“It is quite something that he has an emotional journey,” Nighy says. “I almost get a love scene, and for a squid that’s very good.”
Nighy glibly points out he also costarred in last year’s Notes On A Scandal, another against-Davy-Jones-type part. “I got to play a regular person with trousers and shoes in a movie,” [...]
Interesting interview with Bill Nighy about, of course, Pirates but it also mentions that Bill is flying to Tanzania to lobby the G8 conference.
In working with Curtis, who wrote “The Girl in the CafĂ©” in part to bring attention to the problems of world poverty, Nighy too has been moved to “help a bit.” Over [...]
Depp and the gang turned in credible performances, but besides Richards, Nighy nearly stole the show. Buried under CGI tentacles, Nighy still managed to give depth to his character. (thedesertsun)
If there’s an actor who provides At World’s End with a shot of humanity, it’s Bill Nighy. He uses his fiery theatrical rhythms to give Davy [...]
At Worlds End has had it’s starstudded Disney land premiere, here are some Bill Nighy related links:
In a video clip on the BBC
On a typical Nighy red carpet picture (it’s number 6) on BBC.
And another one.
BBC article about Pirates
A couple of more pictures on the Disney land website
“A lot of grog, a lot of sex [...]
IESB has a very nice video interview with Bill Nighy about his work bringing Davy Jones to live.
Go watch it here
Billl Davy “Devo” Jones Nighy
in his funky computer pyjamas. Click the image for a larger picture, and also to see what Bill looks like after they have cgi’ed him into Davy Jones.
MTV Movie Awards has awarded Bill Nighy’s performance as pirate over all pirates Davy Jones with a Movie award nomination for Best Villain.
Bill is up against some other pretty nasty characters, but the decision who gets the MTV Movie Awards is in your hands. So go vote for Bill now!
The 5 nominees for Best Villain [...]
Get your Pirate kick with this Pirates of the Carribean : At World’s End featurette.
It has a lot of Captain Jack, but also some Davy Jones awesomeness.
The BBC is currently running a 3 part series about Industrial Light and Magic, the people who brought Davy Jones to live.
Davy Jones might be completely computer generated, but:
“The real true nuance and performance comes from the impromptu talent of an actor - all we are doing is replicating it in CG”
Read the article [...]
Ahrrr, Davy Jones is back …
Davy Jones - Pirates of the Carribean - Dead Man’s Chest
The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror films has just announced it’s nominations for this years Saturn Awards. Bill Nighy has received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Davy Jones in Pirates of the Carribean : Dead Man’s Chest.
The [...]
About 7 minutes of a radio interview Bill Nighy did a few days ago. Hear the interview
over here.
Bill Nighy and Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal
Comingsoon.net has an interview with the scandalously talented Bill Nighy about Notes on a Scandal, Pirates and The Vertical Hour.
I’m the only guy [wearing this] and then they show you this picture of this incredibly fantastic, the most dangerous and terrifying thing on the ocean waves, [...]
Industrial Light & magic has a beautiful interactive site about the CGI magic behind Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest.
There is a lot of background information about how they turned a handsome actor (Bill Nighy) into a handsome Squid : Davy Jones. Watch the video clips, download wallpapers, eat your pirate heart [...]
Cinemablend has a really cool clip showing how they filmed Bill Nighy in his funky computer pyjamas and whites dots all over his face, and how those shot ended up on in the film after some serious CGI work.
Pirates Of The Caribbean Effects Videos
Pirates of the Carribean 3 : The World’s End has it’s premiere [...]