Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Short description
Captain Jack Sparrow owes a blood debt to Davy Jones, the legendary captain of the ghost ship Flying Dutchman, who collects souls for eternal servitude aboard his vessel. To escape that fate, Jack must find the heart of Jones, and his search pulls Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann into the affair just as their wedding plans are disrupted. Will faces pressure from Lord Cutler Beckett, who holds the couple and accuses them of helping Jack escape; finding Jack and his unusual compass becomes the price of their freedom.
Gore Verbinski directed this 2006 sequel, his second Pirates film after The Curse of the Black Pearl and his sixth feature overall, following The Ring and The Weather Man. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio wrote the screenplay, Jerry Bruckheimer produced, and the large credited company includes Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport, Bill Nighy and Jonathan Pryce.
Released in July 2006 at 151 minutes, the film cost about 225 million dollars and earned roughly 1.07 billion dollars worldwide, an exceptional return. On IMDb it holds 7.4 from about 822,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.4 from some 17,600 votes; the critics' score of 6.4 from 228 reviews sits below both audience ratings.
What's left behind the scenes
- As part of the advertising campaign dedicated to the film's release, in June 2006, a replica of the ship 'The Flying Dutchman', used during filming, was towed to the studio-owned private island 'Castaway Cay'. Every visitor to the island has the opportunity to see this grand structure.
- The first Walt Disney Studios film to feature the updated company logo.
- The only full-scale ship used in the filming of the sequels is 'The Black Pearl'. All other ships, with the exception of 'The Interceptor' from the first film, were represented by sets placed on floating barges.
- The music playing during the fight in the Tortuga tavern is "Fisher's Hornpipe."
- The man-mollusk speaks Cantonese after losing his head.
- Whenever the word “Tortuga” appears on the ship, it is written in the same font as the “Disney” company logo.
- During filming, the entire film crew was evacuated to Los Angeles due to Hurricane Wilma.
- Bill Nighy wasn't the only actor considered for the role of Davy Jones; Jim Broadbent, Ian Glen, and Richard E. Grant also auditioned.
- The film was the first to use the 'iMocap' system, which employs computer vision techniques to track actors' movements on set. This system was used to create Davy Jones and the crew of his ship.
- The idea to shackle Jack to the ship came from Keira Knightley.
- Director Gore Verbinski didn't tell the actors what would happen with the bone cage, as he wanted to achieve a natural reaction from them when it swayed from side to side.
- When the sailors fight over Elizabeth's dress, one of them mentions the ghost of a woman who killed herself shortly before her wedding. This plot echoes the storyline of the Disney attraction "The Haunted Mansion."
- Captain Barbossa's appearance at the end of the film was a pleasant surprise not only for the audience but also for the actors. Before filming the final scene, Gore Verbinski announced that Anamaria (Zoe Saldana) would descend the stairs, so the actors' surprise is genuine.
- In the scene where the captain of the ship Elizabeth sneaks onto complains about taxes and fees imposed by the East India Company, a document listing port tariffs appears. The list includes four items with tariffs in percentages – 7%, 10%, 8%, and 6%, and below the line, the total amount is 32%, although 7+10+8+6=31.
- Keira Knightley had to get a boyish haircut while preparing for her role in 'Domino'. Due to this circumstance, Keira had to resort to hair extensions during the filming of 'Dead Man's Chest'.
- Bill Nighy played Davy Jones in a special costume designed for use with “motion capture” technology. After filming, Davy Jones’s appearance was almost completely drawn on the computer.
- During its debut weekend, the film managed to set a new North American box office record – the first weekend’s gross was $135.6 million. 'Spider-Man' (114.8 million dollars) had held the record for the past four years.
- The game played by Will Turner and Davy Jones is called “Liar’s Dice”. This variation of dice game is close to card poker, with elements of bluffing.
- Johnny Depp and Tim Burton often collaborate with each other. Burton also took a small part in working on this film, making several sketches for the design of the appearance of several members of the Flying Dutchman's crew.
- The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was supposed to play the episodic role of Jack Sparrow's father, but was forced to withdraw from the project due to the band's busy touring schedule. However, Keith starred in subsequent installments of the franchise.
- Christopher Walken was considered for the role of Davy Jones.
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