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155-707: This is a list of islands and other locations in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. Davy Jones' Locker is a fictional place first mentioned in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest before being featured prominently in At World's End . Based on a real superstition of the same name , Davy Jones' Locker is the nautical idiom meaning "the bottom of
310-710: A signal fire , much to Jack's anger, and they are rescued by James Norrington and the HMS Dauntless . The scenes on Rum-runner's Isle were filmed in Petit Tabac, one of five islands known as the Tobago Cays , in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Shipwreck Cove is an inlet on the fictional Shipwreck Island , which also lies Shipwreck City , appearing in At World's End . Shipwreck Cove
465-579: A soundstage set was used to achieve better control over fog machines. For the second and third movies, a floating sailing ship was built in the shipyards at Bayou La Batre in Alabama on the hull of the cargo ship Sunset to serve as the set, though it is not an authentic tall ship. Another version, mounted on a gimbal , was built for filming the Maelstrom battle. In 2010, the Sunset , which played
620-523: A "very strong story" but also needs "a little more work". In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Jerry Bruckheimer stated that another spin-off "with a younger cast" is in the works alongside the Margot Robbie spin-off. In February 2024, it was rumored that Disney was considering Ayo Edebiri to "follow in Depp's footsteps" for the leading role, a character named "Anne" likely inspired by
775-536: A bottle as a prize. Angelica also told that Blackbeard was after the Fountain of Youth to save himself from getting killed by a "one-leg man" "At fortnight, Blackbeard will meet his death...". While Jack learned about the ships in bottles, Barbossa still believed the Pearl to be sunk as his true agenda for revenge against Blackbeard was revealed. As Barbossa mortally wounded Blackbeard with a poisoned sword, he says, "For
930-400: A boy, William "Will" Turner Jr. brought the gold medallion with him on his journey to the Caribbean, although Elizabeth Swann , Governor Weatherby Swann's daughter, came into possession of it and kept it hidden for eight years. The Pearl later attacked Port Royal and abducted Elizabeth, believing she was Bootstrap's child and thus their only remaining source of Turner's blood. The Pearl
1085-590: A budget of $ 378.5 million, On Stranger Tides is one of the most expensive films ever made . Filming for On Stranger Tides began on June 14, and ended on November 19, 2010. It was also filmed in 3D , with cameras similar to the ones used in Avatar . It was released in the United States on May 20, 2011. In January 2011, Terry Rossio was confirmed to write the screenplay for the fifth installment, but without his co-writer Ted Elliott. Rossio's script
1240-576: A child, after her father Weatherby Swann is appointed governor. In the first film , Will Turner works in the town as a blacksmith's apprentice. Port Royal is attacked by the crew of the Black Pearl after Elizabeth accidentally summons the pirates. Pintel and Ragetti kidnap Elizabeth from her mansion, which is located in the town. Jack is imprisoned in the jail there, but Will Turner helps him escape. In Dead Man's Chest , Cutler Beckett uses Port Royal as his base of operations. Scenes set in
1395-461: A combination of The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoons, specifically the characters Bugs Bunny and Pepé Le Pew . Verbinski approached Rush for the role of Captain Barbossa , whom Depp named "Hector" behind the scenes, as he knew he would not play it with attempts at complexity, but with a simple villainy that would suit the story's tone. Orlando Bloom read
1550-623: A couple of months, Beckett had Sparrow transported to the Wicked Wench ' s anchorage, about a mile from the coast of West Africa, near Calabar on the Bight of Benin . After personally branding Sparrow with the "P" brand (so he'd be forever identifiable as a pirate), Cutler Beckett gave the order to fire incendiary carcass charges at the Wicked Wench , to demoralize her captain. Sparrow fought his way free from his guards, dove overboard, and attempted to rescue his burning, foundering ship, but he
1705-507: A crew. Their crew included Joshamee Gibbs , Anamaria , Cotton , and Marty . Here, Jack also encounters Giselle and Scarlett, with whom he has had past romantic relationships. In Dead Man's Chest , Will goes to Tortuga to hunt for Jack Sparrow. A denizen tells Will that he saw a ship with black sails (the Black Pearl ) beached on Pelegosto . Jack returns to Tortuga to try to enlist 99 unsuspecting sailors to pay off his blood debt to Davy Jones . Although he falls far short of his goal,
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#17327834780451860-422: A friend, and wrote a first draft titled "Quest for the Caribbean" while on exchange to Oregon State University in 1991. Screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio notably thought about the pirate genre based on the ride during the early 1990s, having pitched the idea after completing work on the 1992 film Aladdin as a premise to studio executives, but there was no interest from any studio. Undeterred,
2015-657: A genre, one that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood , and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it. Depp was attracted to the story as he found it quirky: rather than trying to find treasure, the crew of the Black Pearl were trying to return it in order to lift their curse, with the traditional mutiny having already taken place. Depp based Captain Jack Sparrow on
2170-475: A parley with Lord Beckett, Davy Jones, and Will Turner (who was pushed overboard by Sparrow for his attempted mutiny on the crew of the Pearl ). After Beckett reveals that Jack purposefully used Will's betrayal to try to save himself from Jones' wrath, Captains Swann and Barbossa trade Jack for Will; Jack is then imprisoned in the brig of the Dutchman . Helmed by Captain Barbossa, the Black Pearl then engages in
2325-544: A sea battle around a maelstrom against the Flying Dutchman . The two ships are evenly matched, and both are damaged by the other's cannons and later boarded. On the Dutchman , Jack escapes the brig and engages Davy Jones in a sword fight. Stealing the key to the dead man's chest from Jones, Jack threatens his foe by stabbing Jones' heart. However, Jones fatally stabs a downed Will Turner, and Jack instead helps Will to stab Jones' heart, killing Jones. As both ships near
2480-807: A sea goddess who was trapped in human form by the first Brethren Court. Sparrow and Elizabeth prefer to fight directly against the EITC. Elizabeth is elected Pirate King by the Court, and she declares war on Cutler Beckett . The Pirate's Code is kept at Shipwreck Cove. This rulebook serves as the source of law for all pirates. Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Teague , is the Keeper of the Code. Scenes set on Shipwreck Island were filmed in Dominica . The fictionalised Singapore
2635-643: A series of a few fun shorts to fill in the Pirates universe and add to the DVD extras section. He also said that, in addition to Wedlocked , there are a few scripts around that were a part of that process. The short film Wedlocked serves as a prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , inspired by the auction scene in the Disneyland attraction. Two wenches believe they are both betrothed to Jack Sparrow, but he has secretly traded them to
2790-484: A ship and a crew to rescue Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones's Locker . Sao Feng has captured Will Turner , who attempted to steal the charts from Feng. After a tense standoff, the pirates form a temporary alliance when they are attacked by Ian Mercer and the East India Trading Company . After a series of skirmishes and negotiations, Feng grants them a ship and a crew. Tortuga is an island off
2945-453: A single award was won. Together, all the five films were nominated for a total of 2 Golden Globe Awards , of which neither were won. Together, all the first three films were nominated for a total of 13 MTV Movie Awards , of which 4 were won. Together, the first four films were nominated for a total of 32 Teen Choice Awards , of which 17 were won. [REDACTED] Category Black Pearl The Black Pearl (formerly known as
3100-410: A strong proponent of adapting Disney's rides into films, the box-office failure of The Country Bears (2002) made Michael Eisner and Robert Iger attempt to shut down production of Pirates of the Caribbean . Although Bruckheimer was Disney's most reliable and successful producer, Eisner second-guessed the early footage, complaining about Depp's character, and as the budget rose, threatened to cancel
