PAN

[jo]

The competition on release date in July of 2015 would have been ANTMAN, another superhero fantasy film.

www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=bydate&release=all&date=2015-07-03&showweeks=5&p=.htm


But --

Nikki Finke @nikkifinke · May 23

Marvel hiring new 'Ant-Man' director after studio & Edgar Wright part ways.

So, people are expecting delays in prep and filming of ANTMAN, leading to a postponement of its original release date. Does Marvel have another movie that would be ready and can take that slot? Hmmm...as superhero action movies take a long time to prep and film, as well as work on post ( due to CGIs) -- maybe there is no immediate replacement yet?

Good for PAN!


Jo

[jo]

Hugh is asked questions about PAN while he was doing media interviews for DAYS OF FUTURE PAST --

www.independent.ie/videos/hugh-jackman-on-new-movie-pan-30305149.html


He will indeed have some fierce fighting sequences with Rooney Mara ( aka Tiger Lily), if I recall it right from the script.


Jo

[jo]

One of the character actors ( Nonso Anozie) who plays "Bishop", Blackbeard's First Mate, is interviewed about Pan --

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaDaTtjpi_g&sns=tw

He says filming has started but he won't join it till June ( maybe because Hugh won't be filming till then) but has been in the rehearsals.

He calls Hugh playing Blackbeard as "deliciously evil", a character one loves to hate


Jo

[mamaleh]

I hope Hugh's Blackbeard fares better than Malkovich's TV persona:

www.thewrap.com/crossbones-review-john-malkovich-blackbeard-pirate-yarn-stumbles-and-never-recovers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=contactology

Ellen

[jo]

Apr 23, 2014 4:19:56 GMT -5 jo said:

It looks like pirate stories are coming up soon on TV -- here's a trailer of an upcoming NBC show CROSSBONES, with Blackbeard portrayed by John Malkovich:

www.slashfilm.com/crossbones-trailer/

Except JM's Blackbeard is now an old man ( Blackbeard is supposed to have died fairly young), bald and sporting a white beard smiley-rolleyes010 ...He sorts of reminds me of Yul Brynner in THE KING AND I

I wonder when Hugh will start filming his version of the charismatic former privateer and now megalomaniac Blackbeard in PAN?


Jo

It looks like we got wind of the Malkovich TV series ( if the next ones after the pilot are not cancelled) since April. I like Malkovich in his younger days - Empire of the Sun, with the very young Christian Bale, was one of my favorites.


But I hope his eccentric portrayal will not ruin expectations for the more straightforward origin story of Peter and his encounters with the "mesmerizing and Svengali-like" megalomaniac Blackbeard. Hopefully it might even whet the appetite for a longer story on this famous pirate of long ago!



From the article on the pilot episode --

NBC's “Crossbones” series drew me in with the prospect of John Malkovich as Blackbeard, and while he does indeed dig into the pirate role with relish, it's not enough to save the show. The period yarn begins with great verve Friday night, but stumbles over narrative gymnastics to keep key players plotting against each other in subsequent episodes.

Blackbeard must die, we keep hearing, but if he really did, the show would be over at that moment. That might work in the movies, but not for serial entertainment...

What The Wrap was saying was that what might work in movies may not necessarily work in serial entertainment, as it deals with the fictional story of this real-life pirate. Hope Joe Wright's cinematic vision is going to hold the attention of worldwide audiences a great deal more


Jo

[alma]

Hugh posted this Instagram with the legend "BLACKBEARD IS BORN!"

Did anyone say chameleon...?

http://instagram.com/p/pEZDZCihAI

#

Alma

Attachments:

[mamaleh]

He looks like he's playing Ming the Merciless...or maybe taking part in a politically incorrect production of THE KING AND I.

Whether or not a wig is forthcoming, he has an interesting look so far.

Ellen

[jo]

...or maybe taking part in a politically incorrect production of THE KING AND I.

He does come from the right side of the world -- this part of the planet is called, sometimes officially, as AUSTRALASIA

Lincoln Center would die if they could cast him as the next incarnation of the King of Siam in the forthcoming production of THE KING AND I. And I might just change my belief that no one could ever replace the masculinity and arrogance of a Yul Brynner as KING!

