<DIV><EM>“You spent three days lying on a beach drinking rum?”<BR>“Welcome to the Caribbean, love!” </EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>This beautifully designed narrative serves as your compass to Disney's <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Pirates of the Caribbean</I> trilogy of movies, describing in detail every aspect of the movie-making process, from casting to costumes to computer graphics, from curses to cutlasses to corsets. <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Author Michael Singer takes readers on an extraordinary journey, recounting the links in the <I>Pirates of the Caribbean</I> chain--from the last Disneyland attraction in which Walt Disney was personally involved, to a film project spearheaded by one of the world's most successful producers, Jerry Bruckheimer, and a vividly imaginative director named Gore Verbinski.&nbsp; <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A veritable treasure chest of exclusive photos and insider information,<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </I>the book includes&nbsp;information on the production, makeup, location filming, shipbuilding, stunts, and special effects, as well as a scrapbook of Jerry Bruckheimer's on-set photographs. Also included are profiles on the films' incredible stars: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush, Bill Nighy, Stellan Skarsgard, and more! <BR>