3255-415: A triple-threat sword fight ensues between Jack, Norrington, and Will (who has escaped from the Dutchman with the help of his father). After Jack manages to obtain the heart of Davy Jones from the chest (which is secretly stolen from him by Norrington), the Black Pearl is attacked by the Flying Dutchman . However, the Pearl can outrun the Dutchman owing to a favorable wind (the Pearl being faster with
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#17327834780453410-490: A variation of this version appears in The Legend of Jack Sparrow video game. In reality, the island was a haven for rum-runners , which Jack discovers by lying on a beach drinking their stash of liquor for three days, and barters passage off the isle when the bootleggers return. Jack relays this version to Elizabeth Swann after Barbossa maroons them on that same island. Elizabeth burns the stash of rum in order to create
3565-525: Is a fictional tropical island introduced in Dead Man's Chest . It is the place where Davy Jones buried the eponymous 'Dead Man's Chest', which contains his beating heart; stabbing the heart is the only way to kill Jones. The island appears to have been abandoned; the previous occupants are unknown, but there are crumbling buildings indicating that it was once inhabited. On the island, Jack Sparrow , Will Turner , and James Norrington duel for control of
3720-517: Is a reboot that he intends to produce with scriptwriter Jeff Nathanson, and the second is the Margot Robbie film that will be penned by Christina Hodson. He stated that he hoped both films would be made, and noted that Disney was particularly receptive to the Robbie-led film. In regards to the reboot, he confirmed that it would not follow characters from the previous films, but stated that he hoped Depp would make an appearance. A female-led spin-off
3875-458: Is a small deserted island that first appears in The Curse of the Black Pearl . While the island was never named onscreen, it was given several names behind the scenes or in other media. According to a post on Wordplay by Terry Rossio , they were asked to put a name to the "tiny sandy island" and named it for Sam, a huge Pirates fan who "works upstairs at Disney." According to Rossio, Sam
4030-613: Is advancing on it. However, the Dutchman resurfaces with Captain Will Turner in command. The Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman sail alongside each other and destroy the Endeavor , killing Lord Cutler Beckett and forcing the now-leaderless EITC armada to flee. In Tortuga, Jack again loses the Black Pearl to Barbossa, leaving only him and Gibbs on Tortuga, Gibbs decides to stay and they part ways with Jack saying "Take What You Can" and Gibbs replying "Give Nothing Back", though
4185-454: Is an island that cannot be found , except by those who already know where it is hidden. From the air, the island resembles a human skull. Mysteriously shrouded in fog, the isle is surrounded by a graveyard of sunken ships ; its waters swarm with hammerhead sharks and shoaling fish . The island contains a series of connected caves, which contain the crew's loot and the Chest of Cortes. Before
4340-479: Is considered to be an impregnable fortress, well-supplied, and able to withstand nearly any siege. It serves as the meeting place for the Brethren Court , which is a gathering of the world's nine Pirate Lords. The Fourth Brethren Court meet to discuss the threat of the East India Trading Company (EITC) and the ways in which to combat this threat. Hector Barbossa insists that the Court must free Calypso ,
4495-458: Is filled with bridge-covered waterways and crude wooden buildings, and differs markedly from the actual historical Singapore . The sets for the bathhouse , harbor, and stilt houses were constructed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles . In At World's End , Hector Barbossa and Elizabeth Swann visit Sao Feng to steal his navigational charts, which lead to World's End. They request
4650-492: Is first seen as a ship in a bottle, still kept in Captain Jack Sparrow's possession. According to Hector Barbossa, who still believes the Pearl to be sunk, Blackbeard's attack on the Black Pearl was revealed to have happened "five winters ago." A pirate ship with the name Wicked Wench on the stern makes its appearance during a flashback sequence, although it was never stated that it was an older version of
4805-459: Is her ability to hide in the sea at night since if all the ship's lamps are blown out the ship is no longer visible thanks to her black hull and sails. This is also seen in Curse of the Black Pearl where she can sneak unhindered into Port Royal under the cover of darkness. In the first movie, the Black Pearl was a steel barge with wooden structures built on top to resemble a real ship. In addition,
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4960-556: Is marked with the black spot , which means that the Kraken is now hunting to drag both Sparrow and his ship down to the Locker . Jack has the ship sailed to the nearest land - Pelegosto , an island inhabited by a cannibal tribe. Jack and the surviving crew escape the cannibals with Will Turner , Pintel, and Ragetti, and visit the voodoo priestess Tia Dalma for advice. Dalma details how Davy Jones cut out his own heart and locked it in
5115-693: Is mortally wounded in the ensuing attack and dies after naming Elizabeth his successor as captain. Meanwhile, the Black Pearl escapes to "Shipwreck Cove", a secret pirate rendezvous, where the fourth meeting of the Brethren Court is then convened. After Captain Elizabeth Swann arrives, the Pearl becomes the flagship of the Pirate Armada, led by the elected Pirate King, Elizabeth Swann . Captain Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and Captain Swann take
5270-522: Is regarded as the fastest ship in the Caribbean, and the Flying Dutchman , which is faster than the wind. Her speed is derived from several factors such as the large number of sails she carries and being partly supernatural . As stated in Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, the Black Pearl is "the only ship that can outrun the Dutchman " and this is evidenced in the maelstrom battle between
5425-406: Is taken to the Locker by the Kraken , Calypso organizes a mission to rescue him from the Locker back to the land of the living. In At World's End , Calypso is accompanied by Elizabeth Swann , Will Turner, and Hector Barbossa , among others. They reach the Locker by the use of magical charts leading to World's End. Sao Feng, one of the nine Pirate Lords, was the previous owner of these charts. After
5580-822: Is the capital city of England in Great Britain that was mentioned in the first three films and first appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . The Curse of the Black Pearl opens with Governor Weatherby Swann, his daughter Elizabeth, James Norrington, and Joshamee Gibbs sailing from the crossing of England to the Caribbean, with the Swanns having previously been living in London. Will Turner also lived in England until his mother died, after which he came looking for his father. Elizabeth
5735-402: Is the key to breaking his curse, kidnaps her and brings her to Isla de Muerta. Captain Sparrow uses his magical compass, which points to the thing the user wants most, to follow him. With the help of Will Turner , Elizabeth, and Jack fight against the pirates in the caves under the island. James Norrington and his men fight against Barbossa's crew in the bay just offshore. By using Will's blood,
5890-524: Is too late, that she has shackled him to the ship's mast. She leaves him to his fate, but not before being informed by Jack that she has abandoned her refined and noble upbringing and is, indeed, a pirate. Embracing his fate, Jack bravely charges the maw of the Kraken and the Pearl is dragged down to Davy Jones' Locker as the surviving crew watches. Mourning the loss of Sparrow, the crew returns to Tia Dalma's shack. There, Dalma asks them if they would "sail to
6045-508: The Black Pearl , along with 882 pieces of cursed Aztec Gold. Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Beckett offers clemency if Will agrees to search for Jack's compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest —and inside, the heart of villainous Davy Jones —which would give Beckett control of the seas. However, Jack wants
6200-645: The Queen Anne's Revenge , a ship captained by the infamous pirate Blackbeard , Angelica's father. Both are also in search of the Fountain: Angelica to save her father's soul, Blackbeard to escape a prophecy of his demise at the hands of a one-legged man. Joining the hunt is former pirate captain Barbossa, now a privateer in King George II 's Navy , who is in a race against the Spanish for
