title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith began his musical career alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber, when he was featured on the 2010 single "Never Say Never" from "The Karate Kid". The song reached the top ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified 5× Platinum in the US. He later released multiple mixtapes including "CTV2" (2014). Following a three-year work effort, he released his debut studio album, "Syre" (2017). Smith has since released the studio albums "Erys" (2019) and "" (2020). In 2022, he received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year nomination as a featured artist on Bieber's album "Justice".


title: Jaden Smith

text: Jaden Smith was born July 8, 1998, in Malibu, California, the son of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. He has an older half-brother, Trey Smith (born 1992) and a younger sister, Willow Smith (born 2000). Smith attended New Village Leadership Academy before being homeschooled by his parents. Growing up, Smith's celebrity status due to acting in films such as "The Pursuit of Happyness" and his parents both being acclaimed actors led to him being isolated from having a normal childhood, something he has spoken on at length. He took up skateboarding.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith and his siblings were youth ambassadors for Project Zambi, which provides assistance in conjunction with Hasbro for Zambian children orphaned by AIDS.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith made his major role debut in the 2006 film "The Pursuit of Happyness" as Christopher, the son of Chris Gardner, Will Smith's character. For his role, Smith won the award for Breakthrough Performance at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Smith next appeared as Jacob in the 2008 Scott Derrickson science fiction film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", a remake of the 1951 classic of the same name.


title: Jaden Smith

text: In 2010, along with Jackie Chan, Smith starred in "The Karate Kid", a remake of the 1984 film. In May 2013, Will Smith and Jaden starred together, playing father and son, in "After Earth". In 2014, it was announced that Smith will return for the sequel "Karate Kid 2" with Jackie Chan. The movie will be directed by Breck Eisner, produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith and written by Zak Penn.


title: Jaden Smith

text: In April 2014, Smith was cast in the film "The Good Lord Bird", which is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. Smith plays Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in Kansas Territory in 1857 who encounters abolitionist John Brown.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith took a break from acting following the release of his mixtape, "Cool Tape Vol. 2" to focus on music, returning to act in Netflix original, "The Get Down" in 2017. Smith also had a voice acting role in "Neo Yokio" and a role in "Nashville" as himself. Commenting on his break from acting, he said "The kinds of roles I was being offered weren't exactly what I was looking for, nothing felt really necessary that I needed to be in until this came along". Smith has returned to acting in films with the announcement of a film based on skateboarding. On June 21, 2018, Crystal Moselle's "Skate Kitchen" released its first official trailer showcasing Smith as the main character. The film was officially released on August 10, 2018, after being showcased at Sundance in Winter 2017. In 2020, he starred alongside Cara Delevingne in the romantic drama "Life in a Year", to positive reviews.


title: Jaden Smith

text: In 2010, Smith rapped alongside Canadian singer Justin Bieber in the song "Never Say Never". The song peaked at 8 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified 5× Platinum in the US.


title: Jaden Smith

text: On October 1, 2012, Jaden released his debut mixtape, "The Cool Cafe". Smith released the sequel to "The Cool Cafe" on November 8, 2014, titled "CTV2".


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith started work on his debut studio album in 2014, a process that took three years. Smith announced in December 2016 that his debut studio album would be titled "Syre". The lead single from "Syre", "Fallen" was released on December 5, 2016, three more singles were released, "Batman" and "Watch Me" on July 14, 2017, and "Falcon" on November 16. "Syre" was released on November 17, 2017, and debuted at number 24 on the US "Billboard" 200. "Icon" was released as a single on the same day and reached 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith later announced that his next project following "Syre" would be titled "Erys" on December 14, 2017. Another project named "" was later teased via Twitter. Leading up to the release of the project, Smith released the single "Ghost" featuring Christian Rich. On July 8, 2018, Smith released the project exclusively on Instagram on his 20th birthday. The project was later released four days later to streaming platforms. "Syre: The Electric Album" is a guitar-centric rework of Smith's studio album "Syre" and is influenced by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Less than a year later, on July 5, 2019, Smith released his second studio album, "Erys", and debuted at number 12 on the US "Billboard" 200.


title: Jaden Smith

text: On July 30, 2018, Smith was announced as an opener during J. Cole's KOD Tour alongside Young Thug and EarthGang and on August 2, performed for the first time at Lollapalooza. One of Smith's influences, Kid Cudi, stated that he would like to make an album with Smith, which Smith supported, saying that he would like to in the future during an interview on August 21, 2018.


title: Jaden Smith

text: On July 24, 2020, Smith released the single "Cabin Fever", from his third album "CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3", which he described is a completion of the trilogy of the previous "Cool" tapes and "also kinda completing the trilogies of "Syre" and "Erys" at the same time". The album includes a collaboration with Smith's friend and previous collaborator Justin Bieber, on the song "Falling for You". On June 21, 2021, Jaden released the single "BYE". On August 27, 2021, Jaden released another version of the album CTV3: Day Tripper's Edition on all streaming platforms.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith's influences include Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain and Tycho. Smith also considers his father, Will Smith, as an inspiration saying "He started in music and transitioned to movies. I started with movies, and then I transitioned into making music – I look at him and use it as a blueprint of how good of a person he is, but not necessarily the success that he reached."


title: Jaden Smith

text: "GQ" described Smith as "in a league of his own" in terms of fashion and a "superstar who has taken fashion to an entirely different level". Smith has called Tyler the Creator, Batman and Poseidon his icons when it comes to fashion. Smith said that Tyler the Creator introduced him to the brand Supreme. Batman's dark, gothic scenery has influenced the clothing he has created through his brand MSFTSrep and his personal clothing style, wearing Batman protective armor to Kanye West's and Kim Kardashian's wedding and his prom. MSFTSrep's range includes hoodies, T-shirt, trousers and vests. In May 2013 Smith collaborated with a Korean designer, Choi Bum Suk, to create a pop-up store in which customers can buy clothes with their collaborated logos.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith raised controversy in 2016 after modeling in a womenswear campaign for Louis Vuitton wearing a skirt. Explaining his choice to wear a skirt, Smith said he was attempting to combat bullying, saying "In five years, when a kid goes to school wearing a skirt, he won't get beat up and kids won't get mad at him." Smith continued to wear womenswear throughout the rest of 2016. Smith was the first male model to model women's wear for Louis Vuitton. Smith created a denim-line with fashion brand G-Star in 2018.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith is a partner in spring water company Just Water starting when he was just twelve years old. Just Water is attempting to create a water filtration system that's cheap and can be used in poorer areas and nations and wants to later help with water infrastructure and creating more environmentally friendly construction methods by producing its own drywall. On August 27, 2018, Just Water launched officially in the UK.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith's father, Will, revealed that his son sought an emancipation ruling, with the consent of his parents, as a present for his 15th birthday. Will revealed to the media that Smith's primary motivation is the establishment of his own residence and also explained that his children are not subject to strict parenting conduct: "We generally don't believe in punishment. From the time Jaden was five or six we would sit him down, and all he has to do is be able to explain why what he did was the right thing for his life." However, Smith and his father appeared together on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on May 15, 2013, and Smith said:


title: Jaden Smith

text: The thing that people don't get is everything at his house is free. So I can get anything and everything at his house, so I'm going to be there for 20, 30 more years. He [Will Smith] says that as soon as I have a movie that's bigger than one of his movies I can get my own house.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith is an avid conspiracy theorist and his statements often generate controversy. This includes theories about the Illuminati, and tweets about chemtrails.


title: Jaden Smith

text: In 2013, Smith generated controversy when he criticized traditional education and advised people to drop out of school. Discussing teenagers who attend public school, Smith said "kids who go to normal school are so teenagery, so angsty."


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith dated Sarah Snyder from 2015 to 2017. Snyder inspired numerous songs on Smith's debut album, "Syre."


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith is a vegetarian. He started a mobile restaurant providing free vegan dinners for the homeless (but where others pay when they dine). His vegan lifestyle caused his parents to stage an intervention, following a rapid decline in health that led to his skin turning gray. He was later diagnosed with lactose intolerance and celiac disease. His declining health, however, resulted in Smith returning to vegetarianism.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Beginning in November 2018, Smith has claimed that rapper Tyler, the Creator is his boyfriend. Tyler, who is bisexual, denied this claim. In the song "NOIZE" on "Erys" in 2019, Tyler revealed while rapping that their relationship claims were sarcastic.


title: Jaden Smith

text: Smith has been called a non-binary icon for his work in popular media challenging traditional gender roles. He is often seen in gender-fluid clothing, wearing dresses, skirts, and high-heels. For his Vogue Korea editorial in 2016, he attracted attention for wearing traditionally female attire: a black skirt, blue nail polish, and a flower in his hair. He has made public comments such as "If I Wanna Wear A Dress, Then I Will, And That Will Set The New Wave...". Smith is reported as saying that the reason he wanted to wear skirts was to ultimately help kids get bullied less in schools.


