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Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
Directed byGore Verbinski
Written byTed Elliott
Terry Rossio
Produced byJerry Bruckheimer
StarringJohnny Depp
Orlando Bloom
Keira Knightley
Distributed byWalt Disney Pictures
Release dates
July 9, 2003 – May 24, 2007
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

The Pirates of the Caribbean films are a trilogy of pirate adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. They are based on Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean. The trilogy was first released on the big screen on July 9, 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. After the success of the first film, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a sequel was in the works. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was released three years later on July 7, 2006. The sequel proved to be a success beyond Walt Disney Pictures' dreams, breaking records worldwide the day of its premier. In the end it acquired a total of $1,065,659,812 at the worldwide Box office, becoming the third and fastest film to reach this staggering amount. The last film in the trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was slated for a worldwide release May 25, 2007 (however, it opened in many U.S., UK and Canadian cities at 8:00PM on the 24th).

Films

Principal Cast

Actor Role
Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow
Geoffrey Rush Captain Barbossa
Orlando Bloom William Turner
Keira Knightley Elizabeth Swann
Jack Davenport James Norrington
Keith Richards Teague Sparrow
Kevin McNally Joshamee Gibbs
Jonathan Pryce Governor Weatherby Swann
Mackenzie Crook Ragetti
Lee Arenberg Pintel
Stellan Skarsgård William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner
Bill Nighy Davy Jones
Tom Hollander Lord Cutler Beckett
Naomie Harris Tia Dalma
Chow Yun-Fat Sao Feng
Martin Klebba Marty
David Bailie Cotton
Dermot Keaney Maccus
David Schofield Mercer
Zoë Saldaña Anamaria
Alex Norton Captain Bellamy

Future

Screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio have said they can only focus on creating a trilogy from the first film, and look forward to finishing the sequels. They do admit that while a fourth film may happen, it is more likely "for right now, the trilogy is designed to come to a conclusion."[1] In February 2007, after filming was completed, Terry Rossio said they may try to write a screenplay, though "It's like the fourth Indiana Jones picture — there are forces in play to make it happen, and forces in play to make it not happen."[2]

Director Gore Verbinski is aware that Walt Disney Pictures would like to keep the franchise going, but regarding his involvement, feels, "The big danger is diminishing the brand... it would have to be a tale worthy of telling."[3] Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has indicated interest in a spin-off.[4] Johnny Depp has stated that he would love to play Jack Sparrow for another trilogy "if they had a good script."[5] Keira Knightley has stated that she does not wish to continue playing her character of Elizabeth Swann as she wants to do different projects. [6]

References

  1. ^ Edward Douglas (2006-12-06). "EXCL: The Swashbucklin' Pirates Writers!". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2007-01-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Exclusive interview: Terry Rossio". Moviehole. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-02-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Ian Nathan (2007-04-27). "Pirates 3". Empire. pp. 88–92. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Might Be a Spin-Off". USA Today. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-05-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Stax (2006-06-19). "Depp on More Pirates". IGN. Retrieved 2007-01-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Keira doesn't want to play Swann anymore.
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