Jo

[jo]

Very interesting look -- the pirate Blackbeard was described in the script as "mesmerizing, Svengali-like" and his new film persona does evoke that kind of scary but almost charismatic look!

As for Hugh going bald - nothing amazes me now. This is less shocking now because we saw him go bald in THE FOUNTAIN ...But even in that film, I got used to the shaven head after a while. There is even one photo which I liked a lot.



Jo

[jo]

The image is making the rounds of film and entertainment sites now, including People.com which wants to see him in full costume --

stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2014/06/10/hugh-jackman-shaves-head-new-movie-pan/

I share the impatience. Blackbeard is supposed to be very flamboyant, too.

I think Hugh is going to give us a strong "character" interpretation of the famed ( but did exist in real life) former English privateer of the 19th century. It definitely sets his "pirate" quite apart from the almost whimsical character of Jack Sparrow ( which was supposedly originally inspired by Hugh himself, hence the name of "Jack" Sparrow -- this according to the film's original screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who is also Australian).

[jo]

The new look has already drawn --

35305 likes

2926 comments

from his Instagram posting.

I think quite a few, not familiar with how Hugh changes his hairstyle for movie roles, would be quite shocked

[ADMIN]

I had to find new emoticons to react to this look - - -

[jo]

It is quite amusing to see so many varied reactions to the new look ( as if we have not gotten used to Hugh with all kinds of hairstyles for movie roles - LOL) -- but this one even makes an effort to dissect it further ..and even comes up with a few graphic comparisons

www.bustle.com/articles/27619-hugh-jackman-goes-bald-for-blackbeard-his-new-look-reminds-us-of-these-6-things

And from the same blog, this one caught my eye --

Now, while you’re busy ogling the living version of an EGOT, you’ve probably also noticed that the new scruff is as enchanting as it is familiar.

He may not have been rewarded yet with an Oscar, but his Oscar-nominated role of Jean Valjean is already living proof that he can hold his own with the best-decorated such as DDLewis... and while the Grammy-nominated soundtrack of LES MISERABLES ( of which he is the principal singing voice, with 4 majestic solos) may not have won the prize, I thought it deserved the distinction. It did capture the pop culture imagination, having landed as No. 1 in the Billboard charts on its first week.

"the living vesion of an EGOT" is rightfully used to describe Hugh Jackman!

Jo

[JH4HJ]

This look will not help me "convert" friends out here who think Hugh is "y'know - an OK, 'average' looking guy."

Aside: Just loaned my Australia DVD to the one who rattled off a list of C/W singers who are (in her opinion) MUCH more attractive than Hugh.

[mamaleh]

Ah, wait 'til they get a load of the Drover, especially when he's all cleaned up for the ball. Bet they'll change their tune--to "Hey, Good Lookin'."

Ellen

[alma]

Jun 10, 2014 14:26:54 GMT -5 ADMIN said:

I had to find new emoticons to react to this look - - -

Alma

[jo]

In the movie PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN, Blackbeard was one of the pirates.

He looked like this --



He looked much closer to the historical visualization of the character --

Edward Teach (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies. Although little is known about his early life, he was probably born in Bristol, England. He may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne's War before settling on the Bahamian island of New Providence, a base for Captain Benjamin Hornigold, whose crew Teach joined sometime around 1716. Hornigold placed him in command of a sloop he had captured, and the two engaged in numerous acts of piracy. Their numbers were boosted by the addition to their fleet of two more ships, one of which was commanded by Stede Bonnet, but toward the end of 1717 Hornigold retired from piracy, taking two vessels with him.