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (released internationally as Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge) is a 2017 American swashbuckler fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg and written by Jeff Nathanson, from a story by Nathanson and Terry Rossio. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is the standalone sequel to "" (2011) and the fifth installment in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series. It stars Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, and Kevin McNally.


title: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

text: The filmmakers cited the series' first installment, "" (2003), as inspiration for the script and tone of the film, with critics describing the film as a "requel". Pre-production for the film started shortly before "On Stranger Tides" was released in early 2011, with Terry Rossio writing the initial script. In early 2013, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write a new script for the film, with Depp being involved in Nathanson's writing process. Initially planned for a 2015 release, the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017, due to script and budget issues. Principal photography started in Australia in February 2015, after the Australian government offered Disney $20 million in tax incentives, and ended in July 2015.


text: "Dead Men Tell No Tales" premiered in Shanghai on May 11, 2017, and was released in the United States on May 26. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $795 million worldwide against a production budget between $230–320 million.


text: Thirteen years after the battle of Calypso's maelstrom, a twelve-year-old Henry Turner boards the "Flying Dutchman" and informs his father, Will, that the curse which binds Will to the "Dutchman" and only permits him to step on land once a decade can be broken by the Trident of Poseidon. Henry intends to recruit Captain Jack Sparrow to help find it, but Will believes this is impossible and orders Henry to leave. Will and the "Dutchman" then disappear into the sea, but Henry vows to find Jack and the Trident.


text: Nine years later, Henry is a sailor in the Royal Navy. The ship sails into the supernatural Devil's Triangle and stumbles upon the wreck of the "Silent Mary", whose ghostly crew led by Spanish pirate-hunter, Captain Armando Salazar, attacks, killing the entire crew but leaving Henry as the sole survivor so that he can deliver a message to Jack, who killed Salazar and his crew decades ago by leading them to the Devil’s Triangle and inadvertently cursed them.


text: On Saint Martin, a young astronomer named Carina Smyth is sentenced to death for witchcraft but escapes and crosses paths with Jack as he and his crew botch a bank robbery, suffering from a spell of bad luck. Jack later trades his compass for a drink, an act that destroys the Devil's Triangle and frees Salazar and his crew once more. Carina learns Henry is looking for the Trident's location and offers to help him using her unknown father's diary. Carina and Jack stall the execution process, but they escape with the help of Henry and Jack's crew, setting sail on the "Dying Gull". Carina deciphers the clues in her diary, discovering that the stars will lead to an island where the Trident is hidden.


text: Meanwhile, Captain Hector Barbossa hears from his pirate crew that the revived Captain Salazar has killed several pirates at sea and is destroying Barbossa's fleet. Barbossa talks his way out of being killed by offering to help find Jack and learns that the Trident could lead him to a "treasure". Salazar agrees, wanting revenge on Jack. Salazar pursues the "Dying Gull", forcing Jack, Henry, and Carina to flee to an island, discovering that Salazar's crew cannot go on land. Barbossa allies himself with Jack, returning his compass and restoring the miniaturized "Black Pearl" to its original size. They continue their journey to the island, with Barbossa taking command of the "Pearl" once more. During the voyage, Jack and Barbossa realize Carina is the latter's long-lost daughter.


text: The "Pearl" approaches the Trident's island and evades a Royal Navy warship until it is destroyed by the "Silent Mary" before the "Pearl" runs aground on the island. Jack, Barbossa, and Carina use the island's magic to part the ocean which opens a path to the Trident on the ocean floor. Salazar captures Henry and possesses him to walk on the ocean floor and seize the Trident. Once he does so, Henry is given his body back, and Jack distracts Salazar, allowing Henry to destroy the Trident, breaking all curses upon the sea and restoring Salazar's crew to life. However, the Trident's destruction causes the divided sea to close in on them. The "Pearl" lowers its anchor to lift the group to safety, but Salazar pursues them, still hell-bent on killing Jack. Carina realizes that Barbossa is her father when she spots a tattoo on his arm identical to the diary's cover, a trident star formation. Barbossa sacrifices himself to kill Salazar, allowing the others to escape.


text: Sometime later, Henry and Carina reach Port Royal, where Will appears, free from the "Dutchman". His wife, Elizabeth Swann, appears moments later and the Turner family reunites. Henry and Carina kiss. Jack watches from the "Pearl" before sailing away into the horizon, captain once again, while also adopting Captain Barbossa's monkey.


text: In a post-credits scene, Will and Elizabeth are asleep in their bed, when Davy Jones appears in their room. When he prepares to strike the couple, Will wakes up. Assuming he had a nightmare, he goes back to sleep, oblivious to the wet barnacles on the floor.


text: Supporting characters appearing in the film include: David Wenham appears as Lieutenant John Scarfield, a Royal Navy officer, who commands HMS "Essex"; Golshifteh Farahani appears as Shansa, a sea witch; and Stephen Graham, Martin Klebba, Giles New, and Angus Barnett reprise their roles as Scrum, Marty, and Murtogg and Mullroy, respectively, from previous films, as the members of the pirate crew.


text: Shortly before the release of "", the cast and crew of the fourth film were told to set aside time in the near future, because Walt Disney Pictures intended to shoot a fifth and sixth film back-to-back. However, it was later stated that only a fifth film was in the works, with Terry Rossio writing a script for a fifth film without his partner Ted Elliott. Rob Marshall was rumoured to return to direct, but declined after choosing to direct "Into the Woods" (2014). After Marshall passed on the film, many directors were rumored to take over. Gore Verbinski, who was responsible for the original three films, felt that "there's no reason other than financial" in making the film. The eventual shortlist included Fredrik Bond, Rupert Sanders, and the eventual choice, Norwegian film duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. The studio chose them based on their Academy Award-nominated high-sea film "Kon-Tiki", and their ability to work with a limited budget.


text: Rossio's script was ultimately rejected, and the writer stated that a major reason was its use of a female villain, which made actor Johnny Depp "worried that would be redundant to "Dark Shadows" (2012), which also featured a female villain." In January 2013, Disney hired Jeff Nathanson to work on a script. Rønning and Sandberg said they were particularly moved by Nathanson's "funny and touching" script, which convinced them to sign to direct in May, Rønning believing that the script was "all there" but needed scenes to "carry the tradition of Gore Verbinski, bring the emotional core and big action set pieces." In August, Rønning and Sandberg revealed that the title would be "Dead Men Tell No Tales". However, the following month producer Jerry Bruckheimer said, "We have an outline everyone loves but the script is not done," explaining that the release would be postponed beyond summer 2015. The studio questioned Depp's bankability following the financial losses of "The Lone Ranger" (2013), and the screenplay's first drafts were not approved by Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn, who was concerned about the finished product. Bruckheimer revealed that script and budget issues were behind the delay, and that Nathanson was at work on a second draft, based on a well-received outline, saying they needed a script and budget everyone would approve. Depp was also invited to collaborate on the script, with the actor believing it would be the last of the franchise and wanting to end it right. After the script was accepted, the film was officially green-lit by Disney in July 2014, with a planned release on July 7, 2017.


text: The directors were inspired by the first film, "", stating that the original is thrilling but above all a comedy with heart, and wanted to reinvent the "structure and the dynamics between the characters." In addition to recapturing the best of previous franchise installments, the directors had the works of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in mind when crafting the tone of the film. The pair wanted the film to be the "most emotional" of the series, and to explore the roots of Jack Sparrow. They decided to use Jack's compass as the "key to unlock Salazar from his hellish prison in the Triangle," and toned down some of the fantastic elements "to ground it, even in "Pirates Of The Caribbean" ["sic"]." Geoffrey Rush argued that the pair brought "Euro sensibility to traditional Hollywood franchise thinking," while Orlando Bloom believed that they had "recaptured the simplicity and charm" of the original film. Kaya Scodelario said that the producers wanted to take the franchise back to its origins, with a story that gave characters a conclusion while opening new possibilities. Along with the directors and writers, many of the crew members were new to the franchise, replacing those who had served on the previous four films, with the exception of Bruckheimer, costume designer Penny Rose, and executive producer Chad Oman.


text: Speaking at the "On Stranger Tides" press launch in Cannes, Depp said he would play the role so long as it is popular with the public. In August 2012, news surfaced that Depp had signed for the fifth film, earning A$90 million to reprise his role. One month later, Penélope Cruz stated that in spite of her enjoying playing Angelica in "On Stranger Tides", she had not been contacted regarding a fifth film. Geoffrey Rush had commented on returning as Hector Barbossa in the fifth installment, saying "If they keep shapeshifting this character, absolutely," and implied that he might return as the villain. Orlando Bloom commented in December 2014, saying that while he was not sure whether he would return, there were talks. He also indicated that Disney could make a soft reboot with the franchise and focus on Will Turner and his son. Bloom's participation was kept secret until the Disney D23 in 2015, after filming had wrapped. Once the filmmakers started working with Bloom, they decided that they needed to reunite the character with his wife, Elizabeth. To ensure that Keira Knightley could reprise this role, the production moved for a one-day shoot in London, where she was working.


text: On December 2, 2013, it was reported that Christoph Waltz was in talks to appear as the film's main antagonist, but he later declined. The villain was eventually portrayed by Cruz's husband, Javier Bardem. In 2014, Bardem signed on to portray Armando Salazar, who in early scripts was referred to as Captain John Brand. Bardem had liked the working environment of the fourth movie, which he witnessed accompanying his wife, and stated he was also a fan of the franchise and of Depp's performance as Jack Sparrow. Australian actor Brenton Thwaites entered talks for the role of Henry in late November 2014, after Disney chose him over Taron Egerton, George MacKay, Mitchell Hope, Ansel Elgort, and Sam Keeley.


text: Kaya Scodelario was chosen as the female lead out of a shortlist that included Gabriella Wilde, Alexandra Dowling, Jenna Thiam, and Lucy Boynton. Her character, Carina, is an astronomer accused of being a witch. Scodelario confirmed that she was playing "a totally different character" from Elizabeth Swann, and also that she will be Henry's love interest, given in earlier drafts she was envisioned as a love interest of Sparrow. Kevin McNally confirmed his return as Joshamee Gibbs in late January. Adam Brown, Delroy Atkinson, and Danny Kirrane were revealed as cast members shortly before filming. As filming begun, two actors from the previous films were confirmed to return, Martin Klebba as Marty and Stephen Graham as Scrum. Keith Richards expressed interest in reprising his role as Captain Teague, but was unavailable, leading Depp to invite Paul McCartney into appearing as Jack Sparrow's uncle (also named Jack).


