A short story and invited actors: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

In 2006, the second part of the movie about the Caribbean pirates was released, in which the famous Hollywood actors took part. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" has collected at the box office more than a billion dollars. What are the adventures of the main characters of this film and who took it off?

The creators of the picture

Gore Verbinski became the director of the first three parts of the pirate movie. Gore began his career rather modestly: he shot commercials for Coca-Cola, Nike and 7 Up. Then Verbinsky made his debut with the full-length picture "Ritual".

In 2001 Gore removed the famous "Mexican" with Brad Pitt, in 2002 - the horror "Call" with Naomi Watts. Success came to the director after he released the Rango animated cartoon in 2011, which won the Oscar. For 20 years of working in Hollywood on the set of the Mountain met Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Nicolas Cage and other famous actors.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was supervised by the film company Walt Disney Pictures. The script for the film was written by Jerry Bruckheimer. He also wrote scrinples to all the other parts of the franchise, and also worked on the projects "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Gone in 60 Seconds" and "Pearl Harbor".

Filming took place not only in the Caribbean islands. Some of the scenes were filmed in the Bahamas, as well as a film crew traveling to Jamaica. The tribe of cannibals played a real tribe of hereditary Indians.

Short story

What story did actors in the second part of the movie tell the audience? "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" begins with the fact that Elizabeth and Will are found by the soldiers of the East India Company and arrested for helping pirates. In fact, Lord Beckett, who leads the detachment, wants to take possession of the legendary pirate treasures, so arresting lovers is only an excuse to get close to Jack Sparrow.

Elizabeth Swann Lord Beckett leaves in hostages, and Will Turner sends in search of Jack Sparrow. Will finds the "Pearl" off the shores of an unknown secluded island, but immediately stumbles upon a tribe of cannibalistic Indians. It turns out that there is also Jack Sparrow in captivity. Friends manage to escape, and at the same time find a cloth with a key pattern. This key is the only way to get hold of the treasures of the Flying Dutchman.

So the hunting for the chest of Davey Jones opens . Every minute the balance of power changes. Each hero of this adventure film tries to play his game, thereby confusing the cards for his opponent and changing the course of events. In the final, Jack Sparrow is eaten by Kraken, and the sorceress Tia revives Captain Barbarossa.

Invited actors: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and the main characters of the film

The incessant performer of the main role in the pirate movie is Johnny Depp. The image of Jack Sparrow is considered the most successful in his career. It was thanks to this project that Johnny became very rich and even entered the Guinness Book of Records. The actor tried to repeat the same success in the project "Lonely Ranger", but the image of the Indian Tonto did not bring the artist the same dividends.

The second invariable hero of the saga is Jeffrey Rush and his hero Hector Barbarossa. Rush also participated in the projects "Frida" and "King says!".

Kira Knightley, who played Elizabeth Swann, left the project after the third part. Orlando Bloom left the project in 2007, but will return to the screens in 2017 again in the image of Will Turner.

Kevin McNally appeared in the image of Jack Sparrow's assistant - Joshami Gibbs. The actor played Harold Wilson in the film "Legend" and Reynolds in the thriller "The Crow".

Lee Arenberg played in the first three parts of the epic the pirate Pintela, who in the second part of the movie, called "The Dead Man's Chest", tried to steal the "Black Pearl". The actor is mostly known for his career on television. Also, Lee Arenberg played Grumbler in the film "Once in a Tale."

Another notable hero of the franchise is Commander James Norrington performed by Jack Davenport. In the second part of the epic, he appeared in the image of a drunkard who had fallen down. The former commander had to deal with pirates from Tortuga. To regain his rank and honor, Norrington obtained the heart of Davy Jones and took him to Lord Beckett.

Also in the frame you can see Jonathan Price ("Brazil"), Mackenzie Crook ("The Brothers Grimm") and Martin Klebba ("The Wolf from Wall Street").

Premiere and box office

The movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was first released on June 24, 2006. It was a trial show at Disneyland. Officially in the States, the picture was shown only on July 7. On the first day of the premiere 64 million spectators saw the tape.

The box office surpassed all expectations: it collected more than a billion dollars at a cost of 225 thousand dollars.

Criticism

Positive feedback from critics around the world was 92% of 100%. The picture was included in the list of "500 best films", according to the version of the magazine Empire. The tape won the Oscar for best visual effects, and was also nominated for a statuette for best sound and best montage. In the filmography of all the actors mentioned, this is almost the most famous film.