6355-840: The Queen Anne's Revenge . Meanwhile, at the Execution Dock at the Tower of London , Gibbs meets Barbossa, now a privateer sporting a peg leg and having lost the Black Pearl , who are then recruited aboard HMS Providence . Port Royal is a major harbor in the Caribbean . It is based on the historical Port Royal , a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour , in southeastern Jamaica . Elizabeth Swann arrives in Port Royal as
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6510-483: The Black Pearl being the name of the ship and nothing to do with the pirates' curse. Although Verbinski thought the subtitle was nonsense, Eisner refused to back down, and The Curse of the Black Pearl remained the subtitle, though on most posters and trailers the words were so small as to be barely visible. Shooting for The Curse of the Black Pearl began on October 9, 2002, and wrapped by March 7, 2003. Before its release, many executives and journalists had expected
6665-627: The Black Pearl nor that the two ships were one and the same vessel. In the flashback, as reminisced upon by Spanish Royal Navy Captain Armando Salazar , the Silent Mary attacked pirate ships in battle, during which Captain Morgan died aboard the Wicked Wench , giving captaincy to young "Jack the Sparrow". Sparrow outmaneuvers Salazar while being chased into the Devil's Triangle, in which
6820-466: The Black Pearl to be sunk, Barbossa had revenge as a goal and pursued Blackbeard ever since, with an obsessive passion. However, unbeknownst to Barbossa, Blackbeard captured the Black Pearl , magicked the ship into a bottle for good measure, then added it to a collection of other conquered ships inside a cabinet found in the captain's quarters of the Queen Anne's Revenge . During the quest for
6975-464: The Black Pearl was attacked by the pirate ship Queen Anne's Revenge , captained by the infamous Blackbeard . Using the supernatural powers embedded within the Sword of Triton, Blackbeard brought the rigging of the Pearl to life, wrapping around Barbossa's crew "like snakes" and were swiftly defeated. To survive the attack, Barbossa was forced to cut off his leg to escape the doomed Pearl . Believing
7130-545: The Black Spot to Captain Jack Sparrow , a mark indicating that his blood debt to Jones is due. To avoid the monstrous Kraken that is hunting him, Jack commands the crew of the Black Pearl to land as fast as possible. They alight on Pelegosto, a typical Caribbean island with sandy beaches and lush, mountainous jungles; despite its paradise-like appearance, it is inhabited by a vicious cannibal tribe that captures
7285-566: The Disney+ series Prop Culture . "And so, the Black Pearl, we needed it to feel very different than the others. It's haunted, it's a special place. Wherever you look, you feel like you're being watched. This idea that the sails actually had personality to it, the way they were ripped, they almost had faces coming out. And yet, it's Jack Sparrow's Millennium Falcon. You know? It's his ship that he loves so much. So you have to not hate it, you actually have to think it's kind of beautiful." As hinted in
7440-579: The Pearl ' s crew. They believe Jack Sparrow is a god in human form and intend to eat him to "release him from his fleshy prison." Will Turner arrives and helps them escape. The island may be near Cuba, Tia Dalma , an obeah woman and mystic, lives in a shack in the Pantano River located in Cuba. Jack seeks out Tia Dalma for help, trading Barbossa's undead monkey for a jar of dirt, which Dalma claims will protect Sparrow from Davy Jones. After Jack
7595-431: The Pearl has no chase guns (cannons used while being chased or chasing, as a regular broadside volley cannot be used in this situation) in her bow or stern , giving her a grave tactical disadvantage during a chase as the Pearl cannot shoot a ship it is chasing or return fire at a pursuer; her high speed only partially negates this handicap. In Dead Man's Chest another advantage the Black Pearl has over her enemies
7750-509: The Pearl to free his father from Davy Jones; Sao Feng covets the fastest ship in the Caribbean, and Cutler Beckett won't "give up the only ship that can outrun the Dutchman ". After Elizabeth joins Sao Feng on the Empress , the Pearl and the Empress launch a surprise attack on the Endeavour and flee. In response, Beckett sends the Flying Dutchman to track down the Empress . Sao Feng
7905-403: The Pearl ." Before Blackbeard's death at the Fountain, Sparrow sent Gibbs to retrieve the Pearl , though Gibbs fills a large sack with the bottles of other fallen ships from Queen Anne's Revenge . As the film concludes, Jack suggests a way of getting the Pearl out of the bottle and back to full size, but it will require "a crossbow, an hourglass, three goats, one of [them] must learn to play
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#17327834780458060-507: The Wicked Wench (this fits in with reality as history notes that pirates did not build ships specifically to commit piracy. Instead, they either bought or stole small, fast vessels and then retrofitted them with heavy armaments). Jack Sparrow captained the Wicked Wench for Cutler Beckett for about a year, hauling various cargoes, but he refused to haul slaves. Hoping to recruit Sparrow as one of his many "operatives", Beckett indulged what he regarded as an odd peccadillo of Sparrow's until he and
8215-531: The merchant ship Wicked Wench ) is a fictional ship in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series . In the screenplay, the ship is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captained by Captain Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa , the Black Pearl is said to be "nigh uncatchable". In the first three films, she either overtakes or flees all other ships, including both the Interceptor , which
8370-406: The missionary Philip Swift , Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as the mermaid Syrena , Stephen Graham as Scrum , Richard Griffiths as King George II , and Óscar Jaenada as The Spaniard . After the costly production of two simultaneous films, Disney tried to scale down the fourth installment, giving a lower budget, which led to cheaper locations and fewer scenes with special effects. However, with
8525-561: The sea witch Shansa, David Wenham as Royal Navy Lieutenant John Scarfield , and a cameo role by The Beatles musician Paul McCartney as Jack Sparrow's namesake, Uncle Jack. Despite the studio and producer guideline that Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom would not return, as well as the actors' initial comments about returning to their roles after At World's End , Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner returned in cameo appearances in Dead Men Tell No Tales . The film
8680-404: The top-grossing movie of 2006 with almost $ 1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled At World's End , followed in 2007 earning $ 960 million. Disney released a fourth film, subtitled On Stranger Tides , in 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D . On Stranger Tides succeeded in also grossing more than $ 1 billion, becoming the second film in
8835-443: The 2002 film Treasure Planet , among other successful films. Elliott and Rossio, inspired by the opening narration of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, decided to give the film a supernatural edge. In June 2002, Gore Verbinski signed on to direct Pirates of the Caribbean , and Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush signed on the following month to star. Verbinski was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect
8990-636: The 2006 video game Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow . The name "Rumrunner's Isle" was mostly used other media, most notably Pirates of the Caribbean Online . In the non-canonical LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game , the island was called the "Smuggler's Den". Before the events of The Curse of the Black Pearl , Barbossa leads a mutiny against Jack and maroons him on
9145-530: The Black Spot from Jack's palm. Jones and his crew then depart aboard the Dutchman with Will (who is "a good-faith payment"), while the Pearl travels to Tortuga to "recruit" the remaining 99 souls. In Tortuga, Jack runs into Elizabeth and a drunk, washed-up James Norrington. Owing to her desire to find Will, Elizabeth can provide Jack with a heading to the dead man's chest, which is buried on Isla Cruces . With each desiring control of Jones for his ends,