text: Other actors had expressed interest in reprising their roles from the previous films, such as Tia Dalma portrayer Naomie Harris, and Greg Ellis, even if his character Theodore Groves appeared to die in . Both Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook commented on the possibility of returning as Pintel and Ragetti. In an interview on November 7, 2014, Crook confirmed that he had received a call of availability from Disney for the film, though he later declined in order to focus on his television series "Detectorists". He said he had felt "pangs of nostalgia" when the cast and crew filmed without him. Arenberg, who also had a television commitment, to "Once Upon a Time", added that he felt like the producers "weren't really trying to court us like they really wanted us."


text: Directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg originally stated that shooting would take place in Puerto Rico and New Orleans, and Bruckheimer had previously mentioned that there might be a sequence in Louisiana. However, a spokesman for Australian Arts Minister George Brandis confirmed that the fifth installment was set to shoot exclusively in Australia, after the government agreed to repurpose $20 million of tax incentives, originally intended for the remake of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"; thus edging out Mexico and South Africa as filming locations. Filming took place exclusively in Queensland, Australia, as the largest production to ever shoot in the country. Village Roadshow Studios and the Whitsunday Islands were officially confirmed as filming locations. On January 1, 2015, "The Rainbow Gypsy", a 15-year-old replica of an 1897 Scottish bawley, underwent an extensive refit at the Gold Coast, including a new bowsprit, and reconfigured decks and cabins, for filming as the "Dying Gull". Its captain and owner, Kit Woodward, was a rigger on the film.


text: Filming commenced on February 17, 2015. Ship scenes were filmed in front of a giant outdoor greenscreen in Helensvale, while a film set in the form of a village was built in Maudsland. Because the greenscreens' height blocked the sunlight, containers with inflatable bluescreens mounted on top were added to the set to allow some light to enter. While an initial draft of the script featured six ships, the end product had eleven vessels; to cut costs, most of these were partial constructs later enhanced by computer graphics, with some built atop a hydraulic rig to mimic the movement of seafaring while on land. The camera crew, led by director of photography Paul Cameron, also made extensive use of drones, to capture immersive views at sea without resorting to aerial footage or cranes.


text: Filming moved to Doug Jennings Park on the Spit from March 30 to June 15 for water-bound scenes. However, due to extreme sea sickness among the cast and crew from the "big swells," filming moved to Raby Bay for calmer waters. Scenes were shot at Byron Bay on June 1. Locals made up more than 75 percent of the 850-plus crew then working on the film. After much speculation about whether Orlando Bloom would return, Bloom arrived at the Gold Coast in late May to reprise his role as Will Turner. Scenes featuring a skeleton of a sperm whale that had been constructed were shot at Hastings Point from June 21 to 23.


text: A number of issues and controversies set back the film during its production. The biosecurity laws in Australia posed problems regarding the capuchin monkeys that portray Hector Barbossa's pet monkey Jack, because the animals are regarded as a category 1 pest and call for strict requirements and a 30-day quarantine. Further controversy erupted from animal rights activist groups, who urged Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to reject the entry application, arguing that the long air-flight would affect their health, and that their performance was unnatural and would create demand for illegal wildlife trade. One of the monkeys caused further disruption when it wandered off set at Movie World, and bit the ear of a make-up artist on another production.


text: Crew and cast members were forced to cover the camera lenses on all mobile phones with duct tape to prevent the film from being pirated before its release. To prevent fans from interfering with the production, secret filming locations used the production name of "Herschel" to hide the fact it was the fifth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film. Following the attempt of an armed man trying to bypass security, the already tight security was increased.


text: On March 10, 2015, Depp was injured off set and had to be flown to the United States for surgery. Due to his absence, filming stalled completely and 200 crew members were forced to stand down for two weeks, after finishing all they could do without Depp. Depp returned to set on April 21. In June, Kaya Scodelario was injured on set along with a stuntman. In early July, dismantling of the sets at the Spit had begun. Most of the cast and crew had finished on July 8, and a wrap party was held on July 11. Filming then moved to the Whitsundays for the final shots. On July 21, 2015, Rønning announced that filming had wrapped after a 95-day shoot. After nearly a year in post-production, reshoots and additional photography were conducted in Vancouver, Canada from March 24 to April 13, 2016, under the production title "Herschel Additional Photography".


text: Editing was a collaboration between Roger Barton and Leigh Folsom Boyd, with the latter detailing that "Roger started from the beginning of the film and I started from the end, and we kind of met in the middle." Boyd added that it was the longest post-production process she was ever involved with, as Disney wanted to give "the support and leeway we needed to tell the story and allow for the complex visual effects to bake." The editors worked closely with the previsualization team to, according to effects supervisor Gary Brozenich, "give meat to the bones of the plates that needed effects explanation as well as any new CG beats that would be added later." Along with the post-production team in Los Angeles, Brozenich had to split his time going to the UK and Montreal, to check on the eight companies handling the film's 2,000 visual effects shots, with 150 of them consisting only of computer graphics. The primary vendor was Brozenich's own employer Moving Picture Company (MPC). Among MPC's work were Salazar's undead pirates, whose on-set footage was mostly replaced by to achieve missing body parts and floating hair and clothing. Brozenich stated that what was kept of the original actors was "their run, gait and faces." To provide reference for the floating parts, which were meant to resemble a perpetual drowning state, a stuntman in full costume and wig was filmed underwater in a swimming pool performing various actions.


text: Atomic Fiction handled the scenes at St. Martin, turning the few blocks of buildings built on set into more than 600 CG buildings, surrounded by a jungle environment. The work combined references from both the Caribbean and Thailand, and enhanced through CGI both the guillotine on which Jack Sparrow is nearly executed and the bank from the heist scene; the bank was meant to look as if its foundations were dug through the ground instead of sliding on the surface. Along with sea footage filmed in both the Australian sets and Key West, Florida, there was extensive usage of water simulations, with the artists using the Beaufort scale to ensure the waves and wind realistically matched.


text: This was the first film in the series that Hans Zimmer did not compose the music for. Instead, the main composer is one of his protégés, Geoff Zanelli, who had worked on the previous four installments in the franchise. Zanelli said that Zimmer "redefined the sound of the entire genre" and considered it a great accomplishment to have worked with him and Bruckheimer. He used this experience with the franchise to build a new sound for the film. He stated that "you don't have to modernize the melodies, those are timeless," citing one example of how he tried to make the sound more modern by featuring an electric cello to create a menacing leitmotif for Captain Armando Salazar. This was also the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" score to feature mostly live percussion, as opposed to the programmed percussion in the prior scores. As it took more than a year for the film to start production following Zanelli being hired, he accompanied the script's evolution, and was familiar with the character arcs that he would need to translate in their theme songs. Zanelli always started writing the music on the piano, namely a synthesized orchestra. The film's soundtrack was released on May 26, 2017.


text: A robust marketing effort helped promote "Dead Men Tell No Tales". The film was first showcased at the Disney D23 Expo 2015, where Depp appeared in costume as Jack Sparrow and the film's logo was revealed, with Orlando Bloom confirmed to be starring in the film. A tie-in prequel expanding the backstory of the character Carina Smyth was also released, titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – The Brightest Star in the North". The film was showcased at the 2016 Walt Disney Content Showcase in South Africa, where concept art, story details and on-set images were previewed.


text: "Dead Men Tell No Tales" screened on March 28, 2017 at the 2017 CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. It had its world premiere at the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai on May 11, 2017, and was released in the United States on May 26. In some countries, including the United Kingdom, the film was released as "Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge", a decision that the directors were not informed about. It is the first Hollywood feature to be released in the United States for the new panorama-like ScreenX format, which played in two locations in the United States, the CGV Buena Park and the CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles. Additionally, it played in 81 screens at select theaters in Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, and Indonesia. The film also played in 4D on 373 4DX screens worldwide. The film was released in IMAX in an expanded 1.9:1 aspect ratio.


text: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" was released on digital download by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on September 19, 2017, and on Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and DVD on October 3. It was the top home-media release in its first week, with the Blu-ray version accounting for 78% of sales, and brought the previous four films back into the 25 best-sold Blu-rays.


text: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" grossed $172 million in the United States and Canada, and $622 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $795 million, against an estimated production budget of $230 million. It had a worldwide opening of $271.4 million from 55 markets, with $24 million coming from 1,088 IMAX screens. The film's six-day opening gross pushed the franchise gross past the $4 billion mark. Despite being the lowest-grossing film of the series in the US by nearly $70 million, the film became the highest-grossing entry of the "Pirates" franchise internationally when going by modern foreign-exchange rates, passing "On Stranger Tides", which grossed $593.4 million at current rates. The largest-earning foreign markets were China ($172.3 million), Japan ($59.5 million), and Russia and the CIS ($40.7 million), where it was the second-highest-grossing film behind "Avatar" (2009). "Deadline Hollywood" noted the film would turn a net profit of around $280 million after factoring together all expenses and revenues based on a projected $850 million final gross (though it would ultimately fall short of that figure, likely resulting in a smaller profit).


text: "Dead Men Tell No Tales" debuted over the four-day Memorial Day opening weekend, being released in 4,276 theaters, of which over 3,100 were 3D, taking advantage of formats such as IMAX, D-Box, and 4DX. The film earned $23.4 million on its first day, including $5.5 million from previews. It was the lowest opening day of the franchise. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" grossed $63 million over three days, and $78.5 million over four (Friday–Monday), finishing first at the box office, ahead of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017) and fellow newcomer "Baywatch" (2017). It was the second-smallest opening weekend of the franchise, only earning more than the first film, with each of the other installments earning at least $90 million. Despite the film registering the highest test score in the series, the opening came in well below expectations of $80–115 million. Analysts attributed the underperformance to negative reviews, franchise fatigue, and Johnny Depp's diminishing returns and depreciating public image, amid his personal problems. Still, it performed better than Disney's previous Memorial Day releases ("" (2010), "Tomorrowland" (2015), and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (2016)), and studio executives said they were pleased with the movie's opening, which helped Disney push past $1 billion in the US.


