Our heroes run into one mis-adventure after another
The penalty is death, but Beckett is willing to make a deal with Turner-find Sparrow, retrieve his mysterious compass, and the young lovers will earn a full pardon. Our story begins with Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), whose wedding day is rained upon literally and figuratively when both she and her heroic groom, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), are arrested by Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander), a representative of the East India Trading Company, for aiding and abetting in the escape of one Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)-as you might remember from the ending of the first movie. Moreover, the people responsible for the first movie have all returned-not just Elliot, Rossio, and the lead actors, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Gore Verbinski, and most of the supporting players as well. With the success of the first movie, the next two chapters were ensured, filming back-to-back to save on production costs-yes, Dead Man's Chest is a cliffhanger to be concluded next summer. What many people don't realize is that writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio ( Shrek and 1998's similarly swashbuckling The Mask of Zorro) envisioned Pirates as a trilogy. Johnny Depp returns in the lead role as the quirky-but-fun Jack Sparrow Expectations are surpassed once again with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, a film that not only lives up to its predecessor, but elevates it into a delightful saga that falls somewhere between the classic Indiana Jones films and the more recent Mummy movies. And now, few think that a sequel can possibly match that success or yield an equally amusing film. Hey, why not use a soft drink commercial as inspiration? Because if they can make a blockbuster inspired by an old and dank Disneyland theme park ride, I'm convinced anything's possible if written well.įew thought 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl would be a hit, but it was one of the year's most pleasant surprises-a funny, swashbuckling thrill ride that ultimately grossed more than $650 million worldwide.
Skimpy children's books have been fleshed out into quality entertainment, and someday they'll finally make a decent movie based on a video game. People used to say comic books weren't filmable, but smart scripting has developed them into a respected genre. A good film always starts with good writing.
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