9300-403: The Caribbean 6 . In May 2020, Bruckheimer commented that the first draft of the screenplay for the sixth film would soon be finished. On April 20, 2022, during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard , Depp stated 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
9455-476: The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge . Shortly before the release of On Stranger Tides , it was reported that Disney was planning to shoot the fifth and the sixth films back-to-back , although ultimately only the fifth installment was developed. By March 2017, director Joachim Rønning stated that Dead Men Tell No Tales was only the beginning of the final adventure, confirming that it would not be
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#17327834780459610-423: The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl , which had a positive reception from audiences and film critics . It grossed $ 654 million worldwide. After the first film's success, Walt Disney Pictures announced that a film series was in the works. The franchise's second film, subtitled Dead Man's Chest , was released in 2006 and broke financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. Dead Man's Chest became
9765-637: The Caribbean: The Price of Freedom , due to Crispin reading the screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End , though the scenes were deleted from the final cut of the film. The Wicked Wench was registered to the East India Trading Company and owned by Cutler Beckett , the EITC Director for West Africa . At the time, Jack Sparrow was in the employ of the East India Trading Company and regained captaincy of
9920-449: The Chest to escape from an unpaid debt with Jones, who made Jack captain of the Black Pearl for 13 years in exchange for 100 years of service aboard Jones' ship, the Flying Dutchman . Jack's debt is complicated by both Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who follow him out to sea. Lord Beckett gains power over Davy Jones and, with the help of the Flying Dutchman , he is now executing his plans to extinguish piracy forever. To stand against
10075-484: The Devil's Triangle, in which the pirate crew of the Wicked Wench throw ropes around nearby reefs off the port side and use the rigging to slingshot the ship in the opposite direction. Jack steers the ship through the reef, saving the crew and the ship by changing the ship's course at the last second. Afterward, on the deck of the Wicked Wench , the crew rewards Sparrow with "tribute" and bestows Jack with his famous hat and other personal effects. In Dead Man's Chest , it
10230-573: The East India Trading Co., Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl set out to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker . As one of the Nine Pirate Lords, Jack is needed in order to release an ancient goddess with the power to defeat Beckett's forces. Captain Jack Sparrow is on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth and crosses paths with a former lover, Angelica. She forces Jack aboard
10385-495: The East India Trading Company. In At World's End , Norrington thought Governor Swann returned to England, only for Elizabeth to reveal it was a lie that Beckett told to cover up his involvement in the governor's murder. In On Stranger Tides , London makes a physical appearance within the first part of the film. Jack Sparrow rescues his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, from execution in the Old Bailey , only to get captured at St. James's Palace . Prior to this, Gibbs tells Jack that there
10540-433: The Fountain of Youth, Jack Sparrow met Hector Barbossa, now a privateer serving King George II 's expedition for the Fountain, who insisted that his beloved Pearl was sunk, though Jack told Barbossa he should've been sunk with it. However, after being shanghaied aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge , Jack was shown the current state of the Black Pearl by Blackbeard's daughter, Angelica, who revealed Blackbeard kept each ship in
10695-428: The Fountain of Youth. A group of ghostly Spanish Royal Navy soldiers led by Jack Sparrow's old nemesis, Captain Armando Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle , with the goal of killing every pirate at sea, including Sparrow. To survive, Sparrow seeks out the legendary Trident of Poseidon , a powerful artifact whose owner can control the seas and break curses. The film was released in many countries as Pirates of
10850-449: The King , Finding Nemo and The Matrix Reloaded . Dead Man's Chest was the most successful film of 2006 worldwide. At World's End led the worldwide grosses in 2007, though being only fourth in North America, behind Spider-Man 3 , Shrek the Third and Transformers . On Stranger Tides was the third-highest-grossing film of 2011 worldwide, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Transformers: Dark of
11005-473: The Moon , and the fifth in North America. The first three sequels broke box office records upon release, of which the most notable are the opening-weekend record in North America ( Dead Man's Chest ), the Memorial-Day weekend record in North America ( At World's End ) and the opening-weekend record outside North America ( On Stranger Tides ). The series is noted for its high quality of acting talent. The visual and practical effects are considered some of
11160-586: The Navy. One year later, the Black Pearl is still being captained by Jack Sparrow , although his crew is not content with him; it's been months since they did "a speck of honest pirating", and they are upset about the Royal Navy's pursuit and the hurricane. Davy Jones sends Bootstrap Bill Turner to remind Jack that he still owes his soul and one hundred years of service aboard the Flying Dutchman to Jones; Jack's thirteen years of captaincy have now passed. Jack
11315-474: The Pirate Code Book as a device that could tie into other stories later. The short film was shot by cinematographer Nic Sadler . As the pirate cove sets from At World's End —where the short film takes place—were set to be demolished, the short project was prepped in a matter of days and shot over three days in late 2006. In 2023, Rossio wrote on Wordplay that Tales of the Code was designed to be
11470-470: The Pirate Lord of Singapore, Sao Feng, they find themselves in the Locker. Jack and the Pearl are stranded in a seemingly-endless desert, but Tia Dalma can use the Locker's mysterious crustaceans (crabs that look like rocks) to transport Jack and the Pearl to the nearby shore. Jack deciphers a clue from the navigational charts, and the crew capsizes the ship at sunset. The Black Pearl then returns to
11625-974: The adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp ), with Hector Barbossa ( Geoffrey Rush ) and Joshamee Gibbs ( Kevin McNally ) over the course of the films. Other characters featured in the original trilogy include Will Turner ( Orlando Bloom ), Elizabeth Swann ( Keira Knightley ), James Norrington ( Jack Davenport ), Governor Weatherby Swann ( Jonathan Pryce ), Pintel and Ragetti ( Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook ), Marty ( Martin Klebba ), Cotton ( David Bailie ), Murtogg and Mullroy (Giles New and Angus Barnett ), Lieutenant Gillette ( Damian O'Hare ), Theodore Groves ( Greg Ellis ), Bootstrap Bill Turner ( Stellan Skarsgård ), Lord Cutler Beckett ( Tom Hollander ), Tia Dalma ( Naomie Harris ), Davy Jones ( Bill Nighy ), and Sao Feng ( Chow Yun-Fat ). Despite focusing more on Jack Sparrow among several of
11780-463: The aforementioned characters, the fourth and fifth films serve as standalone sequels . The fourth film features Angelica ( Penélope Cruz ), Blackbeard ( Ian McShane ), Philip Swift ( Sam Claflin ), Syrena ( Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey ), and Scrum ( Stephen Graham ). The fifth film features Armando Salazar ( Javier Bardem ), Henry Turner ( Brenton Thwaites ), and Carina Smyth ( Kaya Scodelario ). The film series started in 2003 with Pirates of
11935-454: The anchor to attack Jack, but Barbossa sacrifices himself to stab Salazar and save the others (Carina having been identified as his daughter). At the film's conclusion, Carina and Henry watch Will Turner's reunion with Elizabeth Swan due to the destruction of the Trident also freeing Will from his role as captain of the Flying Dutchman. Jack departs as he is restored to his traditional role as
12090-421: The auctioneer for a fancy hat. They think the auctioneer is raising money for them, when in actuality they are being sold as brides to the highest bidder. Wedlocked had several Pirates veterans reprise their roles, like Vanessa Branch as Giselle, Lauren Maher as Scarlett, and David Bailie reprising his role as Cotton. The 10 minute short also featured John Vickery as the auctioneer and Dale Dickey as Oona
