who were more sensational than their male counterparts and just as dangerous.

    The special allows viewers to understand the pirates’ true motives and dispel myths of treasure maps and buried booty. The History Channel senior VP programming Joy Bhattacharya says, “The History Channel’s endeavour has always been to put history in perspective in a manner that is engaging and entertaining. True Caribbean Pirates has the same appeal as that of a thriller movie probably even more so because it is based on real life events.

    “We believe that our audiences will be highly interested in finding out the pirates’ unique reality which was motivated by a true desire to be free and live their way.”