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Casting Director: Sande Alessi
Start Date: 9/7/2006
Location: Palmdale and Los Angeles
Shoot/Start Date: September 7 thru 11th, 2006
Pay Rate: 126/8 + time and 1/2 for overtime
Location: Palmdale and Los Angeles
Submission Instructions: Immediatley - fitting today

 VERY OLD LONG HAIRED PIRATES ]
Must be VERY CHARACTER and SKINNY!!!! Serial Killer looks. Age 60+. Do not submit pix with wigs....

   This is Featured Background work. To be part of a Core Pirate group. Sag or non-union is okay. BUT must speak French Fluently. Possible upgrade.

[ FRENCH PIRATES (BACKGROUND)  ]
Real French males that fluently speak French. Must be really skinny, charactor looking, serial killer types. A quote from the director, 'I need French Crack heads.' That's the look we are
going for.

 PIRATES ]
Males, age 18-50. EXTREMELY SKINNY, character faces, good actors. Possible principal upgrades. Must be avail to work multiple weeks. We need African, French, Middle Eastern, South American and Asian.

[ EITC (BRITISH MILITARY) ]
Males, age 18-40. Must be very pale and British/Aryan looking, clean cut, short hair.

[ WENCHES ]
Females age 18-50. Must have real breasts. Must be very pale and British looking. We need African, French, Middle Eastern, South American and Asian.

[ OLD HISPANIC WOMAN ]
60+. Must have wrinkles and a character face.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 - INDIAN/PAKASTANI SIKHS
Feature Film
SAG (will accept non-union as well)

 EAST INDIAN/PAKISTANI SIKHS ]
Male, 18-100. Must be a REAL Sikh - with the turban and all. Especially need older character faces.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3 /Stand-ins/Photo Doubles
Feature Film
SAG
(will accept non-union as well)

Casting Director: Sande Alessi/Kristan Berona/Mike Passine
Interviews: Soon
Shoots: TBD
Pay Rate: SAG Double Rate-$141/8
Location: Los Angeles

[ PENROD ]
A well-proportioned 4'5 male, Caucasian, 25-35 years old. Complete measurements include Ht: 4'5, Wt: 80-90lbs, suit: 14b, Waist: 24.5-26, shirt: 14b, shoe: 6.5-7, Neck: 12.5 hat: 22, Glove: 7. Please meet as close to these specs as possible before submitting. Actor's name is Peter Badalementi

[ TEAGUE ]
Skinny Caucasian male, 50's-60's, Will be wigged. Weathered, deep lines, character look. Ht: 5'9-5'10 waist: 33, chest: 38, Neck: 15. Actor is Keith Richards. Submit like types.

Shoots: August 3, 2006 - Nov. 30, 2006
Locations: Los Angeles, Palmdale, Long Beach

There are no plans to change "Pirates of the Caribbean" to "Pirates of the West Desert." Nonetheless, The Tooele Transcript-Bulletin has confirmed that Johnny Depp and the crew of the blockbuster film franchise were at the Bonneville Salt Flats Friday filming a scene for the upcoming third installment.

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman had a secret lunch at the Salt Flats Friday. He met with the cast and crew of the next installment of "The Pirates of the Caribbean" series, which wrapped a one-day filming engagement near Wendover.

Amid the vast and bright blankness of the dry lake bed, a huge caravan of semi-truck trailers and catering tents interrupted the bare landscape. Crew were deconstructing the bow of the film's most famous ship, the Black Pearl, Friday around 2 p.m. Workers confirmed that filming had ended for the day and that Huntsman had paid a visit.

Michael Singer is the unit publicist for the film whose working title is "Pirates of the Caribbean 3." He confirmed that the Salt Flats did play host to the film's crew as well as director Gore Verbinsky and its star Johnny Depp. None of the other stars, including Orlando Bloom, Kiera Knightly or Chow Yun-Fat were in Utah.

The film takes place (no surprises here) in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. For several months, the cast and crew filmed scenes for the second and third installment in the waters off the coast of Grand Bahama Island. Singer said he could not comment on how the bright-white desert landscape plays into the script.

