The Man Just Stuck it to Me Pirate Style
Filed under: Action, Disney, RumorMonger, Johnny Depp, Remakes and Sequels
Sometime yesterday, I posted a few paragraphs about the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movies (2 and 3) that contained a bit of spoiler information. Sometime today, Disney realized that this information was on the Web, and has been methodically working to remove this information. As such, we here at Cinematical received the following email today:
My name is <edited> and I work with Disney on the film releases. As you know, Latino Review posted a review of the POTC 3 script earlier this week. They have since removed the review and we have been working to get it removed from other sites, as well. I saw that you are hosting the review here: http://www.cinematical.com/2005/11/21/spoilers-of-the-caribbean-world-s-end-news/.
Is it possible for you to remove it? We are very sensitive to surprises from the 2nd and 3rd films to be ruined for fans.
Thanks,
<edited>
A brief follow up correspondence with Disney indicated to us that not only is it "possible" for us to remove it, it is in fact imperative. Ergo, the post has been gutted.
Interesting…we post on all kinds of crazy rumors that surface on the web, and usually nobody gives a hoot. Given how this one seems to have been based on an actual script review, it seems as though the legitimacy factor for what we reported must have been high enough to make Disney worry. Wacky.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-23-2005 @ 8:49AM
Richard Brunton said...
Bollocks to them! I'm sure they would have a tough case if they threatened lawyers or not. In fact I doubt they would have a case unless the script used for the review was stolen!
I was reading an interesting story just yesterday about the misinterpretation and over abuse of the law regarding the Internet. How corporates are using their might to get their way on smaller sites whether they have a legitamite and legal basis or not.
Of course I'm sure you guys had this all covered and did the best thing, I'm just talking generally here.
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11-23-2005 @ 5:40PM
Finished.Law.School said...
You guys suck for giving in.
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11-23-2005 @ 8:43PM
nk masaki said...
Anyone who read it plase give me a overview ^_^;;
genki.hat.luv@gmail.com
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11-29-2005 @ 2:48PM
rainbow said...
Thank you for deleting the information, Iīm a PotC Fan and I agree that too much information would ruin the surprise - I donīt want to read too much about the next Pirates of the Caribbean movies. ;-)
rainbow
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11-30-2005 @ 7:50PM
-em- said...
Well, I do agree that that was the right thing to do, if people don't want it spoiled for them. But, if you don't want to have it spoiled for you, why read it?
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12-03-2005 @ 2:22PM
TANJIA said...
If someone read please give me an overview as well. :)
Tanjiamitchell@yahoo.ca
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