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On Stranger Tides is a 1987 historical fantasy supernatural novel by American writer Tim Powers. It was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel , [ 1 ] and placed second in the annual Locus poll for best fantasy novel.
On Stranger Tides was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. During the back-to-back production of Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End, writers Elliott and Rossio first learned of Powers' novel and considered it a good starting point for a new film in the series.
Disney continued the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa, and Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs in stand-alone sequels, beginning with On Stranger Tides in 2011.
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise logo Pirates of the Caribbean is a Walt Disney Company franchise that originated with the theme park attraction of the same name opened at Disneyland in 1967, the last such attraction that Walt Disney himself oversaw the building of. Although the franchise originated from ride attractions, it gained mainstream popularity in the 2000s with the release of ...
Powers was born in Buffalo, New York, but has lived in California since 1959. [4] He studied English Literature at Cal State Fullerton, and earned his B.A. in 1976. [5] It was there that he first met James Blaylock and K. W. Jeter, both of whom remained close friends and occasional collaborators; the trio have half-seriously referred to themselves as "steampunks" [6] in contrast to the ...
Released in an ad-supported free download version in 2007 for a limited time; available to US residents only. [119] Wild Metal Country (1999), was released as freeware in 2004 [120] but is no longer available on the download page. Zero Tolerance (1994), a first person shooter developed by Technopop for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
Samuel George Claflin (/ ˈ k l æ f l ɪ n /; born 27 June 1986) is a British actor.After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2009, he began his acting career on television and had his first film role as Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2011 eponymous film. Hans Zimmer, who produced Klaus Badelt's score for The Curse of the Black Pearl and composed the music for Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, returned to score the fourth installment of the Pirates franchise.