Teach captured a French merchant vessel, renamed her Queen Anne's Revenge, and equipped her with 40 guns. He became a renowned pirate, his cognomen derived from his thick black beard and fearsome appearance; he was reported to have tied lit fuses under his hat to frighten his enemies. He formed an alliance of pirates and blockaded the port of Charleston, South Carolina. After successfully ransoming its inhabitants, he ran Queen Anne's Revenge aground on a sandbar near Beaufort, North Carolina. He parted company with Bonnet, settling in Bath Town, where he accepted a royal pardon. But he was soon back at sea and attracted the attention of Alexander Spotswood, the Governor of Virginia. Spotswood arranged for a party of soldiers and sailors to try to capture the pirate, which they did on 22 November 1718. During a ferocious battle, Teach and several of his crew were killed by a small force of sailors led by Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

A shrewd and calculating leader, Teach spurned the use of force, relying instead on his fearsome image to elicit the response he desired from those he robbed. Contrary to the modern-day picture of the traditional tyrannical pirate, he commanded his vessels with the permission of their crews and there is no known account of his ever having harmed or murdered those he held captive. He was romanticised after his death and became the inspiration for a number of pirate-themed works of fiction across a range of genres.

The Jason Fuchs script paints an even more calculating and fierce image, but he is also described as "mesmerizing and Svengali-like" !




Of course, this is not the complete picture yet -- we have to see him in full costume ( It would be exciting to see how Joe Wright and his costume designer Jacqueline Duran visualize his look - they were an Oscar-winning team for Anna Karenina) -- and with his height and muscular build ( although that could be almost hidden by the coat Blackbeard wore), he is going to look magnificent ( as pirates go )!


Hugh's Blackbeard looks like a more interesting and fascinating character ( fearsome, handsome in a sly kind of way, vain, calculating, probably scary-looking for kids) -- and if Hugh does wonders with his wide speaking voice range - he is going to be one memorable film character!

[jo]

There's a short video on E!News where Hugh says he is filming in a few weeks.

www.wetpaint.com/celebrity-hair/video/2014-06-10-hugh-jackman-shaves-head-blackbeard

[birchie]

Jun 10, 2014 14:26:54 GMT -5 ADMIN said:

I had to find new emoticons to react to this look - - -

Love it Valerie! I see there are a couple of other new ones so I'll give it a go...
Sue

[foxie]

What scares me what is he going to look like in the play?actually I like it better than his latest hair style!

[JH4HJ]

Jun 10, 2014 17:09:06 GMT -5 mamaleh said:

Ah, wait 'til they get a load of the Drover, especially when he's all cleaned up for the ball. Bet they'll change their tune--to "Hey, Good Lookin'."

Actually, that's not her style. I'm banking on the camp-out scene... you know the one I mean - where he pours the bucket of water over his head.

[mamaleh]

Oh. yes, certainly. That's a crowd pleaser. Follow that toothbrush.

Ellen

[jo]

Most comment on the loss of Hugh's matinee idol looks - maybe mostly from females

How does a site like AIN'T IT COOL NEWS treat the instagram photo and message --

www.aintitcool.com/node/67609?utm_source=full-feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=coolnews&utm_campaign=1310_RSS

Hugh Jackman's bald and bearded to play Blackbeard in PAN!

Published at: June 10, 2014, 4:55 p.m. CST by Papa Vinyard Share On Facebook Twitter




Hugh Jackman Instagrammed a peek at him getting his hair/make-up done for his role as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard in Joe Wright's PAN. As some have mentioned, Jackman looks more like his Jean Valjean in the beginning of LES MISERABLES than the traditional depiction of the character (Ian McShane's getup in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES was way closer to the mark).



Blackbeard is ostensibly the villain of this spin on the Peter Pan story, and it'll be cool to see Jackman go full-baddie for the first time in his career. The dude flip flops between musicals, Wolverine appearances, family fare, and serious dramatic work like it's nothing; let's see how "historically nefarious pirate" fits into his repertoire.

Check out the feedback section for the fanboy reactions!


And hey - would we prefer for him to look like the historical depiction ( which Ian McShane aped) of Blackbeard


Jo

[jo]

The new look has created a lot of buzz including TV coverage in some news and entertainment sites, and in this case, a comparison of 7 and ranking of his most famous facial and head hair --

www.hollywood.com/news/movies/57083735/ranking-the-many-movie-beards-of-hugh-jackman?utm_content=buffer42ce7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Ranking the Many Movie Beards of Hugh Jackman

By: Julia Emmanuele
Jun 10, 2014 | 3:37pm EDT


It takes a lot of effort for Hugh Jackman to look anything less than handsome at all times. Sure, there’s the occasional awkward running picture or a bad haircut for a period film, but for the most part, his dashing good looks prevail. However, nothing tests that theory quite like a dramatic new look, like the bald-head-with-full-beard that he’s currently rocking for his role as Blackbeard in Joe Wright’s upcoming film Pan. Jackman unveiled a picture of himself and his newly shorn head on Tuesday morning, and while we’re still torn on his new haircut, there’s no doubt that Jackman can pull off a pirate beard like very few others could.