text: The film fell by a total of 65% in its second weekend, the worst of the series, grossing $22.1 million, and finishing in third place, after newcomers "Wonder Woman" (2017) ($103.3 million) and "" (2017) ($23.9 million). It remained in the top ten for four more weeks.


text: Marketed as "Salazar's Revenge" in most countries, the film was released day-and-date with its debut in 54 markets (91% of its total marketplace, except Japan, where it debuted on July 1). Preliminary reports had the film opening to $150–175 million, but possibly overperforming depending on major markets, most notably China. While its Chinese run benefited from the May 28–30 Dragon Boat Festival—a lucrative moviegoing period—and from International Children's Day (June 1), the Manchester Arena bombing had a deteriorating effect on certain European markets over the film's opening weekend. From Wednesday to Friday, it registered an opening of $208.8 million. Around $14 million of that came from IMAX screenings, the second-biggest international IMAX opening in May, after "" (2016). Similar to its US plunge, it earned $73.8 million in its second weekend, falling to second place, behind "Wonder Woman".


text: It recorded the biggest opening day of the year in several markets, including Germany ($3.6 million), Austria, France ($2.3 million), Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Thailand ($400,000), Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Netherlands ($900,000). Russia posted the biggest opening of all time with $18.4 million ($18.6 million including previews). In China, where the film had its global premiere, it earned $21.3 million on its opening day, the fourth-biggest Disney opening in the country. It had an 87% marketshare and had already surpassed the entire earnings of "". Earning a total of $67.9 million, it registered the third-highest three-day for any Disney title, and a much-higher opening than the US. The film did extremely well in IMAX, earning $9 million from 401 screens from Friday to early Monday bookings. The robust opening has been attributed to the Dragon Boat Festival, Depp's star power, the ubiquity of the franchise, the impact of Shanghai Disneyland Park, and good word of mouth, with a score of 7.5/10 on reviews aggregator Douban and 8.7/10 on top mobile-ticketing platform Weying. The film's final release market was Japan (July 1), where it opened at number one, achieving the highest-grossing opening for a Western film of the year, earning $9.25 million over the July 1–2 weekend. It retained the box office lead for one more week, and was the highest-grossing foreign film in the following weekend.


text: Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported 81% of those gave the film a positive score.


text: Mike Ryan of "Uproxx" criticized what he termed as a convoluted plot and overabundance of characters, resulting in a film that was "practically incoherent." Writing for "Rolling Stone", Peter Travers called the film "bloated, boring, repetitive, and draining" and gave it one star out of four. Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of "The A.V. Club" wrote that the film echoes the first three of the franchise, "in which Johnny Depp's louche and campy Jack Sparrow played second banana to an insipid love story... the two romantic leads ... succeed only in making the shortest movie in the series seem just as long as the rest." A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" said of the film, "Its pleasures are so meager, its delight in its own inventions so forced and false, that it becomes almost the perfect opposite of entertainment." Michael O'Sullivan of "The Washington Post" remarked that the film was "loud, overstimulating and hard to take in all in one sitting." Mick LaSalle of "San Francisco Chronicle" found the film to be "a jumble of half-baked impulses" that had been forced into a played-out franchise.


text: Richard Roeper of "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three stars out of four, saying: ""Dead Men" works well enough as a stand-alone, swashbuckling comedic spectacle, thanks to the terrific performances, some ingenious practical effects, impressive CGI and a steady diet of PG-13 dialogue peppered with not particularly sophisticated but (I have to admit) fairly funny sexual innuendo." Pete Hammond of "Deadline Hollywood" praised the film, calling it "the most entertaining installment," and giving credit to Rønning and Sandberg for creating a "rollicking good time". He praised the visual effects, particularly Salazar and his crew, arguing that the film should be in line to receive an Academy Award for Visual Effects. He also gave high praise to Bardem for being able to create such a "fully dimensional villain" under the layers of make-up and CGI, and Depp for keeping the film and franchise going. Leah Greenblatt of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a 'B', praising the fun nature of the film and its visuals and calling it "gorgeously detailed swashbuckling nonsense," but wished that the script had taken more risks instead of following the formula used in previous films. Ashley Esqueda of CNET gave the film a positive review, arguing that it brought the franchise back to what made its first two installments so fun, and praised Depp's performance as being "delightful as ever." Brian Truitt of "USA Today" gave the film three stars out of four, saying "What was once a past-its-prime franchise seems to have found new life."


text: On March 4, 2017, director Joachim Rønning stated that "Dead Men Tell No Tales" was "only the beginning of the final adventure", indicating that it would not be the last film of the franchise, and that a sixth film could be released. The post-credits scene of "Dead Men" teases a potential plot involving Davy Jones, who appears in some form while Will and Elizabeth sleep. In September 2017, producer Jerry Bruckheimer indicated that another "Pirates" sequel would be possible if "Dead Men Tell No Tales" did well in its home release. In October 2017, the sixth film was confirmed and Kaya Scodelario said that she was contracted to return. Shortly after, it was announced that Rønning was being eyed to return to direct the sequel. In August 2018, the sixth film was still in development.


text: In October 2018, it was reported that Disney had been looking for ways to reboot the franchise, bringing on "Deadpool" (2016) writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick though producer Jerry Bruckheimer was expected to return. However, in February 2019, Reese and Wernick departed the project and the reboot was cancelled. In May 2020, Bruckheimer commented that the first draft of the screenplay for the sixth film would soon be finished, although he was not sure what role Depp would have in the film. However, in April 2022, in the midst of the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Depp revealed that he had no intention of returning to the franchise, citing his strained relationship with Disney after they had removed him from the franchise before a verdict was reached in the case.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films "The Karate Kid" (1984), "Adventures in Babysitting" (1987), "Cocktail" (1988), "Back to the Future Part II" (1989), "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), "Soapdish" (1991), "The Saint" (1997), "Hollow Man" (2000), "Piranha 3D" (2010), "Battle of the Sexes" (2017), "Death Wish" (2018), "Greyhound" (2020). and "Cobra Kai" (2021). She was nominated for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in the film "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995).


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: On television, she has starred as Julie Finlay in the CBS procedural forensics crime drama "" from 2012 to 2015, Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video series "The Boys" and "", and reprised her "The Karate Kid" role in the third season of "Cobra Kai". She currently stars as "Anne" in the Netflix dramedy series "On the Verge".


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Shue was born on October 6, 1963, in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Anne Brewster (née Wells), and James William Shue, a one-time congressional candidate, lawyer, and real estate developer, who was president of the International Food and Beverage Corporation. Her mother was a vice president in the private banking division of the Chemical Bank Corporation.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: She grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. Her parents divorced when she was nine. Shue's mother is a descendant of Pilgrim leader William Brewster, while her father's family emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. Shue was raised with her three brothers (William, Andrew and John) and was very close to them. Her younger brother, Andrew, is also an actor, best known for his role as Billy Campbell in the Fox series "Melrose Place". Shue graduated from Columbia High School, in 1981 in Maplewood, New Jersey, where she and Andrew were inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 1994. She has two half-siblings from her father's remarriage, Jenna and Harvey Shue.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: After graduating from high school, Shue attended Wellesley College. She then transferred to Harvard University in 1985, from which she withdrew to pursue her acting career (she was inspired by a friend to work in television commercials as a way to pay for college) one semester short of earning her degree. Over a decade later, in 2000, she returned to Harvard and completed her B.A. in political science.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: During her studies at Columbia High School and after her parents' divorce, Shue began acting in television commercials, becoming a common sight in advertisements for Burger King, also featuring future stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Lea Thompson (whom Elisabeth would later co-star with in both television and film), DeBeers diamonds, Chewels bubble gum, and Best Foods/Hellmann's mayonnaise. She had small parts, credited as "Lisa Shue", in "" (1982) and "Somewhere, Tomorrow" (1983) which provided an early starring role for Sarah Jessica Parker.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Shue made her feature film debut in 1984, when she co-starred opposite Ralph Macchio in "The Karate Kid" as Ali Mills, a high school cheerleader and the love interest of Macchio's main character. She was a series regular as the teenage daughter of a military family in the short-lived television series "Call to Glory" between 1984 and 1985, which she followed in 1986 starring alongside Terence Stamp in the British horror film "Link". In 1987 Shue appeared in the television movie "Double Switch" (part of the "Disney Sunday Movie" series), co-starring with George Newbern, who would go on to support her in her first star vehicle, the hugely popular "Adventures in Babysitting", in the same year.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 1988, Shue starred in "Cocktail" as the love interest of Tom Cruise's lead character. The following year she starred in the short film "Body Wars", which was used at Epcot in an ATLAS Simulator attraction in the Wonders Of Life Pavilion until 2007. Other roles followed, including appearing as Jennifer Parker in "Back to the Future Part II" (1989) and "Back to the Future Part III" (1990), where she replaced Claudia Wells who declined to reprise the role from "Back to the Future" because of a family illness. It was around this time her older brother, William, died in an accident on a family holiday. Although her career was on the rise with her playing lead roles, Shue elected to take on the smaller supporting role of Jennifer in these sequels to allow her to deal with her family loss. The sequels were filmed back to back, and she featured prominently in Part II, appearing in bookend pieces in the third part of the trilogy.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: She auditioned for the Ione Skye role in "Say Anything..." (1989), being a runner-up along with Jennifer Connelly.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In May 1990, Shue made her Broadway debut in "Some American Abroad" at the Lincoln Center. The following year she returned to cinema where she appeared in the comedies "The Marrying Man" with Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin, and "Soapdish" with Sally Field, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Kline, and Whoopi Goldberg.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Between 1992 and 1994 she appeared in a variety of supporting roles in both film and television. These included the comedy "Twenty Bucks" (reuniting with Christopher Lloyd from "Back to the Future"), noir thriller "The Underneath", a guest appearance in "Dream On", and the romantic comedy "Heart and Souls" (reuniting with Robert Downey Jr.). She also returned to Broadway in 1993, performing in Tina Howe's production of "Birth and After Birth".


