NEWSCHUNKS for 09.12.2009

The news has been particularly chunky in the last few days, so let's get down in it.

PIRATES SEQUEL GETS A NAME: The fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie will be called Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides, giving rise to speculation that it could actually be based on a 1988 novel, with Jack Sparrow and company inserted into the action. That's a strange way to go about it, but I don't care where they get a story, so long as it makes more sense than At World's End.

DEL TORO TEAMS WITH DISNEY FOR "DOUBLE DARE YOU": Guillermo del Toro has finally explained what he meant with those recent coy hints that he was at work on a major project that started with the letter D. He's partnered with Disney to create "Disney Double Dare You," a family-friendly book, movie and merchandise horror imprint. The first project from the label will be a movie called Trollhunters.

FRANKENWEENIE WILL BE STOP-MOTION: Tim Burton has announced that he is planning to use stop-motion animation to realize Frankenweenie, the feature-length remake of his live-action short from the '80s.

ROBERT ZEMECKIS STILL PLANNING THAT HORRIBLE YELLOW SUBMARINE MO-CAP ATROCITY: He's releasing freaking press releases and everything. Well, I have bad news for you, Bob. If you actually go ahead with this thing and inflict a CGI remake of Yellow Submarine on the world, you will be a Blue Meanie.

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