"I can't talk about the content, but for the purposes that we required I can say that the Bonneville Salt Flats presented a perfect location," Singer said in an interview Monday. "And all the officials, from the governor, BLM and film commission were really absolutely great to work with."

With only a one-day film schedule, the Salt Flats aren't likely to play a pivotal role in the film, but Singer said locals will be able to identify the scenes that were shot here.

"For those familiar with the Salt Flats, certainly, there will be some recognition factor," he said.

On-set Friday, a man who identified himself as a member of the locations crew referred to the production company's exclusive use permit with the Bureau of Land Management and very politely asked the staff of The Tooele Transcript-Bulletin to leave the Salt Flats. He said only media representatives with clearance from the publicist are allowed on set.

Prior to being asked to leave, however, a crew member confirmed that Gov. Huntsman had visited the set. According to the crew member, Huntsman "sat down, had lunch, bull s
and left."

Huntsman's communications coordinator, Lisa Roskelly, said Monday that the governor's office could not comment on the meeting, regardless of whether filming had wrapped.

"We told the organization that we wouldn't talk about it at all," she said without confirming any details of the meeting at all. "From the governor's perspective, it was a confidential economic development meeting."

Utah Film Commission director Aaron Lee Syrett did not return phone calls by press time. Ray Kelsey, the BLM representative who manages permits for the Salt Flats echoed the governor's vow of silence, but opened up when given confirmation that Singer had spoken openly about the filming. Concerning secret permit practices by the BLM, Kelsey had this to say.

"If we don't honor some of these confidentiality issues that come up with these groups, they probably wouldn't come out and film here," he said. "In some cases it is when you have media calling and trying to find out what's going on and you got celebrities out there who are concerned about paparazzi and trying to keep secret while they are shooting to prevent the public from knowing until the time it is released."

Despite telephone calls Friday, the governor's staff was reluctant to explain where Huntsman was, or perhaps they themselves were unaware.

The Tooele Transcript-Bulletin became aware of the governor's engagement in Tooele County by overhearing chatter on a police scanner regarding his movements and transmissions that also mentioned the Utah Film Commission. That the movie was Pirates of the Caribbean became obvious when the figurehead of the Black Pearl was spotted, still half-erected, on the Salt Flats about three to five miles north of the end of the access road.

According to police scanner conversation, around 12:30 p.m. the governor arrived in Wendover. Huntsman's weekly schedule indicated he would be in a meeting with this chief of staff at that time. No location of the meeting was provided on the schedule.

Tooele County sheriff's dispatch was participating in the radio conversation that was tracking the governor's movement, but denied any knowledge of his whereabouts when contacted Friday around noon.

After calls were made to the governor's office, the Tooele County Sheriff's office and Tooele County dispatch, the radio transmission changed.

"We just got word that the news media is picking up on this," a voice said, and advised that no more details should be shared about the governor's movements. No more than 10 minutes later, however, in thinly-veiled code, a voice said "the eagle has landed."

Singer said he appreciated the secrecy but was not concerned that details will be revealed now.

"We just wanted to do our work as quietly as possible with as few distractions," Singer said. "[Depp's presence] certainly would draw a crowd ... If it had become a tourist attraction it wouldn't have helped anybody. Nobody, including law enforcement, wants thousands of people trouping about."

The bigger question is why has the secrecy continued even now after the filming is done.

"Of course, we're finished in the Salt Flats," Singer said. "That is the only reason I'm able to talk to you about it now. If you had contacted me Friday, mum would have been the word."

The film's director Gore Verbinsky told Rolling Stone magazine that filming will continue at least through September when Keith Richards is set to tape a cameo.

Singer said there is no date for completion of the film.

Kelsey said the film crew was very responsible for the delicate Salt Flats landscape.

"They were very cognizant of the environmental sensitivity of the Salt Flats," he said. "They kept their set very clean. They did everything we asked to minimize the impact of the salt."

