Pirates of the caribbean: at world's end - Disney

As a filmmaker for over 25 years, BRUCE HENDRICKS (Executive Producer) has been associated
with some of the most prestigious, top-grossing films in motion-picture history. He has a unique position
in the entertainment industry, working as both a studio executive and as a producer and director.
As President of Physical Production for Walt Disney Studios since 1992, Hendricks oversees all
aspects of live-action feature-film production at the company. In this capacity, he has supervised the
making of over 200 motion pictures and filmed in more than 30 countries. Among these films are the
blockbusters “The Sixth Sense,” “Armageddon,” “The Rock,” and “The Chronicles of Narnia—The Lion,
The Witch and The Wardrobe,” to name a few.
His credits as Executive Producer are the Jerry Bruckheimer Productions trilogy “Pirates of the
Caribbean” and the WWII epic “Pearl Harbor.”
His directing credits include the IMAX film “Ultimate X” as well as music videos, television programs
and commercials.
Hendricks is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, The Producers Guild and the
Directors Guild of America. He received an Emmy Award ® for his work on the ABC telefilm “The Wave.”
A native of Dallas, Texas, Hendricks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in film production from The
University of Texas.
Hendricks and his wife live in Los Angeles, California, with their daughter, Kyra.
ERIC McLEOD’s (Executive Producer) wide range of production experience as a producer, executive
producer and unit production manager made him a superb candidate to handle the massive logistics
required for mounting “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END.
Just before he boarded the “Pirates” ship, McLeod served as producer of the smash hit “Mr. and Mrs.
Smith,” starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. He was also executive producer of “The Dukes of Hazzard,”
“The Cat in the Hat,” “Showtime” and “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” and producer of
“Austin Powers in Goldmember,” “The Cell” and “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.” Following
the completion of “Dead Man’s Chest” and AT WORLD’S END, McLeod segued to producing
DreamWorks’ “Tropic Thunder,” directed by and starring Ben Stiller and also starring Jack Black and
Robert Downey, Jr.
Earlier in his career, McLeod was co-producer of “Feeling Minnesota” and “Now and Then,” line
producer of “Corrina, Corrina” and “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and associate producer of “Live Wire.”
He has also served as unit production manager on several of the above films as well as on “Enemy of the
State,” “Wag the Dog,” “Wide Sargasso Sea” and “The Rapture.” McLeod began his work in motion
pictures as a production coordinator on John Waters’ “Cry-Baby,” starring Johnny Depp, and Gus van
Sant’s “Drugstore Cowboy” and production supervisor on “8 Seconds.”
Academy Award ® -nominated writers TED ELLIOTT and TERRY ROSSIO return to “Pirates” for
the third time, following their esteemed work on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”
and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” Elliott and Rossio also wrote the DreamWorks
animated feature “Shrek,” winner of the first Academy Award ® for Best Animated Film in 2002.
In 1992, the pair co-wrote the highest-grossing film of the year, the Disney animated feature
“Aladdin,” starring Robin Williams. Their live-action feature-film credits include: “Little Monsters,”
starring Fred Savage; “Small Soldiers,” starring Kirsten Dunst; “Godzilla,” starring Matthew Broderick;
and “The Mask of Zorro,” starring Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins.
In 1996, Elliott and Rossio became the first writers signed to an overall writing and producing deal at
DreamWorks SKG. Their animated projects at DreamWorks include “Shrek,” with Mike Meyers and
Eddie Murphy; “The Road to El Dorado,” featuring Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh; “Antz” (creative
consultants), featuring Woody Allen; “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” (creative consultants), featuring
Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones; and “Shrek II” (creative consultants), the highest-grossing animated
picture of all time.
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