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Although often cast as a girl-next-door type, in a career-defining role she starred as a prostitute in the 1995 film "Leaving Las Vegas" with Nicolas Cage. The role earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She was also nominated for a BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Actress, and won Best Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and the National Society of Film Critics Awards.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Her career flourished after her Oscar nomination, landing her diverse roles. She starred in "The Trigger Effect" in 1996. Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" (1996) showcased her comedic abilities amongst heavyweight co-stars Billy Crystal, Demi Moore, Robin Williams and Stanley Tucci. Shue also displayed some action movie skills in the 1997 spy remake "The Saint" opposite Val Kilmer. The thriller "Palmetto" (1998) afforded her the chance to play a film noir-ish femme fatale opposite Woody Harrelson; she co-starred in "Cousin Bette" (1998) with Jessica Lange, and Paul Verhoeven's "Hollow Man" (2000) with Kevin Bacon proved another summer blockbuster.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 1999, Shue starred as the titular "Molly" as an autistic young woman placed into the care of her unwilling bachelor brother, played by Aaron Eckhart. She played a mother that reveals her dark past to her teenaged daughter in the 2001 ABC movie "Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy and Isabelle". She has since stated she was "extremely proud of that film, which no one ever saw, so it's a good lesson that you do work for yourself and not necessarily for the end result".


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Shue starred in "Leo" (2002) with Joseph Fiennes and Dennis Hopper, "Mysterious Skin" (2004) opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "Hide and Seek" (2005) opposite Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning, and "Dreamer" (2005) again opposite Dakota Fanning and Kurt Russell.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2007, Shue and her two brothers, Andrew Shue and John Shue, produced "Gracie". Her husband Davis Guggenheim also produced and directed. She played the mother of the main character who was loosely based on her own experiences as the only girl on a boys' soccer team. Andrew also appeared as the soccer coach, and her previous co-star from "The Trigger Effect" Dermot Mulroney played the father of the main character. Andrew Shue initially conceived of it as a story about their late brother William, the oldest Shue sibling, who was the captain of the high school soccer team; he died in a freak accident while the family was on a vacation in 1988. The older brother character of Johnny was based on Will. She also starred in the little seen "First Born" (2007) with British actor Steven Mackintosh.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2008, Shue starred in "Hamlet 2" as a fictionalized version of herself. In the film, she has quit acting to become a nurse and is the favorite actress of Dana Marschz (Steve Coogan). In 2009, Shue appeared on the seventh season of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as an actress competing with Cheryl Hines's character for the part of George's ex-wife for the "Seinfeld" reunion. In 2009 she starred alongside Thomas Haden Church in "Don McKay".


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2010, Shue starred in "Piranha 3D" as Sheriff Julie Forester. In addition she played the former groupie mother of Abigail Breslin in "Janie Jones" and a psychologist in "Waking Madison" alongside Sarah Roemer and Imogen Poots.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2012, Shue appeared in three wide-release theatrical films: the thriller "House at the End of the Street" with Jennifer Lawrence; Curtis Hanson's "Chasing Mavericks" opposite Gerard Butler; and David Frankel's "Hope Springs" as Karen the bartender in a cameo scene with Meryl Streep.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: The year 2012 also marked Shue's return to television in a series regular role when she joined the cast of Season 12's "" as Julie Finlay opposite Ted Danson, and replacing Marg Helgenberger. Finlay is the newest CSI, who just finished anger-management classes. She continued in the role until the end of Season 15 where her character's fate was left hanging in the balance, later revealed in the two-part 2015 TV movie wrap-up finale of the entire series to have died (Shue did not appear). During her time on the series, being a massive tennis fan as well as regular tennis player, she jokingly suggested to the producers they have an episode centered around a murder at a tennis tournament. In Season 13 her wish was granted, and her friends and former pros-turned commentators, 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert, three-time Grand Slam winner Lindsay Davenport and two-time mixed doubles Slam champ Justin Gimelstob appeared in an episode as themselves. She also re-united with "Back to the Future" alumna Lea Thompson, who guest starred in an episode of Season 14.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2014 she appeared as a cougar in "Behaving Badly" along with Selena Gomez, Nat Wolff and Heather Graham. In 2015 she guest-starred in an episode of the Patrick Stewart series "Blunt Talk".


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2017, she provided a strong supporting role in "Battle of the Sexes", opposite Steve Carell and Emma Stone. She had originally signed on as a tennis adviser for the film which recounts the 1973 showdown between female player Billie Jean King and former men's champ Bobby Riggs.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2018 she co-starred in Eli Roth's remake of "Death Wish" opposite Bruce Willis as his ill-fated wife. In the movie, Shue was also re-united with Vincent D'Onofrio, who appeared in "Adventures in Babysitting" with her.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: In 2019, Shue took a leading role in the American superhero drama television series, "The Boys", with Karl Urban and Jack Quaid, and will be playing the lead role in the "TNT" television pilot "Constance", playing a corrupt former beauty queen. In the latter she will also be one of the executive producers along with Robert Downey Jr. (whom she previously co-starred with in "Soapdish" and "Heart and Souls") and his wife Susan Downey among others. "Constance" is not going forward to series so remains to be seen if the pilot will air as a television movie.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Shue starred in "Greyhound" opposite Tom Hanks, released in 2020. In the same year, Shue reprised her "Karate Kid" role as Ali Mills for a guest appearance in the sequel series, "Cobra Kai", alongside her original co-stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.


title: Elisabeth Shue

text: Shue married film director Davis Guggenheim in 1994. The couple have three children: Miles William, Stella Street, and Agnes Charles.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor, considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation. He has appeared in over 200 films and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–2007), tobacco industry executive B.R. in "Thank You for Smoking" (2006), Mac MacGuff in "Juno" (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in "Whiplash" (2014), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Bill in "La La Land" (2016), Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Extended Universe film "Justice League" (2017), and William Frawley in "Being the Ricardos" (2021), for which he received another nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He reprised his role as Jameson in various Marvel media unrelated to the Raimi trilogy, including multiple animated series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "" (2019) and "" (2021), the web series "The Daily Bugle" (2019–2022), and the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film "" (2021).


title: J. K. Simmons

text: On television, he is known for playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series "Law & Order", white supremacist prisoner Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series "Oz", and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's "The Closer". From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in the Starz series "Counterpart". He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series "Brockmire". In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries "Defending Jacob" and "The Stand". In 2022, he played the lead role in the Amazon Prime Video science fiction series "Night Sky".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: As a voice artist, he is known for voicing Cave Johnson in the video game "Portal 2" (2011) and its spin-off "Aperture Desk Job" (2022), Tenzin in "The Legend of Korra" (2012–2014), Stanford "Ford" Pines in "Gravity Falls" (2015–2016), Kai in "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2016), Mayor Leodore Lionheart in "Zootopia" (2016), the titular character in "Klaus" (2019), Pig Baby in Season 4 of the HBO Max animated series "Infinity Train" (2021), and Nolan “Omni-Man” Grayson in the Amazon Prime Video action animated series "Invincible" (2021). He has been the voice of the Yellow M&M since 1996. He also voiced Captain Putty in "" (2022).


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons was born on January 9, 1955, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the son of Patricia (née Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher at Parcells Middle School. One of three children, Simmons attended Ferry Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Woods. In 1965, when he was 10 years old, his family moved to Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. From 1970 to 1972, he attended Worthington High School, where he participated in drama, football and choir. In 1973, when he was 18, they moved to Missoula, Montana, where his father became director of the School of Music at the University of Montana. The younger Simmons graduated from the University of Montana in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. During college, he became a member of the music-oriented fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Later, he moved to Seattle and became a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he met his best friend Michael Smith. Simmons made his way up in the acting world from there, eventually landing a role on Broadway in 1992.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: On Broadway, Simmons played Benny Southstreet in the 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls". In 1994, he sang multiple roles in the Wagner opera satire "Das Barbecü". He also played the role of Jigger in a revival of "Carousel" with the Houston Grand Opera and starred in the 1987 Off-Broadway musical "Birds of Paradise". During his time on Broadway, Simmons also played Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" (1991–1992).


