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Here is the direct link to view photo exhibits comparisons of my published 1994 supernatural pirate movie versus Disney's 2003 supernatural pirate movie: Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl



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In 1994 / 1995 - Royce Mathew filmed and published worldwide a derivative work of his original supernatural pirate story. The same key sequences of Royce Mathew’s supernatural pirate movie, the core story with his fictional inventions, structural blueprints and certain dialogue which were created solely by and appear in Royce Mathew’s 1994 short condensed supernatural pirate movie that was published on CD-ROM in 1995 appear in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl movie and was credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.

My published 1994 short condensed (low budget) supernatural pirate movie (sold in stores & shown at the 1995 industry E-3 trade show Los Angeles, California) features the Black Pearl pirate ship; a gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties - able to "summon/call" especially near the ocean; pirates who don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed; pirates are not being able to enjoy the pleasures of life, like crying, enjoyment of eating and having everlasting thirst. The effects of the curse the pirates endure is revealed by moonlight, revealing decaying flesh skeletons. My story also features five main characters: the eleven year old protagonist who takes the gold in the opening scene & the hold out of the gold medallion by the gold chain / drop it or not scene; the eccentric pirate; the blacksmith; the evil pirate captain who is cursed; the apple/hunger scene between the protagonist and the evil pirate captain involving the gold medallion on the gold chain; and the one eye comic relief pirate. In the opening scene, the young protagonist takes a piece of gold from the shipwreck victim, thus becomes a thief, and sets the story in motion. The one eye pirate then comes after the gold piece. Number of times "to the Black Pearl" is said in Royce Mathew's 1994 supernatural pirate movie - Twice. The number of times "to the Black Pearl" is said in Disney's 2003 supernatural pirate movie - Twice. There is much, much more and none of this was ever originally planned for, designed for or ever found in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attractions. (Yet all of these sequences, as well as Universal’s Swashbuckler “pirate hanging sequence” and Warner Bros. The Crimson Pirate “walking underwater under the overturned rowboat sequence”, appear in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 movie and was credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.)

More items from 2007 correspondence sent to the Walt Disney Company

A)

* Wicked Wench - name of pirate ship in Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction.

* Wicked Wench - name of pirate ship - Stuart Beattie’s 2002 draft of Pirates of the Caribbean.

* The Black Pearl - name of pirate ship: Royce Mathew’s 1994 script - “to the Black Pearl”

* The Black Pearl - name of pirate ship: Ted Elliott/Rossio’s 2002 script - “to the Black Pearl”

B)

Royce Mathew has a piece of gold, “blank on one side” which has the unique mystic properties able to summon. Then he incorporated a gold medallion on a gold chain “blank on one side” which has unique mystic properties able to summon. In comparison, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio also had a piece of gold, then Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio also incorporated a gold medallion on a gold chain “blank on one side” which has mystic properties able to summon.

C)

A key original line of dialogue I wrote “see what I’ve become” - is said by the evil pirate captain at a pivotal moment, regarding the moonlight, as found in my original supernatural pirate script as well as in my published 1994 CD-ROM that contains a short condensed copy of my supernatural pirate work. I flagged this key sentence in my original 2005 Federal Court filing, pinpointing the importance of it. Then two years later, it is proven that this is the exact same sentence said by the evil pirate captain at the same pivotal moment in Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio’s work for Disney’s supernatural pirate movie. Even Gore Verbinski works with this sequence “see what they’ve become” when the script was being drafted.

“see what I’ve become” - said by the evil pirate captain at pivotal moment. - Royce Mathew 1994

“see what they’ve become” - said by the evil pirate captain at pivotal moment. credited to Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio 2002

It is proven that it was from this key sentence “see what they’ve become” that the new line of dialogue “the moonlight shows us for what we are” is pulled from. In comparison my original line is “let the light adjust your eyes to see what I’ve become”.

