http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-bruckheimer-20100427,0,2132792.story
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Not even Bruckheimer movies can escape budget cuts
The next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will have a tighter filming schedule, cheaper locations and fewer visual effects shots.
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Johnny Depp and Jerry Bruckheimer on the set of 2007's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." (Stephen Vaughan / Disney Enterprises)
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By Claudia Eller and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times May 3, 2010 | 6:35 p.m.
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<!-- sphereit start --> Like the subtitle of his next "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has found himself "on stranger tides" at Disney.
Under new studio Chairman Rich Ross, Disney is tacking in a new direction, bringing more fiscal restraint to its movies — especially the costly spectacles that are Bruckheimer's stock in trade. His lavish, action-packed productions, from "Armageddon" to the multibillion-dollar franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean," have drawn crowds and contributed generously to Disney's bottom line.
The appeal of escapist entertainment hasn't changed. Disney's summer slate boasts two big Bruckheimer films, " Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." What has changed is the economics of the movie business. The deterioration of the lucrative DVD business, amid upward-spiraling production and marketing expenses, has prompted industrywide reforms that include a crackdown on budgets and talent.
Such pressures have come to bear even on Hollywood's most influential filmmakers, who are being reined in despite successful track records.
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Not even Bruckheimer movies can escape budget cuts
The next 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will have a tighter filming schedule, cheaper locations and fewer visual effects shots.
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By Claudia Eller and Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times May 3, 2010 | 6:35 p.m.
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<!-- sphereit start --> Like the subtitle of his next "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, producer Jerry Bruckheimer has found himself "on stranger tides" at Disney.
Under new studio Chairman Rich Ross, Disney is tacking in a new direction, bringing more fiscal restraint to its movies — especially the costly spectacles that are Bruckheimer's stock in trade. His lavish, action-packed productions, from "Armageddon" to the multibillion-dollar franchise "Pirates of the Caribbean," have drawn crowds and contributed generously to Disney's bottom line.
The appeal of escapist entertainment hasn't changed. Disney's summer slate boasts two big Bruckheimer films, " Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." What has changed is the economics of the movie business. The deterioration of the lucrative DVD business, amid upward-spiraling production and marketing expenses, has prompted industrywide reforms that include a crackdown on budgets and talent.
Such pressures have come to bear even on Hollywood's most influential filmmakers, who are being reined in despite successful track records.