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons made his first appearance in a live action television role in the show "Popeye Doyle," appearing as a patrol officer. The next year Simmons appeared on "All My Children," as an RCMP sergeant. Among his more notable roles are Dr. Emil Skoda, a police psychiatrist whom Simmons played on three of the four incarnations of "Law & Order" and "New York Undercover", and sadistic neo-Nazi inmate Vernon Schillinger on the prison drama "Oz".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: He starred in the science fiction thriller "Counterpart" from 2017 to 2019, playing dual roles as Howard Silk and Howard Silk Prime.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: He appeared as Ralph Earnhardt, the father of race-car driver Dale Earnhardt, in "", and also made appearances as Will Pope, Assistant Chief of the LAPD, in the series "The Closer". In the show "Raising Hope", he plays Burt Chance's brother Bruce Chance. In a precursor to joining the "Law & Order" cast as Skoda, Simmons appeared in "", portraying a criminal in a "Law & Order" cross-over episode. Other roles include that of an army general in the television sitcom "Arrested Development", and Dan the Barber in the surreal Nickelodeon series "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" in 1995.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: He played B.R. in the film "Thank You for Smoking" (2005) and has been praised for his performance in "Juno" (2007) as "Mac" McGuff, the title character's father. Simmons played J. Jonah Jameson, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Daily Bugle", in all three of Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" films, as well as in the expanded video game adaptation of "Spider-Man 3". In 2008, he played a CIA superior in "Burn After Reading" and appeared in "Postal" as Candidate Welles. He also appeared in "I Love You, Man" as the father of Paul Rudd's character.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Throughout 2011 to 2018, Simmons was a prime time voice actor for the Adult Swim stop-motion series "Robot Chicken". Simmons performed various voices for several characters over the last couple of years. For example, one of the characters that he played was Vernon Schillinger (in 2011) for a singular episode. In 2011 and 2014, he also made a surprise to fans as he voiced Master Chief for various scenes throughout two episodes. Lastly in 2018, he voiced the widely known J. Jonah Jameson for an episode.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons starred in several films produced or directed by his friend Jason Reitman, including "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno", "Up in the Air", and "Jennifer's Body". In 2013, he had a small role as Mr. Jervis in Reitman's film "Labor Day". He voices Tenzin, an Airbending master and the son of Aang and , in the 2012 Nickelodeon series "The Legend of Korra". He starred as blind lawyer "Mel Fisher" in "Growing Up Fisher". From 2015 to 2016, he voiced the scientist Stanford Pines on the Disney XD cartoon series "Gravity Falls".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In the 2014 drama film "Whiplash", Simmons played Terence Fletcher, an intensely demanding bandleader at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory of Music, who bullies and cajoles his student, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller). The wide acclaim for Simmons's performance included winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. "Rolling Stone" said "Beat the drums for an Oscar for Simmons." Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" said "Simmons delivers one of the most memorable performances of the year." "Entertainment Weekly" summed up the reaction by saying Simmons's performance "has been universally praised" and that he was "a leading contender for Best Supporting Actor." On January 11, 2015, Simmons won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and he went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on February 22, 2015.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In January 2015, Simmons was cast in a leading role in the film "", though he and Michael Keaton later exited the film. Simmons performed a substantial number of voice-over roles alongside his live action work. Several of these have arisen from his J. Jonah Jameson character in Raimi's "Spider-Man" films, including voices of two newspaper editors in episodes of the eighteenth season of "The Simpsons". While unnamed, these characters are clearly meant to emulate Jameson (one, bearing Jameson's appearance, demands "pictures of Spider-Man," then once reminded he works at a poetry journal, demands "poems about Spider-Man"). Likewise, Simmons voiced an editor-in-chief of a newspaper (with Jameson's appearance and mannerisms) for a 2013 episode of The Hub's "Pound Puppies". In 2015, he appeared as the German expatriate Sebastian in the Greek drama film "Worlds Apart". In 2016, Simmons lent his voice to two animated films, voicing the antagonist Kai in "Kung Fu Panda 3" and Mayor Lionheart in "Zootopia".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons reprised his role as the voice of J. Jonah Jameson in the animated series "", "Ultimate Spider-Man", "Avengers Assemble", and "Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.". In friend Reitman's film "Young Adult", he voiced the protagonist's boss, via a series of voicemails. He also provided the voice of General Wade Eiling in "Justice League Unlimited". He recorded an audiobook for "Tom Clancy's Net Force: Point of Impact".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2017, Simmons portrayed Commissioner James Gordon in Joss Whedon's film "Justice League", part of the DC Extended Universe. He reappeared in archive footage for "Zack Snyder's Justice League", the 2021 director's cut. Simmons was set to reprise the role in the 2022 "Batgirl" film before its cancellation. He voiced himself in an episode of "SuperMansion".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In the field of television commercials, Simmons is widely known for being the voice of the yellow M&M, a role he has played since 1996, replacing John Goodman. He has also done voice-over work for Norelco razors. In live-action, he is featured as Professor Nathaniel Burke of the University of Farmers in ads for Farmers Insurance Group, since 2010.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2017, Simmons had a small cameo for a role in "SpongeBob SquarePants" of Conductor Maestro Mackerel for an episode.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2019, Simmons reprised his role of J. Jonah Jameson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "", as a cameo in the mid-credits scene. He is the second actor to portray the same character in both a non-MCU and MCU film, following Lou Ferrigno as the voice of the Hulk. He returns in the role in the 2019 web series "The Daily Bugle" and the films "" and "", both released in 2021.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2020, he had a guest spot as Frank Dillman on the police sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." He also narrated the Netflix limited series documentary "Coronavirus, Explained" and co-starred in the critically acclaimed sci-fi/comedy "Palm Springs", which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and on Hulu in July.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2021, Simmons provided the voice for Omni-Man in the animated show "Invincible", played the role of George Zax, CEO of a family-owned and operated pharmaceutical company on the fourth season of Goliath, and also appeared in the military science-fiction film "The Tomorrow War."


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2021, Simmons portrayed William Frawley in the Amazon movie "Being the Ricardos", for which he received his second Academy Award nomination.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In 2005, Simmons also reprised his role of J. Jonah Jameson, as a voice actor, for the PSP version of "Spider-Man 2: The Video Game". Later in 2007, he also voiced the same character of Jameson in the next game of the series: "Spider-Man 3: The Video Game". Simmons, also in 2007, decided to voice Jameson one last time in "Stern Pinball: Spider-Man".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons appears as the anti-communist U.S. President Howard T. Ackerman in the video game "" and for a series of promotional advertisements parodying the 2008 presidential elections. In these advertisements, he offers himself (as Ackerman) as an alternative to other, unnamed presidential candidates and uses the slogan "Vote for me, if you want to live".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: In April 2011, he appeared in "Portal 2" as the voice of Aperture Science founder Cave Johnson, a performance that was lauded as the "surprise star turn" of the game. He reprised his role as Cave Johnson in the 2015 video game "Lego Dimensions", and the 2022 video game "Aperture Desk Job".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons provided the voice-over for the M&M's "spokescandy", Yellow in "M&M's: Shell Shocked" and "M&M's: The Lost Formulas".


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons and his wife, Michelle Schumacher, have two children. Their daughter, Olivia Simmons, has appeared in two films, "The Only Good Indian" (2009) and "I'm Not Here" (2017). His son Joe Simmons has also made occasional appearances in low-budget films. Simmons admits in an interview that he encouraged their interest in acting.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: Simmons is an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers. He threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Tigers on April 6, 2015 for Opening Day, and played the Tigers' manager in "For Love of the Game" (1999). He is also a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes, having spent his formative years in Ohio.