D)

The facts substantiate that it was Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio who exploited my work for the sequences. Everything that is key to my claims was credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. None of this is in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. It is also all of the “TELLS” as written and filmed by Royce Mathew, the “BLANK” on one side as exactly found in the Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio drafts. Some of the absolute provable items in my 1994 published CD-ROM and the work credited to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio early draft include the following:

1) opening - child SPOTS victim “in the otherwise empty water” “there is nothing to show where he came from or how he came to be there”* & takes a piece of gold that is “BLANK” on one side.
2) one eye pirate chase protagonist for the gold
3) dialogue: “Why are you...”
4) dialogue: “I’ve changed my mind”
5) dialogue: business comment to eccentric pirate
6) dialogue: everlasting thirst comment
7) dialogue & trait: correcting people for respect of his title
8) dialogue & trait: apple hunger, medallion able to summon, please, breath - evil pirate captain scene
9) dialogue & trait: first and return - evil pirate captain
10) dialogue: “Please I stop you not” vs “Please dig in” said by the evil pirate captain at apple/hunger scene
11) agreement over medallion, hand & tight hope - evil pirate captain
12) a gold medallion on a gold chain with mystic properties - able to "summon/call" especially near the ocean
13) hold out medallion “I’ll drop it” scene at ocean
14) dialogue: “to the Black Pearl” # 1
15) dialogue: medallion - a fool plan
16) pirates don't want anything to do with the plunder/return a treasure because they are cursed
17) pirates are not being able to enjoy the pleasures of life, like crying, enjoyment of eating and having everlasting thirst
18) dialogue: “no one can find”
19) dialogue: “to the Black Pearl” # 2
20) dialogue: “gave word”
21) dialogue: “This is the right way”
22) dialogue: light/see what I’ve become, “among the living”, but not dead, revealing curse scene
23) dialogue: defeat / beat me evil pirate captain
24) dialogue: “See what I’ve (we’ve) become” - said by the evil pirate captain at pivotal moment
25) Black Pearl pirate ship (vs. in Disney’s ride, the pirate ship is named the Wicked Wench for over thirty years.)
26) The name W. T. / aka JWT (Joseph Will Turner) .....and there is much, much more.

E)

It is because of the “moonlight element, the gold medallion able to summon, and the unique curse” is what makes the story unique and thus union credit is given to Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Yet all that is of my work, as even published in 1994, (see photo and 1994 transcript comparisons, and my original 2005 lawsuit filing). None of this is in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. yet Disney has resorted to concocting facts, lies and the rewriting of history with which to officially declare that they had the materials of an unique supernatural story including “cursed pirates” who turn into “living skeletons” in moonlight that preexisted my 1994 published supernatural pirate story. They have even resorted with the changing their Pirates of the Caribbean ride attraction. (Since my claims, Disney states that their Wicked Wench pirate ship was set on fire, sunk, raised and renamed to the Black Pearl).

F)

Royce Mathew: unique way evil pirate captain speaks (Part 1)

“please I stop you not” (at apple/hunger scene, instructing protagonist to eat)
“final breath” (at apple/hunger scene)
“(medallion) able to summon” (at apple/hunger scene)
“able to” (at apple/hunger scene)
Evil pirate captain the only one to start and end a sentence using the word “perhaps”
directions / protagonist: “Take apple”


Compared to: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio: unique way evil pirate captain speaks (Part 1)

“please dig in” (at apple/hunger scene, instructing protagonist to eat)
“dying breath” (at apple/hunger scene)
“gold (medallion) calls” (at apple/hunger scene)
“able to” (at apple/hunger scene)
Evil pirate captain the only one to start and end a sentence using the word “perhaps”
directions / protagonist: “Eat the apple”- (May 18, 2002)


G)

Royce Mathew: unique way evil pirate captain speaks (Part 2)

“let the light adjust your eyes to see what I have become”
“more than apparition, less than human” - “I am not dead”
“among the living”
“see what I’ve become”


Compared to: Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio: unique way evil pirate captain speaks (Part 2)

“the moonlight shows us for what we are”
“we are not among the living” - “neither are we dead”
“among the living”
“see what they’ve become”


There is much, much more and Disney has formally known my about claims since April 2004.


I, Royce Mathew, an independent artist, am the sole owner of all of my original work, including my supernatural pirate story, screenplays, movie and derivative works. This includes the Black Pearl pirate ship and characters. No one, including Disney, has any authorization nor permission or contract to use, exploit, augment, copy or make derivative works from any of my copyrighted protected works. A short condensed version of my supernatural pirate movie was published in 1994/1995.


About Royce Mathew: My years working in the entertainment industry included meetings and pitches with Creative Artists Agency, William Morris Agency, Paramount Pictures, Disney and Hanna Barbera. My numerous credits include low budget indie “B” films, studio films and Broadway. My credits listed on the IMDB are incomplete and/or omissions/incorrect. I have notified IMDB but they have not corrected it. Being an independent artist, over the course of years my medium included film and games, which I have personally written, executive produced, directed, produced, edited, and designed including manufacturing costumes, sets, props as well as doing art direction, production design, sound design, special effects, computer work and even promotional layout for the creation and delivery of my original work.



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