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Bytes: Pirates, Jolie, D&D
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST set a box office record over the weekend. The sequel earned $135.6 million in its first three days of release, for the best debut of all time. The previous recordholder was Spider-Man, which earned $114.8 million in 2002.
- Here are some facts about the pirate history that inspired the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise. [Link]
- Angelina Jolie will lend her voice to the upcoming animated film KUNG FU PANDA. [Link]
- The 1980s DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 27-episode animated series will be released on DVD. [Link]
- THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD half-hour animated show based on the comic book by Mike Mignola will debut on the Sci Fi Channel’s broadband station Sci Fi Pulse on July 13, after which viewers will be asked to fill out an online survey to help the network determine whether to greenlight the project into a series. [Link]
- Samuel L. Jackson will star in JUMPER, about a young boy who uses his teleporting ability to find the man who killed his mother. The movie is based on the Steven Gould novel. [Link]
- View the online trailer for the live-action/computer-animated movie A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, which stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, and Ricky Gervais, and is due out Christmas 2006.
- Cast members from the original, British version of THE OFFICE will appear on the American version this season. Ricky Gervais, however, won’t be on the NBC show.
- The Sci Fi Channel will air every Monday episodes from seasons 1 and 2 of DARK ANGEL, which starred Jessica Alba. [Link]
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