title: J. K. Simmons

text: He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the men's music fraternity, and was initiated in 1975 at the University of Montana.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Hawkeye is an American television miniseries created by Jonathan Igla for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. It is the fifth television series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise and taking place after the events of the film "" (2019). It sees Clint Barton as he partners with Kate Bishop to confront enemies from his past in order to be with his family in time for Christmas. Igla served as head writer with Rhys Thomas leading the directing team.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Jeremy Renner reprises his role as Clint Barton from the film series, with Hailee Steinfeld joining him as Kate Bishop. Tony Dalton, Fra Fee, Brian d'Arcy James, Aleks Paunovic, Piotr Adamczyk, Linda Cardellini, Simon Callow, Vera Farmiga, Alaqua Cox, Zahn McClarnon, Florence Pugh, and Vincent D'Onofrio also star. Marvel Studios was developing a limited series for Disney+ centered on Hawkeye by April 2019, with Renner returning. The series was officially announced that July and Igla joined in September, with Steinfeld unofficially attached at that point. Thomas and Bert & Bertie joined as directors in July 2020 and filming began in New York City that December. Steinfeld and additional cast members were confirmed, and filming concluded in late April 2021. Additional shooting took place in Atlanta, Georgia. Matt Fraction and David Aja's "Hawkeye" comic run served as a major influence on the series.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: "Hawkeye" premiered with its first two episodes on November 24, 2021, and ran for six episodes, concluding on December 22. It is part of of the MCU. The series received positive reviews, with critics highlighting the action sequences and the chemistry between Renner and Steinfeld. A spin-off series, "Echo", focusing on Cox's character Maya Lopez / Echo, is scheduled to be released in mid-2023.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: One year after the events of "" (2019), Clint Barton must partner with Kate Bishop to confront enemies from his past as the Ronin in order to get back to his family in time for Christmas.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Recurring in the series are Carlos Navarro as Enrique, an enforcer for the Tracksuit Mafia; Ben Sakamoto, Ava Russo, and Cade Woodward reprising their respective roles as Barton's children Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel from prior MCU films; Jolt, a golden retriever, playing Lucky the Pizza Dog; Clayton English, Adetinpo Thomas, Robert Walker-Branchaud, and Adelle Drahos respectively as Grills, Wendy, Orville, and Missy, all NYC LARPers who befriend and help Barton and Bishop; and Ivan Mbakop as NYPD Detective Caudle.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Also appearing are Jonathan Bergman as Armand VII, the grandson of Armand III, and Franco Castan as Detective Rivera, a member of the NYPD. The fictional Steve Rogers / Captain America musical within the series, "", sees stage actors portray Thor (Jason Scott McDonald), Loki (Jordan Chin), Rogers (Tom Feeney), Bruce Banner / Hulk (Harris Turner), Barton (Avery Gillham), Romanoff (Meghan Manning), Tony Stark / Iron Man (Aaron Nedrick), Scott Lang / Ant-Man (Nico DeJesus), and Chitauri warriors. Adam Pascal cameos as Lead Citizen in the musical. Newscaster Pat Kiernan appears as himself.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: By September 2018, Marvel Studios was developing several limited series for its parent company Disney's streaming service, Disney+, to be centered on "second tier" characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films who had not and were unlikely to star in their own films. By April 2019, development of an adventure series starring Jeremy Renner as his MCU film character Clint Barton / Hawkeye had begun. The plot was expected to follow Barton as he bequeaths the mantle of Hawkeye to Kate Bishop. Feige was set to produce the limited series, which would run for six to eight episodes. Renner had originally signed on to star in a standalone feature film focused on his character, but agreed to star in a series instead after Feige decided to redevelop the project for Disney+. Executive producer Trinh Tran explained that a six-hour series gave Marvel more room to explore Barton's backstory, introduce Bishop, and develop the dynamic between the two characters that appeals to fans of the comics, all of which would have been restricted by a film's two hour runtime. Feige officially announced "Hawkeye" at San Diego Comic-Con in July.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: In September 2019, Jonathan Igla was revealed to be serving as the series' head writer. Amy Berg had also been a contender for head writer. In July 2020, Rhys Thomas was hired to direct three episodes for the series, and to serve as an executive producer, with filmmaking duo Bert & Bertie hired to direct the other three. Borys Kit at "The Hollywood Reporter" felt hiring these directors indicated the series could have a "light-hearted tone", given the past work from each. Brad Winderbaum, Victoria Alonso, and Louis D'Esposito also serve as executive producers. The series consists of six episodes. Budgets for each episode were reported to be as much as $25 million.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Elisa Climent, Katie Mathewson, Tanner Bean, Erin Cancino, Heather Quinn, and Jenna Noel Frazier serve as writers on the series. Quinn served as the on-set writer during filming. When officially announcing the series, Feige and Renner said the series would follow Barton as he teaches Bishop to be a "superhero without superpowers", and would explore more of Barton's time as the vigilante Ronin that was first established in "" (2019). In October 2019, Tran said the series would explore Barton's past, and confirmed that the mantle of Hawkeye would be passed to Bishop. Igla hoped the series would show a more humorous side of the character while further exploring his mentorship role from previous appearances. "Hawkeye" is influenced by Matt Fraction's run with the character in the comics, and adapts elements such as Lucky the Pizza Dog, a golden retriever who is a companion to Barton and Bishop; the Tracksuit Mafia; and Barton's hearing loss. Igla declared himself a fan of that title, which he read while working on "Mad Men", for its approach in telling what a superhero does in his off days, as well as a "comforting and relaxing" nature he likened to the Christmas films from the Hallmark Channel. The influence was also seen in how Barton has a "lightheartedness" to him that was not seen in his past appearances, and the desire to highlight the "bond and partnership" between him and Bishop, despite Renner's version of the character being different from the comics version, including the banter the two have in Fraction's run. Fraction served as a consultant for the series, and had planned to make a cameo appearance as a Tracksuit Mafia member before the COVID-19 pandemic prevented this.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: "Hawkeye" is set in New York City around the Christmas season of 2024, one year following the events of "Avengers: Endgame", with Tran noting that many, but not all, of New York's citizens have "recuperated and continued thriving" following the Blip. Renner described the series as being set in the "current" MCU, while occurring over the course of about a week. Thomas noted that it had been discussed during development to set the series two years after "Endgame" in 2025. Further discussing the holiday setting, Tran said it "made sense" to have Barton's story set during that time since he would be focused on spending Christmas with his family after losing them during the Blip, and the "holiday spirit" would provide a "different atmosphere and environment" that would contrast to Barton's serious demeanor.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: With the series' official announcement in July 2019, Renner was confirmed to be starring in the series as Barton. By early September 2019, Hailee Steinfeld had been offered the role of Kate Bishop, but had not yet signed on for the series a month later. "Variety" reported one reason for this was a non-compete clause in her contract with Apple TV+ for starring in the series "Dickinson", something "Variety" felt Steinfeld would be able to negotiate out of. No other actresses had been approached for the role of Bishop. When asked about her starring in the series shortly after, Steinfeld said it was "not something that's necessarily happening", but she was confirmed as Bishop in December 2020. Tran explained that Steinfeld was never out of contention for the role but Marvel Studios was unable to discuss her involvement until the official announcement and had spent the time since the initial reports attempting to work out how the series could be made with Steinfeld while still being ready for release during the 2021 holiday season.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Additional cast members also announced in December 2020 were Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova / Black Widow, Fra Fee as Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak, Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne, Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez / Echo, Zahn McClarnon as William Lopez, and Brian d'Arcy James as Derek Bishop. Pugh reprises her role from "Black Widow" (2021), which has a post-credits scene in which Belova is tasked by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine to hunt Barton for his role in her sister Natasha Romanoff's death. Pugh's Belova was included in the series after Igla suggested it as the "right place for her next chapter", with the series' directors attending an early screening of "Black Widow" to better understand Belova. Devin Grayson and J. G. Jones, who co-created Belova, had expected to receive $2,000 per episode for her appearance in the series due to a 2007 agreement with Marvel Comics, but ultimately received $300 per episode due to a provision in the contract which allowed Marvel to reduce creators' payments. Dalton was cast after Tran was impressed with his performance in the series "Better Call Saul". The same month, set photos revealed that Ben Sakamoto, Ava Russo, and Cade Woodward would reprise their respective roles in the series as Barton's children Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel from previous MCU films. Linda Cardellini was revealed to be reprising her role as Barton's wife Laura in October 2021. Aleks Paunovic and Piotr Adamczyk also star in the series as Ivan and Tomas, respectively, members of the Tracksuit Mafia, along with Simon Callow as Armand Duquesne III, and Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, reprising the role from the Marvel Television series "Daredevil" (2015–2018). The idea to include Kingpin in the series was suggested by Feige when the producers held a virtual reunion in which they discussed the identity of the series' main villain; he wanted to include the character due to his connections with the NYC underworld in the comics.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: The series' main title sequence was designed by Perception. Marvel Studios requested that the first episode feature an opening title sequence to chronicle Bishop's story in the years between her appearances before and after the main titles, while the five other episodes featured main-on-end title sequences. Perception utilized monochromatic silhouettes to represent different characters and elements, and paid homage to David Aja's "Hawkeye" comic book illustrations.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Filming began in early December 2020 in New York City, with Rhys Thomas and Bert & Bertie directing, with Eric Steelberg and James Whitaker serving as cinematographers. The series was filmed under the working title "Anchor Point". Filming took place in Downtown Brooklyn including at the Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets subway station, and in Manhattan in Washington Square Park, Midtown, Hell's Kitchen, the East Village, and the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. Set photos also indicated the series would occur during the Christmas season and feature a Christmas party. Additional filming took place at Trilith Studios and Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. On February 22, 2021, filming began in downtown Canton, Georgia, for a week, continuing in the area between March 4 and 5. Filming wrapped on April 21. Reshoots occurred at Stratagem Studios in Toronto, Canada, from September 7 to 9.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Terel Gibson, Rosanne Tan, and Tim Roche serve as editors. Visual effects were created by Industrial Light & Magic, Luma Pictures, Mr. X, Rise, Rising Sun Pictures, and Weta Digital.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Christophe Beck was revealed to be composing the score for the series in September 2021, after previously doing so for "Ant-Man" (2015), "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018), and "WandaVision" (2021). He was joined by Michael Paraskevas as co-composer. The episodes "Never Meet Your Heroes" and "So This Is Christmas?" feature a musical number from the fictional Broadway musical "" titled "Save the City", centered on the Battle of New York and written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It was released as a single on November 24, and is included on the "Vol. 2" soundtrack for the series. The score for the first three episodes was released on December 10, while the score for the last three episodes was released on December 22.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Concept art for the series featuring designs of the characters' costumes was included in "Expanding the Universe", a Marvel Studios special that debuted on Disney+ on November 12, 2019. A trailer was released on September 13, 2021. Jeremy Mathai at "/Film" said everything in the teaser looked "shockingly delightful—from the laid-back, comedic tone" to the chemistry between Steinfeld and Renner. He was enthused about the low-stakes of the series' story with Barton trying to get home for Christmas. Chaim Gartenberg of "The Verge" was drawn to the teaser's "surprisingly light tone" and felt the series would draw elements from the Christmas films "Home Alone" (1990) and "Die Hard" (1988). "NME" Sam Warner described the teaser as a "festive first look" at the series, and noted the use of the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Stephen Iervolino of "Good Morning America" said the teaser was a blend of "action, humor and downright "007"-looking spy scenes". Ryan Parker, writing for "The Hollywood Reporter", noted the unique tone of the teaser that presented the series as "more of a comedy, holiday romp, albeit with a ton of action". "Entertainment Weekly" Christian Holub felt the Christmas setting added a ""Home Alone"-like vibe" to the series and noted the teaser's many references to the comics, particularly Fraction's run. The series official poster was released at the end of October, with John Lutz of "Collider" noting the further inspiration of Fraction's run in the costumes worn by Barton and Bishop on the poster and the colors used, as well as the series' logo.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: An episode of the series "" was released on November 12, 2021, for Disney+'s "Disney+ Day" celebration, exploring Barton using footage of his MCU film appearances. Additionally, an extended scene was released on Disney+ Day. In January 2021, Marvel announced their "Marvel Must Haves" program, which reveals new toys, games, books, apparel, home decor, and other merchandise related to each episode of "Hawkeye" following an episode's release. The first "Must Haves" merchandise for the episodes started on November 26, 2021.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: "Hawkeye" debuted its first two episodes on Disney+ on November 24, 2021. The remaining four episodes were released weekly, concluding on December 22. It is part of of the MCU. A premiere screening was held in London on November 11, 2021, as well as on November 17 at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.55/10, based on 173 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Hawkeye" starts slowly, but the street-level action is a refreshing change of pace for the MCU—and the chemistry between its leads sparkles even when the plot lags." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Andrew Webster of "The Verge" felt that "Hawkeye" was "a few different things", adding: "It's a chance to spend more time with one of the lesser-known Avengers, it's an origin story for an up-and-coming hero, and it's a detective drama set amidst the backdrop of Christmas in New York City as the MCU adds yet another genre to its all-enveloping fold." He considered it alongside "WandaVision" and "Loki" as the best of the MCU on Disney+. Writing for "Empire", Laura Sirikul gave the series four out of five stars and described it as "charming and full of heart". Richard Trenholm of "CNET" gave the series a positive review while noting that "Overall, "Hawkeye" isn't a tortured antihero searching for redemption, he's still just affable Jeremy Renner trundling around looking grumpy. And the show mostly knows this, sticking him into action scenes that are more playful than perilous. Episode 2 in particular has both Clint and Kate engaged in mock combat that's fun to watch rather than hazardous to their health, a jaunty twist on the gritty action-scene-every-episode formula."