12245-527: The battle, Jack's crew can commandeer the Pearl , leaving Jack behind at Isla de Muerta. However, they later rescue him after he escapes execution in Port Royal, and he again takes command of the ship. The Black Pearl was pursued by Commodore James Norrington and the Royal Navy . Off of Tripoli , a large hurricane battered the Pearl (though it survived), and HMS Dauntless sank, along with most of its crew. Norrington survived and later resigned from
12400-494: The best ever done on film, so much so that audiences believed certain CGI elements of the films were real and done practically. However, the plots of the four sequels have received mixed reviews, with the general consensus that they are too bloated and convoluted to follow. Pirates of the Caribbean is noted for reinvigorating the pirate film genre after decades of either no pirate films or failed pirate films. The success of
12555-497: The bottle subsequently breaking as the Pearl grows to the size of a larger model, only regaining its full size when it returns to the sea. Barbossa then claims the ship for himself to battle the undead Captain Salazar, tying Jack to the rear of the ship, however, Jack managed to escape thanks to the help of Henry Turner, son of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who has allied with him to find the Trident of Poseidon. After tracking down
12710-420: The bottom of the maelstrom, the topmasts become entangled. The Dutchman begins to pull down both ships, so Pintel and Ragetti fire a chain shot at the entangled masts. Jack and Elizabeth escape the Dutchman using a makeshift parasail, and Pearl escapes the maelstrom while the Dutchman sinks. Once the storm subsides, the Pearl is still afloat but substantially damaged, and no match for the Endeavour which
12865-402: The captain came to part ways. Beckett had dispatched Sparrow on a mission to find the lost island of Kerma, and the treasure at the heart of its underground labyrinth, but Sparrow double-crossed the EITC official and claimed he couldn't locate the island. Suspicious that Sparrow had indeed found the island and the treasure, but had not given him its accurate location, Beckett determined to browbeat
13020-507: The captain into obedience and demanded that the young captain transport a cargo of slaves to the New World. Initially, Sparrow agreed, but when he realized that he was betraying the Wicked Wench , as well as himself, he rebelled and freed the slaves by taking them to Kerma for safe asylum. Furious that Sparrow had flouted his orders and stolen the "cargo" of "black gold", Beckett had Sparrow thrown into jail. After allowing him to languish for
13175-457: The captain of the Black Pearl with both his crew from the Dying Gull and Barbossa's crew from the Queen Anne's Revenge joining him. The Black Pearl is moderately armed and carries 32 twelve-pound cannons : 18 on the gun deck and 14 on the upper deck . Its full broadside contains 16 cannonballs that weigh 192 lb (192 pounds (87 kg)). Extremely unusual for a pirate ship,
13330-513: The case. In February 2023, Orlando Bloom had expressed interest in returning to the franchise. In March, Keira Knightley explained to Entertainment Tonight why she would not make a return to the Disney franchise. "What about Elizabeth Swann?", Knightley joked when asked if she would re-join the crew, also commenting that her character sailed away "in brilliant style". Bruckheimer was also still interested in potentially bringing back Depp to
13485-428: The chest along with a trace of blood from each pirate who stole one. William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Sr. , the only crew member who defended Jack Sparrow during the mutiny, sent a coin to his young son Will Turner in England, believing the crew "deserved to be cursed, and remain cursed". In retaliation, Barbossa (as Pintel put it), "strapped a cannon to old Bootstrap's bootstraps. The last we saw of old Bill Turner... he
13640-676: The chest. Norrington escapes with the chest, and gives it to Cutler Beckett in exchange for a full pardon. It is not revealed in the film why Davy Jones buried the Chest on Isla Cruces. However, the film's writers, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio , imply in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest DVD audio commentary , that Jones chose it because it is a plague island that remains deserted. The ruined church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in Vieille Case , Dominica . The beach where Norrington, Sparrow, and Turner duel
13795-600: The coins would become an undead being, unable to feel anything but insatiable hunger, and that only moonlight would reveal their true form. This curse being real, the pirates were soon hideous living skeletons with tattered flesh and clothing clinging to their bones, unable to eat or drink, though still suffering hunger and thirst. Even the Black Pearl was affected by the curse upon its crew, becoming constantly shrouded in an eerie mist and operating with tattered sails ripped in many places. The curse could only be lifted when all eight hundred and eighty-two coins were returned to
13950-403: The company's film and theme park divisions. Almost a decade later, Walt Disney Pictures had Jay Wolpert write a script based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in 2001, which was based on a story created by Disney executives Brigham Taylor , Michael Haynes, and Josh Harmon. Stuart Beattie stated that he talked about making a pirate movie based on the ride while tossing a frisbee with
14105-552: The crew of the Pearl (including Pintel, Ragetti, Marty, Murtogg, and Mullroy), "are unsettled about leaving Captain Jack behind - again", indeed they all leave the Black Pearl and Barbossa recruits a new crew. However, Sparrow has secretly stolen the critical portion of Barbossa's navigational charts, and so goes back to searching for the Pearl and the Fountain of Youth so he can gain immortality. One night, sometime after leaving Tortuga,
14260-426: The crew of the Silent Mary became undead ghosts waiting to be freed to seek revenge. In the present day, Jack keeps the Black Pearl in a bottle in his pocket even as he is forced to use a smaller ship known as the Dying Gull to go to sea. Later in the film, Barbossa is shown to be aware of the ship in a bottle and restores the Pearl to its former glory; stabbing the bottle with Blackbeard's sword cracks it,
14415-455: The crew of the Wicked Wench throw ropes around nearby reefs off the port side and use the rigging to slingshot the ship in the opposite direction. Jack steers the ship through the reef, saving the crew and the ship by changing the ship's course at the last second. Afterward, on the deck of the Wicked Wench , the crew rewards Sparrow with "tribute" and bestows Jack with his famous hat and other personal effects. But unbeknownst to Jack, Salazar and
14570-420: The crew reach the Locker, they find Jack and the Black Pearl stranded in the desert. Jack, unable to move the ship, has begun to hallucinate. The ship is transported to the ocean by many crabs under the control of Calypso. While on the ocean, the crew see the ghost of Governor Weatherby Swann , who has been murdered on the orders of Cutler Beckett . By deciphering the clues on Sao Feng 's charts, Jack discovers
14725-505: The curse is broken and Jack kills Barbossa. In Dead Man's Chest , it's learned that the island was reclaimed by the sea, taking with it both the cursed Aztec treasure and the mountains of gold that Barbossa's crew had hoarded while they were cursed. It was with this gold that Jack Sparrow had agreed to pay his new crew. Isla de Pelegostos , also known as Cannibal Island , is a fictional Caribbean island . In Dead Man's Chest , Bootstrap Bill , acting as Davy Jones 's agent, delivers
14880-472: The deal with Davy Jones, when Jack sailed the Black Pearl and had his magical compass in search of the mysterious Isla de Muerta , where the legendary Treasure of Cortés was hidden. By this point, Hector Barbossa was Jack's first mate and Bootstrap Bill Turner had joined the crew, though the other crew members, Pintel and Ragetti , were recruited in Tortuga . Captain and crew agreed to equal shares of
15035-654: The delay, as both the studio and filmmakers were reportedly not happy with Nathanson's initial draft, but Bruckheimer revealed Nathanson was at work on a second attempt based on the well-received outline. Depp, Rush, McNally, Stephen Graham, Martin Klebba, Giles New and Angus Barnett returned to their roles from previous films, and the cast saw the additions of Javier Bardem as the Spanish Navy Captain Armando Salazar , Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner , and Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth . Further additions include Golshifteh Farahani as
