Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead
Man's Chest
By
Sean Lynch
Who
would have though that when Keith Richards recently fell trying to get
a coconut out of a tree, it would have been "old news" to the rest of
the world? Johnny Depp for one!
That's right, the
swashbuckling scallywag Captain Jack Sparrow is making his long
awaited return in the follow up to the 2003 hit Pirates of
the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
The original film (based on a Disneyland ride of all things) turned
into one of the biggest hits for Disney is almost a decade which
grossed $305 million theatrically in the U.S. for a worldwide
theatrical gross of over $600 million. Not bad for a rollercoaster when
you think about it!
For those Melbourne readers, call me crazy,
but I
wouldn't expect the film version of the "Mad Mouse" to be released any
time soon...
Due to hit cinemas in Australia on July 6th,
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
is easily one of the most anticipated sequels of the year (in fact,
there are very few "Non-Sequels" that are even being made anymore).
This is actually one of two sequels, with the third movie filmed
back-to-back with this one during 2005 - ala' Lord of the
Rings.
On this adventure Captain Jack Sparrow
(Johnny Depp) is caught in yet
another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. It turns out that he owes
a blood debt to the legendary Davey Jones (Love Actually's
Bill
Nighy), ruler of the ocean depths and captain of the ghostly Flying
Dutchman. If Jack can't figure a crafty way out of this quandary, he'll
be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation.
Captain
Jack's problems also throw a huge wrench into the wedding plans of the
blissful Will Turner (Orlando Bloom in a rare occurrence, playing a
role set in the 1800's...hang on...that's not right) and Elizabeth
Swann (the always stunning Kiera Knightley), who quickly find
themselves knee-deep in new buccaneering misadventures.
If the latest trailers and buzz on the set
are any thing to go by, Dead Man's Chest
looks to continue the fun and turn up the action a notch - with this
trilogy having the potential to become one of the classic family
franchises for years to come.
However, not everything has gone
according to plan. Rolling Stone, Keith Richards, was set to make a
cameo appearance as the father of Captain Jack Sparrow but Richards had
to pull out of the project due to his commitment with the Rolling
Stones world tour. Johnny Depp has previously made it quite well known
that his performance is based on Richards, although Depp isn't
expected to be climbing trees anytime soon.
Keira Knightley isn't
exempt from a bit of dressing up as well, who upon wrapping filming on
the 2005 bomb Domino had to wear hair extensions
for the Pirates shoot because she had cut her hair
short for her role as a bounty hunter. Will you be able to spot them?
Produced by masterful (I use the term
loosely) action blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer (the man behind
such classics as Bad Boys, Beverly Hills Cop, The Amazing
Race and CSI...and such duds as Pearl
Harbour, Armageddon and Kangaroo Jack)
and directed by Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Mousehunt)
this is set to be huge. Box Office slumps are occurring all around the
world, even M:i:3
seems to have struggled considering the hype (an opening of just under
$50 million) as well as the much awaited Superman Returns
(an opening of just over $80 million, not much considering it's $340
million budget) so it will be interesting to see if the Pirates
franchise can
pillage the pockets of punters this time around. All indications are
good with the largest opening weekend since Spiderman
(taking over $170 million), so yo ho ho!
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead
Man's Chest is in cinemas now.
Visit
The Set (New Link)
Get
To Know Captain Jack (New Link)
Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Trailer
Pirates of the
Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest Official Site
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Jack
Sparrow keeps a level head
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On
the Set
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Billy
Nighy as the disgusting Davy Jones
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"...Bring
me that Horizon..."
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