ABERDEEN — Well, shiver me timbers. The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority is sharing some of the pirate’s booty — or at least the glory — being brought in by the summer blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”
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Its tall ship Lady Washington was featured in the original 2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie, and now the authority has been awarded a contract to build part of the set dressing for Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean 3,” due out in May.

Swashbuckling fans and landlubbers alike can check out the woodworking projects — which include yards, spars and construction of an 8-foot circular crow’s nest — every Wednesday through mid-September.

It’s an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the type of work that goes into a Hollywood blockbuster, according to Les Bolton, executive director of the Historical Seaport, which owns and operates the Lady Washington and another tall ship, Hawaiian Chieftain.

Previous movie work

The organization also worked on set dressings for “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” which became the surprise hit of the summer of 2003, starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, and the sequel “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” which opened July 7 and has been setting box-office records ever since. As of early this week, it already had made almost $260 million, with little sign that movie-goers were tiring of the comedy-action pirate movie.

“We actually made quite a bit of what people see in the original ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie,” Bolton said.

The Historical Seaport was included in the credits for the first movie, but not the sequel.

“The thing that was disappointing was that we had a lot of kids who put their heart and soul in it,” Bolton said.

On the other hand, many people who were involved in the production — such as those who sewed the costumes — didn’t receive credit in the movie either, so Bolton said he’s not complaining.
“Truly, the check got cashed — there’s no gripe,” he said. “They’ve always treated us well. We’re grateful for the work.”

The maritime heritage organization banked $1.3 million for the first movie, and about $300,000 for its work on the sequels, he said.

Power tool playground

To get an idea of what the Historical Seaport’s Spar Shop is like, imagine a high school wood shop, only one that’s the size of a warehouse, with some of the biggest power tools in the world.

For example, there’s a 5-ton bridge crane for picking up extra-large Douglas fir logs off of logging trucks, and a 122-foot lathe for creating custom ship masts, yards and flag poles.

“This is the largest mast-making lathe in North America,” Bolton said.

The bright yellow machine can handle logs that are as large as 40 inches in diameter. It was custom built in the 1930s for McFarland Cascade, and was originally used to make power poles, Bolton said.

The lathe uses railroad track from 1881 and a turn-of-the-century gun turret, which is a part that would hold a cannon on a ship.

The Historical Seaport acquired the lathe after it won the bid on the first “Pirates” movie, Bolton said.

What the seaport does

The Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority was established in 1986 to build and operate the Lady Washington, a 112-foot-long ship that is a full-scale historical replica of the original 1750s coastal freighter that became the first American vessel to visit the west coast of North America.

Built in Aberdeen and launched in 1989 for the state’s Centennial celebration, the Lady Washington sails mostly on the West Coast and will make a stop in Olympia in September for Harbor Days. But she’s become a celebrity herself since she starred as the “HMS Interceptor” — courtesy of a paint job — in “The Curse of the Black Pearl.”

“I was most happy to see the Lady Washington in the movie because I got to help build the Lady Washington,” said Ken Adamson, 74, of Elma, a retired shake mill employee who volunteers weekly at the authority’s Spar Shop.

The Historical Seaport’s mission is to help preserve the Northwest’s marine heritage through educational programs. Many of the crew members who have worked on the “Pirates” set dressings are middle school and high school students.

“A lot of what we do here is try to expose kids to real-life work,” Bolton said.

Earlier this week, Jon Fox, 17, and his brother Vernon, 16, were helping build a fighting deck that will be used in “Pirates of the Caribbean III.” They helped build items for the first two “Pirates” movies too.

“I think they were pretty cool,” Jon said.

Both brothers said they liked seeing items that they helped build in the films.

The Historical Seaport has worked on several films, including the 2003 “Master and Commander” with Russell Crowe, Bolton said.

He thinks the steady business is because the organization has gained a reputation for keeping things historically accurate.

For some movies, including the first “Pirates,” crew members from the Lady Washington have helped actors and directors learn the jargon of sailing and the tall ships era.

“As far as Hollywood goes, we’re 18th century,” Bolton said.

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