After all, Jackman has a lot more experience with film-required facial hair than almost anyone in Hollywood. So, the real question here isn't whether Jackman still looks good with his new look - of course he does! - but whether this beard is better than all of the other movie beards that the triple-threat has grown over the years. Sure, it belongs to a legendary pirate, but is it better than the iconic Wolverine mutton chops? How about his scraggly convict look from Les Miserables? In order to prove, once and for all, which Jackman beard reigns supreme, we've ranked the actor's many movie beards.

Hugh Jackman on the set of his new movie 'The Wolverine' at Picton. The story is about Wolverine travels to Japan to train with a samurai warrior. Directed by James Mangold. New South Wales, Australia - 03.08.12 Featuring: Hugh Jackman Where: NSW, Australia When: 03 Aug 2012 Credit: WENN **Not Available for Publication in Australia and New Zealand. Available for Publication in the Rest of the World**



7. Mountain Man Logan in The Wolverine
You'd think it would be impossible to make Wolverine, one of the hottest superheroes of all time, unattractive, but it turns out that all it takes is the combination of a scraggly, unruly beard and some limp, greasy hair extensions.


Hugh Jackman, Erskineville Kings
Palace Films
6. Wace in Erkinsville Kings
While Jackman's doing his best to make that patchy goatee work, it's just too uneven and awkwardly grown to properly highlight those cheekbones. Plus, it makes him look old and haggard, which are two words that should never be used to describe him.


LES MISERABLES, Hugh Jackman, 2012. ?Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Universal Pictures via Everett Collection

5. Jean Valjean in Les Miserables
If you consider that the prison Valjean spent 15 years locked away in mot likely didn't have things like razors, running water or the concept of basic grooming, the resulting beard isn't actually that bad.


PRISONERS, Hugh Jackman, 2013. ph: Wilson Webb/?Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
Warner Bros. Pictures via Everett Collection

4. Keller Dover in Prisoners
It's not the best movie beard that Jackman has ever worn, but do you really want to be the one to tell that guy to shave it off? He'll probably strangle you if you even think anything bad about his facial hair.


Hugh Jackman
Instagram/thehughjackman

3. Blackbeard in Pan
Not since Johnny Depp put gold fronts on his teeth to play Jack Sparrow has an actor gone from "regular guy" to "full-blown pirate" so quickly. And Jackman didn't even need any extensions.


X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, Hugh Jackman, 2006, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.
20th Century Fox Film via Everett Collection

2. Logan/Wolverine in the X-Men films
It might seem blasphemous to deny Jackman's most iconic character the top spot, but when you really stop and think about it, that mutton chop/chin beard hybrid is pretty stupid-looking. It's a testament to Jackman's good looks that he manages to pull it off so well.

AUSTRALIA, Hugh Jackman, 2008. TM & ?Copyright 20th Century Fox. All rights reserved/courtesy Everett Collection
20th Century Fox Film via Everett Collection


1. Drover in Australia
Australia might not be a very good movie, but it did give the world the gift of Jackman as a rugged, scruffy cowboy, and for that, we will be eternally grateful - although not grateful enough to stop making jokes about it.

But it is ironic that the comparative facial and head hair from his trifecta roles in THE FOUNTAIN were forgotten/ignored in the analysis. The same thing goes for the different looks he used for THE PRESTIGE ( as the young Angier, the disguised Angier who caused the accident to one of the Borden brothers' hand, the look of his double Root, the Lord Caldwell look, and the mature Angier).

[jo]

The various looks in THE FOUNTAIN --


Tomas, the Spanish Conquistador


Tommy, the obsessed scientist and grieving husband


Tom, the astronaut in the space bubble






And from THE PRESTIGE --



Robert Angier, the magician


Root, his body double on stage


The mature Angier