Tony Angelotti is a renowned stunt performer who has worked on several high-profile projects, including the Pirates of the Caribbean films. He served as Johnny Depp‘s body double in the movies and performed some of Jack Sparrow’s most memorable stunts in the series. However, according to Angelotti, there was one stunt he did that left Depp “extremely angry.”
Tony Angelotti served as Johnny Depp’s body double in 3 ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies Actor Johnny Depp attends the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” press conference at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festiva lon May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. | Francois Durand/Getty Images
Angelotti is a skilled stunt performer who served as Depp’s body double for three Pirates of the Caribbean films, including The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest, and At World’s End. He’s also worked on several other hit projects.
Tony Angelotti served as Johnny Depp’s body double in 3 ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies Actor Johnny Depp attends the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” press conference at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festiva lon May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. | Francois Durand/Getty Images
Angelotti is a skilled stunt performer who served as Depp’s body double for three Pirates of the Caribbean films, including The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest, and At World’s End. He’s also worked on several other hit projects.
- 3/13/2023
- by Mishal Ali Zafar
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tony Angelotti, one of Hollywood’s most accomplished stunt performers, was Johnny Depp‘s body double in three Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He did some extremely difficult and dangerous stunts for Depp’s Jack Sparrow. But one stunt nearly ended Angelotti’s career and left him with Ptsd.
Tony Angelotti was Johnny Depp’s stunt double for the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the premiere of Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ at Dolby Theatre on May 18, 2017, in Hollywood, California. | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Angelotti is an accomplished stunt performer. He has worked in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, including Starship Troopers, The Mask of Zorro, and The Amazing Spider-Man. But he is most known for his work as Depp’s stunt double in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Many of Angelotti’s stunts in the Pirates of the Caribbean...
Tony Angelotti was Johnny Depp’s stunt double for the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies Actor Johnny Depp arrives at the premiere of Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ at Dolby Theatre on May 18, 2017, in Hollywood, California. | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Angelotti is an accomplished stunt performer. He has worked in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters, including Starship Troopers, The Mask of Zorro, and The Amazing Spider-Man. But he is most known for his work as Depp’s stunt double in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
Many of Angelotti’s stunts in the Pirates of the Caribbean...
- 3/11/2023
- by Mishal Ali Zafar
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
More films from streaming services are in the awards race this year than ever, prompting some handwringing among awards season voters — most notably AMPAS board governor Steven Spielberg — about whether Svod films with limited theatrical runs are leading to the demise of theaters and deserving of the same consideration as traditional releases.
Netflix’s “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “Dolemite Is My Name” and “The Two Popes,” which hit select theaters for several weeks before they’re streamed, are garnering serious attention in several Golden Globes categories. Amazon is shortening the windows of two releases (“The Report” and “The Aeronauts”) to just two weeks alongside its hopefuls with conventional windows (“Honey Boy” and “Les Miserables”). And newcomer Apple Plus is throwing its hat in the ring for the first time with “Hala” and “The Elephant Queen,” both of which have limited theatrical runs. On Wednesday, Apple scrapped a planned gala screening of “The Banker,...
Netflix’s “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “Dolemite Is My Name” and “The Two Popes,” which hit select theaters for several weeks before they’re streamed, are garnering serious attention in several Golden Globes categories. Amazon is shortening the windows of two releases (“The Report” and “The Aeronauts”) to just two weeks alongside its hopefuls with conventional windows (“Honey Boy” and “Les Miserables”). And newcomer Apple Plus is throwing its hat in the ring for the first time with “Hala” and “The Elephant Queen,” both of which have limited theatrical runs. On Wednesday, Apple scrapped a planned gala screening of “The Banker,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Gregg Goldstein
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Every year, the studios take their best genre successes and try to push them beyond the technical ghetto. Oscar campaigners want to convince critics, guilds, and Oscar voters that their movie rises to the level of art. But it’s rare for fantasy, horror, thriller, action or comic-book movies to pass over to the Best Picture side.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 12/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Every year, the studios take their best genre successes and try to push them beyond the technical ghetto. Oscar campaigners want to convince critics, guilds, and Oscar voters that their movie rises to the level of art. But it’s rare for fantasy, horror, thriller, action or comic-book movies to pass over to the Best Picture side.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
When they do, it tends to be an exception like Peter Jackson’s fantasy trilogy “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. All three films scored Best Picture nominations and technical wins: “Fellowship” scored 13 nominations and wins for Makeup, Visual Effects, and Cinematography; “The Two Towers” earned six and won Sound Editing and VFX; and then came the ultimate triumph for the finale “The Return of the King”: a grand sweep of all 11 nominations including Best Picture. But while “Lotr” fell into the fantasy genre, it was boosted by the literary pedigree of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 12/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Two Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences governors told me that Academy board members are discussing whether Harvey Weinstein should continue as a member. An impromptu board meeting is expected sometime this week. It’s worth noting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors is now one-third female, with members who include Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Peirce, and Christina Kounelias.