15190-647: The end of On Stranger Tides , Barbossa is in command of Blackbeard 's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge . He yells out that they will travel back to Tortuga, although this is not shown onscreen. Scenes set in Tortuga were filmed in Wallilabou Bay , St. Vincent and the Grenadines . Pirates of the Caribbean (film series) Pirates of the Caribbean is an American fantasy supernatural swashbuckler film series produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney 's theme park attraction of
15345-461: The end of filming the Pirates trilogy, it was reported that Keira Knightley didn't want to participate in any further sequels. Both Knightley and Orlando Bloom had repeatedly been quoted in saying they were done with Pirates , noting that there was closure for Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in At World's End , was quoted in saying they wanted to move on from the franchise. Whereas Johnny Depp
15500-465: The end of the first film, and initially considered the Fountain of Youth as the plot device. They settled on introducing the Flying Dutchman , the Kraken , and Davy Jones's locker , a mythology mentioned twice in the first film. Also only mentioned in the first film, a fictionalized East India Trading Company was introduced as the primary antagonists, which for them represented a counterpoint to
15655-553: The ends of the Earth and beyond, to fetch back 'witty Jack' and him precious Pearl ". Gibbs, Pintel, Ragetti, Cotton's parrot (who speaks for both itself and its master), Elizabeth, and Will all agree. Tia Dalma then announces their new captain, Hector Barbossa , who asks what's become of "his" ship. Led by the newly resurrected Captain Barbossa, Tia Dalma and the crew of the Black Pearl vow to rescue Jack Sparrow and his ship from Davy Jones' Locker. Using Chinese navigational charts from
15810-427: The events of the film, Barbossa leads a mutiny against Jack Sparrow and becomes the captain of the Black Pearl . Later, the crew finds cursed Aztec treasure on Isla de Muerta. By removing the golden medallions from their chest, the crew become undead and lose the ability to feel physical pleasure. In order to remove the curse, the crew collect the medallions and return them. Barbossa, believing that Elizabeth Swann
15965-412: The film to flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, the film was based on a theme-park ride, and Depp rarely made a big film. However, The Curse of the Black Pearl became both a critical and commercial success. After seeing how well the first film was made, the cast and crew signed for two sequels to be shot back-to-back, a practical decision on Disney's part to allow more time with
16120-475: The film. However, Verbinski told his concept artists to keep working, and Bruckheimer changed the executives' minds when he showed them concept art and animatics . As recalled in the book DisneyWar , Eisner asked "Why does it have to cost so much?". Bruckheimer replied, "Your competition is spending $ 150 million," referring to franchises like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix . Eisner concurred, but with
16275-440: The films' backstory, the Black Pearl was once a merchant ship named Wicked Wench while Jack Sparrow was a merchant sailor the East India Trading Company . The name Wicked Wench originates from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Park , which is shown shelling a fort. The backstory for the merchant ship Wicked Wench is further detailed by A.C. Crispin in the 2011 Disney Publishing novel, Pirates of
16430-589: The first ever series to have multiple films passing the billion dollar mark in box office revenues with Dead Man's Chest and On Stranger Tides , since followed by other film franchises . The Curse of the Black Pearl was the third-highest-grossing 2003 film in North America, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Finding Nemo , and fourth worldwide, behind The Return of
16585-510: The first four films released on October 18, 2011, it was also released in the similar UK five-disc set. Jim Byrkit conceived the idea for a short film while on the Shipwreck Cove set Rick Heinrichs designed for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), a project which interested Brigham Taylor at Disney. Screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio collaborated with Byrkit on the script, having envisioned something based on
16740-415: The franchise . The directing duo also confirmed that the title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales , alluding to the line well known from the theme-park attraction, and that it would be both a stand-alone adventure and tie into the overall mythology of the series. Disney pushed back the originally announced 2015 release date to a Summer 2016 release. Script issues were reportedly behind
16895-670: The franchise and only the eighth film in history to do this, at the time of release. A fifth film, subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales , was released in 2017. The franchise has grossed over $ 4.5 billion worldwide. It is the 16th-highest-grossing film series of all time, and is the first film franchise to produce two or more movies that grossed over $ 1 billion. Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love, Elizabeth Swann , from cursed pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Hector Barbossa . Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left him stranded on an island before stealing his ship,
17050-572: The harbor of Port Royal were filmed at Wallilabou Bay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . Today, those sets are still standing for tourist to come and visit. A replica of Fort Charles was built on the Palos Verdes Peninsula near Los Angeles , as was Governor Swann's mansion. The scenes set inside the mansion were filmed in Manhattan Beach, California . Rumrunner's Isle , also known as Black Sam's Spit or Rum Island ,
17205-459: The hidden "Dead Man's Chest". The crew learns that if Jones' heart is stabbed, he will die, so whoever controls Jones' heart can command Jones himself. Dalma then helps the crew of the Pearl track down the Flying Dutchman . When Jack sends Will over to the Dutchman , the Pearl is boarded by Jones' cursed crew. Jack makes a deal with Davy Jones; he will deliver Jones 100 souls in three days in exchange for his own. Jones agrees, temporarily removing
17360-482: The island where the Trident is located, triggering a mystical convergence that opens a trench in the ocean, Salazar claims the Trident for himself, but Henry and Carina Smyth destroy the Trident when Salazar attempts to use it to kill Jack. The destruction of the Trident restores Salazar and his men to a full life but also causes the sea trench to collapse, with the Pearl ' s crew lowering its anchor to pull Jack, Henry, and Carina to safety. Salazar attempts to climb up
17515-433: The island, leaving his former captain a pistol holding a single shot to commit suicide before starving to death. For the next ten years, Barbossa assumes that Jack has died; he is surprised to learn of his survival during the events of the first film. According to a story Joshamee Gibbs told Will Turner , Jack used a raft made of sea turtles to escape the island, with Jack himself adding he used his own back hair as rope;
17670-419: The last film of the series. That September, producer Jerry Bruckheimer indicated that another Pirates of the Caribbean was still in development. In October of the same year, Kaya Scodelario stated that she was contractually signed to return for a sixth film. It was confirmed that Rønning would direct the film. In October 2019, Disney announced that Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott would write Pirates of
17825-645: The lead in one of the planned spinoffs (not the Margot Robbie one)." However, none of that has been officially confirmed by Disney. Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked is a live-action short directed by James Ward Byrkit . There were many proposed titles, including Wedding Belles and Pirate Belles . Although it was only included as a special feature in the US 15-disc 3D Blu-ray/2D Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy box set that includes
17980-411: The living world at sunrise. Back in the realm of the living, the Black Pearl resupplies at an island, but is ambushed by Sao Feng (aboard his vessel Empress ) and Jack's old enemy Cutler Beckett (aboard his flagship HMS Endeavour ). Disputes mean that the Pearl is now desired by multiple characters. Captain Sparrow claims that it is his ship; Captain Barbossa is that it was his ship; Will needs