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: Polly Conway of "Common Sense Media" rated the miniseries 4 out of 5 stars and praised the depiction of positive messages and role models, writing, "Hard work, perseverance, and courage are all clear themes. You are not defined solely by your past choices and mistakes. [...] Although they have to make many sacrifices to do so, the heroes are fighting for the greater good. They demonstrate courage, teamwork, and perseverance." Ben Travers of "IndieWire" gave the series a "C−", feeling that it was "more concerned with setting up Kate Bishop for future MCU phases than creating a problem worthy of two heroes' time".


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: The series was given the Seal of Authentic Representation from the Ruderman Family Foundation for Cox's role as Maya Lopez. The seal is given to films and series that feature actors with disabilities who have at least five lines of dialogue. The series was also one of 200 television series that received the ReFrame Stamp for the years 2021 to 2022. The stamp is awarded by the gender equity coalition ReFrame and industry database IMDbPro for film and television projects that are proven to have gender-balanced hiring, with stamps being awarded to projects that hire female-identifying people, especially women of color, in four out of eight key roles for their production.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: By April 2022, Marvel Studios and Disney planned to submit "Hawkeye" in the various limited series categories for the Primetime Emmy Awards, but ultimately submitted the series for Outstanding Comedy Series and related comedy categories. Commentators felt this change opened up the possibility for the series to receive a second season.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: In February 2021, the documentary series "Marvel Studios: Assembled" was announced. The specials go behind the scenes of the MCU films and television series with cast members and additional creatives. The special on this series, "Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye", featuring Renner, was released on Disney+ on February 9, 2022. It was originally intended to release on January 19, 2022.


title: Hawkeye (2021 TV series)

text: A spin-off series starring Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez / Echo was in early development for Disney+ by March 2021, with Etan Cohen and Emily Cohen set to write and executive produce. "Echo" was later officially announced in November, when Marion Dayre was revealed to be serving as head writer. Sydney Freeland and Catriona McKenzie direct the series. McClarnon and D'Onofrio reprise their roles from "Hawkeye", and are joined by Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil, reprising his role from past MCU media. Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Cody Lightning, and Graham Greene also star. "Echo" is scheduled to be released in mid-2023.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Cameron Mica Boyce (May 28, 1999 – July 6, 2019) was an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in the 2008 films "Mirrors" and "Eagle Eye", along with the comedy film "Grown Ups" (2010) and its 2013 sequel. His first starring role was on the Disney Channel comedy series "Jessie" (2011–2015).


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Continuing to work with Disney, Boyce achieved further prominence as Carlos, one of the title characters in the musical fantasy "Descendants" film franchise. He appeared in all three television films from 2015 to 2019, in addition to various spin-off media. He also starred in the titular role of Jake in the second and third seasons of the Disney Junior series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" (2012–2014). Boyce was featured as the lead of Disney XD comedy series "Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything" (2015–2017).


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Ahead of the "Descendants 3" premiere in 2019, Boyce died at the age of 20 due to complications from epilepsy. Posthumously, he headlined the thriller film "Runt" (2020) and was a series regular on the Amazon Prime Video supernatural thriller "Paradise City" (2021).


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Boyce was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 28, 1999. Boyce was born to an African-American father, Victor Boyce and a Jewish mother, Libby Boyce. His paternal grandmother, Jo Ann Boyce (née Allen), was one of the Clinton Twelve, the first African-Americans to attend an integrated high school in the Southern United States, in 1956, as ordered by "Brown v. Board of Education". His paternal grandfather was from the Caribbean.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Boyce lived in the Los Angeles area with his parents and his younger sister, until he moved in with former co-stars Karan Brar and Sophie Reynolds in May 2019. He was trained in breakdancing, hip-hop, modern dance, jazz, tap dance, and ballet. His favorite style was breakdancing, and, along with four of his friends, he was a member of the breakdancing crew "X Mob".


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In May 2008, Boyce made his debut as a child actor in the music video "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)", appearing as a younger version of Panic! at the Disco guitarist Ryan Ross. In July 2008, he appeared in "" as a recurring character named Michael. In August 2008, he made his feature film debut with a starring role in the horror film "Mirrors", as well as appearing in the mystery-thriller film "Eagle Eye" that fall.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In June 2010, Boyce starred as Keith, the spoiled son of Adam Sandler's character, in the comedy film "Grown Ups" and appeared later that same year showing off his dance skills on the web series "The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers".


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In April 2011, Boyce made a guest appearance on Disney Channel's comedy series "Good Luck Charlie", and later that month he was one of the featured dancers in a royal wedding tribute on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars". In June 2011, he had a small role as one of Judy's classmates in the family comedy film "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer". In August 2011, he was one of the featured dancers on Disney Channel's comedy series "Shake It Up". In September 2011, Boyce was cast in the starring role of Luke Ross on Disney Channel's comedy series "Jessie". During pre-production of the series, the role of Luke was originally intended to be a boy named Hiro adopted from Korea, but casting directors were impressed with Boyce during the audition process and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In 2015, Boyce was one of the main cast members in Disney Channel's "Descendants", playing Carlos, the son of Cruella de Vil. He later reprised the character for the animated shorts "" and in the sequels "Descendants 2" and "Descendants 3", the latter of which was released posthumously.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In March 2018, Boyce was cast in the ABC comedy television pilot "Steps", in the role of Becker, and was also cast in the indie film "Runt", in the role of Cal.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In January 2019, Boyce had joined the cast of HBO's "Mrs. Fletcher". In April 2019, Boyce performed in the music video for "Almost (Sweet Music)" by Hozier. He choreographed the dance with dancer Christine Flores, who appeared in the video alongside him. In September 2019, it was announced that his clothing line called Archives, co-founded by him and stylist and designer Veronica Graye, would be released in November 2019.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: On July 14, 2020, a year after Boyce's death, the Alex Winter-directed documentary "Showbiz Kids" debuted on HBO. The film, which is about childhood stardom and its effects, includes interview footage of Boyce. It is dedicated to the memory of Boyce and former child actress Diana Serra Cary who had died on February 24, 2020. Just prior to his death, Boyce was to begin production with Sandler on a new project. The project he was due to star in with Sandler, "Hubie Halloween", was released on October 7, 2020, with a dedication to Boyce that read, "In loving memory of Cameron Boyce. Gone way too soon and one of the kindest, coolest, funniest, and most talented kids we knew. You live on forever in our hearts and are truly missed everyday."


title: Cameron Boyce

text: On July 6, 2019, Boyce, aged 20, was found unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles, California. Authorities were called, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a statement made by Boyce's family, Boyce died in his sleep "due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition for which he was being treated". An autopsy was performed, but release of a cause of death was deferred pending further investigation. On July 9, 2019, Boyce's family confirmed that his death was caused by an epileptic seizure and that Boyce was previously diagnosed with epilepsy. The autopsy results were released by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner on July 30, 2019, confirming Boyce's cause of death was due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. His body was cremated and his ashes were returned to his family.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: In the span of 40 days in 2017, Boyce helped raise over $27,000 for the Thirst Project, which helps bring clean water to underdeveloped countries. In September 2019, Thirst Project officially changed the name of the Pioneering Spirit Award to the Cameron Boyce Pioneering Spirit Award, to honor his work with the organization.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: He also supported United Way of America's initiative to end homelessness. He helped raise money for the HomeWalk in 2015, and continued to do so up until the end of his life. In May 2019, he participated in the opening ceremony of the 12th annual HomeWalk in downtown Los Angeles, one of the largest public events to end homelessness in the United States.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Boyce also worked closely with It's On Us, a social movement created to raise awareness and fight against sexual assault on college campuses for both men and women.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: He also worked with the Lucstrong Foundation, which provides grants to families with children who are diagnosed with sickle cell disease and are going through the bone marrow transplant process.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: His final humanitarian project was called Wielding Peace, a social media campaign in conjunction with Delaney Tarr, co-founder of March for Our Lives. In Boyce's own words, the campaign would "help fight against gun violence by showing celebrities and survivors 'wielding' a new kind of weapon — one of unity."


title: Cameron Boyce

text: Following Boyce's death in 2019, The Cameron Boyce Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was founded in Los Angeles through Network for Good that provides young people artistic and creative outlets as alternatives to violence and negativity and uses resources and philanthropy for positive change in the world.


title: Cameron Boyce

text: On July 25, 2019, the foundation disclosed the first project to be carried out was Wielding Peace, which officially launched on August 16, 2019. The foundation later donated $8,000 to Thirst Project to build a well in Uganda.