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
- 10/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Two Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences governors told me that Academy board members are discussing whether Harvey Weinstein should continue as a member. An impromptu board meeting is expected sometime this week. It’s worth noting that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors is now one-third female, with members who include Whoopi Goldberg, Kimberly Peirce, and Christina Kounelias.
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
This would be a stunning reversal: By the count of The Weinstein Company’s website, his companies earned 303 Oscar nominations and 75 wins over three decades. Harvey could be the butt of Oscar jokes, but historically was the second most-thanked person in acceptance speeches, after Steven Spielberg.
Read More:The Academy Board of Governors is Now 38% Female
Membership in the Academy is by invitation of the Board of Governors. It has the right to bestow and revoke memberships, but that’s rare. There are precedents for the Academy...
- 10/11/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
So, if Johnny Depp finally wins his Oscar next year, is he going to thank the Academy for pushing the ceremony to March? If Leonardo DiCaprio loses, is he going wish the shot clock had run out faster? Let's put it this way, either star wouldn't be the first to think the calendar saved him—or sunk him. "That happens all the time," says Tony Angelotti, an Oscar consultant who works with Universal Pictures and Disney/Pixar. Oscar's move to the first Sunday in March for the 2010 ceremony, however, may add some new wrinkles to Hollywood's conspicuously smooth brow. "You could argue it would give the audience much more time to catch up with all the movies,"...
- 3/28/2009
- E! Online
As jockeying for advantage during awards season escalates, DreamWorks has upped the ante by becoming the first company to send screeners to the 13,400 members of the DGA. DreamWorks' decision to take the expensive step of sending screeners of Dreamgirls to the entire membership of the DGA in hopes of snaring a best director nomination for Bill Condon has caught rival studios off guard.
Not only had no other studio ever sent screeners to the DGA, but also it was widely assumed within the industry that the guild prohibited sending screeners to its members, preferring that they view films at DGA-sponsored screenings.
"Everyone knows you can't send to the DGA," Universal Pictures Oscar consultant Tony Angelotti said. "It's never even discussed. But you always want a DGA nomination. If you could, you would." Other studio Oscar consultants seconded that perception. One, who declined to be named, said she has consistently been told over the years that the DGA did not facilitate sending out screeners.
"That's always been the misconception," a DGA spokesman said. "People have known about the policy for a while, and nobody acted on it until now. The policy has never changed. People are free to send screeners out, but if they do, then we send a note to all the other studios notifying them of the request."
In fact, that is how DGA policy was characterized in a report last Wednesday about screeners in the Los Angeles Times.
However the policy was perceived, another factor inhibiting sending screeners to the DGA is the expense involved in courting its 13,400 members to nab a nomination. Because of the cost of creating DVDs -- about $7 apiece for a single-sided disc -- no studio had stepped up to the plate before. (By contrast, a studio trying to win a SAG film nomination only needs to send screeners to the 2,000 members of the SAG nominating committee.)
On Friday, DreamWorks entered new awards season territory when its parent company, Paramount Pictures, received permission from the DGA to send DVD screeners of Dreamgirls. While Condon failed to earn a directing nom when the Golden Globe nominations were announced Thursday, a DGA nom could prove valuable in itself and also assist in the movie's quest for Oscar gold.
Not only had no other studio ever sent screeners to the DGA, but also it was widely assumed within the industry that the guild prohibited sending screeners to its members, preferring that they view films at DGA-sponsored screenings.
"Everyone knows you can't send to the DGA," Universal Pictures Oscar consultant Tony Angelotti said. "It's never even discussed. But you always want a DGA nomination. If you could, you would." Other studio Oscar consultants seconded that perception. One, who declined to be named, said she has consistently been told over the years that the DGA did not facilitate sending out screeners.
"That's always been the misconception," a DGA spokesman said. "People have known about the policy for a while, and nobody acted on it until now. The policy has never changed. People are free to send screeners out, but if they do, then we send a note to all the other studios notifying them of the request."
In fact, that is how DGA policy was characterized in a report last Wednesday about screeners in the Los Angeles Times.
However the policy was perceived, another factor inhibiting sending screeners to the DGA is the expense involved in courting its 13,400 members to nab a nomination. Because of the cost of creating DVDs -- about $7 apiece for a single-sided disc -- no studio had stepped up to the plate before. (By contrast, a studio trying to win a SAG film nomination only needs to send screeners to the 2,000 members of the SAG nominating committee.)
On Friday, DreamWorks entered new awards season territory when its parent company, Paramount Pictures, received permission from the DGA to send DVD screeners of Dreamgirls. While Condon failed to earn a directing nom when the Golden Globe nominations were announced Thursday, a DGA nom could prove valuable in itself and also assist in the movie's quest for Oscar gold.
- 12/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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