18135-436: The new crew proves useful during the final confrontation with the Kraken . Jack is reunited with Elizabeth Swann while in Tortuga and also recruits the disgraced James Norrington , who resigned his commission after losing his ship in a hurricane. At the conclusion of At World's End , Barbossa leaves Jack and Gibbs in Tortuga by once again hijacking the Black Pearl. Gibbs remains in Tortuga with Giselle and Scarlett. At
18290-406: The northern coast of Saint-Domingue ( Haiti ), out of the jurisdiction of the Royal Navy and the East India Trading Company . While it remains a free port where traders can escape the high East India tariffs, it is a dangerous one where illegal transactions are common. In the first film, Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner moor their stolen ship, the Interceptor , in Tortuga to recruit
18445-517: The novel, such as Edward "Blackbeard" Teach , the Fountain of Youth and mermaids—the latter two having been already alluded to in the previous films. Depp, Rush, McNally, Keith Richards, Greg Ellis, and Damian O'Hare returned to their roles from previous films in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , and the cast saw the additions of Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Penélope Cruz as Angelica , Jack Sparrow's love interest and Blackbeard's daughter. Further additions include Sam Claflin as
18600-463: The original trilogy. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio discovered the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers during production of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End , and decided to use it as the basis for a fourth film. As Gore Verbinski was unavailable, Bruckheimer and Depp invited Rob Marshall to direct the film. Elliott and Rossio decided to do a stand-alone sequel , with a story that would support new characters, and incorporate elements from
18755-580: The personal freedom represented by pirates, which was represented by a fictionalized Brethren of the Coast . Each of the cast of characters reprise their roles in the Pirates sequels, respectively, and saw the additions of Tom Hollander as Lord Cutler Beckett , Stellan Skarsgård as Bootstrap Bill Turner , Naomie Harris as Tia Dalma , and Bill Nighy as Davy Jones . Further additions include Chow Yun-Fat as Sao Feng and Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Teague . In November 2006, near
18910-402: The real-life pirate Anne Bonny , in a tentatively titled Pirates 6 , a female-fronted movie that centers on a younger cast of pirates searching for hidden treasure. In response to the debunked rumors that Ayo Edebiri would replace Johnny Depp as the new lead, Daniel Richtman commented, "It's not true, there's no 'Replacing Depp' or anything like that. She's only the 'Type' they’re looking at for
19065-449: The saga. In June, Depp was reportedly open to returning to the series if the project proves worthwhile. In August 2023, Craig Mazin stated that he'd pitched a Pirates script to Disney, but that he would only commit to it if he was able to work with Ted Elliot; Mazin confirmed that his and Elliot's script was bought by Disney, also commenting that it was "too weird", but the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike had slowed production of
19220-489: The same cast and crew. Writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio knew that with an ensemble cast, they weren't free to invent totally different situations and characters, as with the Indiana Jones and James Bond series, and so had to retroactively turn The Curse of the Black Pearl into the first of a trilogy . They wanted to explore the reality of what would happen after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's embrace at
19375-561: The same name . The film series serves as a major component of the titular media franchise . Based on a fictionalized version of the Golden Age of Piracy ( c. 1650 –1726), the films' plots are set primarily in the Caribbean . Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski (films 1–3), Rob Marshall (4), Joachim Rønning (5), and Espen Sandberg (5). The series is primarily written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (1–4); other writers include Stuart Beattie (1), Jay Wolpert (1) and Jeff Nathanson (5). The stories follow
19530-962: The script after Rush, with whom he was working on Ned Kelly , suggested it to him, and was cast as Will Turner . Keira Knightley came as a surprise to Verbinski: he had not seen her performance in Bend It Like Beckham and was impressed by her audition for Elizabeth Swann . Tom Wilkinson was one of several actors negotiated with to play Governor Swann, but the role went to Jonathan Pryce , whom Depp idolized. Further additions include Jack Davenport as James Norrington , Kevin R. McNally as Joshamee Gibbs , Zoe Saldaña as Anamaria , David Bailie as Cotton , Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook as Pintel and Ragetti , Martin Klebba as Marty , David Bailie as Cotton , Giles New and Angus Barnett as Murtogg and Mullroy , Damian O'Hare as Lieutenant Gillette , and Greg Ellis as then-unnamed Theodore Groves . While Dick Cook had been
19685-517: The script for the film. Nathanson's script featured the Trident of Poseidon , loosely based on the Trident of Neptune from Rossio's script. Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were reportedly selected to direct in May 2013. By August 2013, Rønning and Sandberg confirmed their involvement, and praised Nathanson's "funny and touching" script, also being inspired by the first film of
19840-634: The sea". The Locker is also a realm in the Land of the Dead, similar to purgatory , the destination where Davy Jones was entrusted with the task of ferrying the souls of that died at sea into the next world by the goddess Calypso . When Bootstrap Bill Turner was talked of in The Curse of the Black Pearl , Pintel and Ragetti tell Will Turner that Bootstrap Bill was sent to the crushing oblivion of Davy Jones' Locker. In Dead Man's Chest , after Jack Sparrow
19995-420: The series saw Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer try to replicate the franchise's success by releasing other big budget adventure films such as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and The Lone Ranger , the latter of which was directed by Gore Verbinski. Both of them have failed to achieve critical or financial success. Together, the first three films were nominated for a total of 11 Academy Awards , of which
20150-503: The seven seas. Jones agreed and raised the ship from the sea floor, now a charred vessel with an angel figurehead. In keeping with her scorched appearance, Jack painted his ship black and added black sails, rechristening her "the Black Pearl ". In the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales , a ship named the Wicked Wench makes its appearance during a flashback sequence, although it
20305-403: The sixth installment. In March 2024, Jerry Bruckheimer stated that the sixth film would be a reboot . Despite this, two months later, Bruckheimer hoped to see Johnny Depp return. On May 20, 2024, Bruckheimer provided further clarification on the series's status. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , he confirmed that there were two different Pirates movies in production. The first
20460-485: The stigma attached to theme-park adaptations, Eisner requested that Verbinski and Bruckheimer remove some of the more overt references to the ride in the script, such as a scene where Sparrow and Turner enter the cave via a waterfall. Another change made was adding The Curse of the Black Pearl as a subtitle, should the film be a hit and lend itself to sequels like Raiders of the Lost Ark , which brought protest due to
20615-464: The stories of both Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) resolved in At World's End , as well as both actors having declined involvement, this forced a new approach while retaining some of the franchise favorites, particularly Pirates veterans Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), and Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin R. McNally) from
20770-475: The treasure, but devious Barbossa persuaded Jack that equal shares included knowing the treasure's location. Jack complied, and soon after Barbossa led a mutiny and marooned Jack on an island with nothing but a pistol containing one shot. Barbossa's crew sailed the Black Pearl to Isla de Muerta and found the Aztec gold, which was spent very quickly, not believing in the curse placed on it: that anyone who stole
20925-542: The trumpet, whilst the other one goes like this" to which Gibbs says he knows someone who owns a goat and Sparrow replies "good and I can go like this" ("this" being a wiggling of the fingers). Meanwhile, Barbosa was made captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge and holds the Sword of Triton. The Black Pearl appears once again in the fifth installment of the movie franchise, which takes place over 20 years after At World's End and about one year after On Stranger Tides . It
21080-527: The two ships in the movies. The Black Pearl is the titular pirate ship that appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . Similar to how Jack Sparrow was compared to Han Solo from the Star Wars franchise, the Black Pearl was compared to the Millennium Falcon at least once by James Ward Byrkit , a creative consultant of Gore Verbinski 's Pirates trilogy, in
21235-662: The way to escape the Locker. At sunset, the crew capsizes the ship; this triggers a green flash and returns the Pearl to the world of the living, effectively reviving Jack. The arid plain where the Black Pearl is beached was filmed at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah . The shore where the Pearl re-enters the ocean was filmed at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes in California. Isla Cruces
21390-559: The wench, as well as three pirates—Marquis D’avis, Atencio, and Slurry Gibson—who are named after Marc Davis , Xavier Atencio , and Blaine Gibson , the Imagineers who worked on the original attraction. Back in the early 1990s, Michael Frost Beckner and James Gorman pitched the script that would become Cutthroat Island to Michael Eisner as a potential Pirates of the Caribbean film, buoyed by support from development staff at Disney. Eisner turned it down, due to not wanting to mix
21545-422: The wind). Davy Jones then unleashes the Kraken on the Pearl . Despite successfully fighting the Kraken off twice, the ship still sustains heavy damage and most of her crew are killed. Jack orders the surviving crew to abandon the ship. After figuring out that the Kraken is only after Jack and not the Pearl , Elizabeth distracts Jack by suggesting she might let her kiss him, but he turns her down, unaware, until it
21700-456: The writing team refused to give up the dream, waiting for a studio to pick up their take on a pirate tale. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer rejected Wolpert's script, feeling it was "a straight pirate movie". In March 2002, Disney brought Beattie in to rewrite the script, due to his knowledge of piracy . Later that month Elliott and Rossio were brought in, having worked with Disney in Aladdin and
21855-465: Was a rumor of another Jack Sparrow in London recruiting a crew in a pub called the Captain's Daughter . King George , who also heard the rumor of Sparrow in London, only for the pirate to escape. The King's Royal Guards chase Jack through London's streets until the pirate escapes to find his impostor is Angelica, Jack's former lover and daughter of Blackbeard, who then shanghais Jack into service aboard
22010-505: Was announced in June 2020, starring Margot Robbie with Christina Hodson writing the screenplay. The film is separate from the sixth film also being developed. Bruckheimer was attached as producer. In November 2022, Robbie said the project was not going forward. Bruckheimer then shared the following month that the project wasn't officially dead and that a sequel merely took priority. He then later reiterated that it will still be made and has
22165-531: Was delighted, and then a year or so later, she sent this sweet e-mail: "Will you thank you guys for me? You have all made me something of an unknown immortal. In the new Monopoly game, there is a card about the marooning titled "Black Sam's Spit". I may just swoon." The name "Black Sam's Spit" was later used for the Pirates of the Caribbean Monopoly game. Jack Sparrow called the island "Rum Island" in
22320-544: Was eventually commandeered by Sparrow with a new crew. While most of Barbossa's crew were battling the Royal Navy aboard HMS Dauntless , Barbossa, Monk, and Jacoby fight Elizabeth, Will, and a now-cursed Jack Sparrow at Isla de Muerta. After Will and Jack put their blood on their respective pieces and return them to the chest of Cortés, the Aztec curse was lifted. With the crew no longer immortal, Jack used his single shot - which he had carried for ten years - to kill Barbossa. During
22475-472: Was filmed near Little Exuma in The Bahamas . Isla de Muerta ('Island of Dead' [ sic ]) is a mysterious island featured in The Curse of the Black Pearl where the titular Black Pearl ' s pirate crew hide their looted treasure . It is revealed to be the location of the Aztec treasure that has cursed Captain Barbossa and his crew. According to Jack Sparrow , Isla de Muerta
22630-521: Was given a dress from London, which included a corset that caused her not to breathe, which led to the circumstances in which she is kidnapped by Captain Barbossa's crew aboard the Black Pearl . In Dead Man's Chest , Lord Cutler Beckett has Letters of Marque, with which he attempts to employ Jack Sparrow as a privateer of England. After Governor Swann attempts to help Elizabeth escape through a passage to England, Beckett also blackmails Swann for his authority and influence in London, as well as his authority to
22785-430: Was more interested in returning as Captain Jack Sparrow, having been quoted that it was a "break, or a hiatus" as he wrapped his last day on set. Filming for the sequels began on February 28, 2005, with Dead Man's Chest finishing on March 1, 2006, and At World's End on January 10, 2007. The second film was the first Disney theatrical feature film with the computer-generated Walt Disney Pictures logo. With
22940-409: Was never stated that it was an older version of the Black Pearl nor that the two ships were one and the same vessel. In the flashback, as reminisced upon by Spanish Royal Navy Captain Armando Salazar , the Silent Mary attacked pirate ships in battle until Captain Morgan died aboard the Wicked Wench , giving captaincy to young "Jack the Sparrow". Sparrow outmaneuvers Salazar while being chased into
23095-425: Was released on May 26, 2017. The film was also given an alternative title, Salazar's Revenge , for marketing purposes in selected European, South American, and Asian countries. The Pirates of the Caribbean film series was successful at the box office, with each film grossing over $ 650 million, and all but Dead Men Tell No Tales at some point ranking among the fifty highest-grossing films of all time . It became
23250-400: Was revealed that Davy Jones raised the Black Pearl from the depths and allowed Jack Sparrow to captain the ship for thirteen years in exchange for his soul and servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman . According to Jack, he was only captain for two years until he was viciously mutinied upon, despite introducing himself as Captain Jack Sparrow all those years. The mutiny occurred two years after
23405-593: Was shot 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 . Village Roadshow Studios and Port Douglas were used as filming locations. Production began in Australia on February 17, 2015, and wrapped on July 9. Although the scheduled theatrical release was on July 7, 2017, among other previously announced and subsequently delayed released dates, Dead Men Tell No Tales
23560-405: Was sinking to the crushing black oblivion of Davy Jones' locker ". Only then did Barbossa's crew learn that they also needed Bootstrap's blood to break the curse, and by throwing him overboard they had doomed themselves to continued damnation. Over the next decade, the Black Pearl menaced the Caribbean as the pirates searched tirelessly for the Aztec gold until all but one piece was found. As
23715-537: Was taken to Davy Jones's Locker by the Kraken, his crew return to Dalma's shack. Dalma reveals that she has resurrected Barbossa, and they will lead a mission to rescue Jack. Scenes set on the island were filmed on Dominica . The Pelegosto tribe's main village was built south of the island's capital, Roseau . Other scenes were filmed in Morne Trois Pitons National Park and Indian River . London , sometimes referred to as London Town ,
23870-414: Was too late. The Wicked Wench turned into an inferno, then sank, taking Jack with her. But, while dying, Sparrow called upon Davy Jones , and struck a bargain with him: his soul and one hundred years of service aboard the Flying Dutchman , in return for continued human existence of thirteen years as captain, plus saving the Wicked Wench and transforming her into the fastest, most dangerous pirate ship on
24025-485: Was ultimately discarded, 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 , which also featured a female villain." Following the film's theatrical release in 2017, Rossio released his unproduced screenplay on his website Wordplay , which includes the proposed story and additional information in extensive footnotes. In January 2013, Disney hired Jeff Nathanson to write
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