Locating the Dutchman, Will makes a deal with Jack to find the key to the chest in return for Jack's compass but is tricked into joining Jones' crew in Jack's stead.
After escaping the cannibals, Jack and the crew visit voodoo priestess, Tia Dalma, who reveals Jones' weakness is his heart, locked within the Dead Man's Chest Jack intends to find it and free himself from Jones' service. Will finds Jack and the crew on an island and frees them from cannibals. Meanwhile, Beckett promises to free Elizabeth if Will brings him Jack's magical compass which points to whatever the holder wants most. Jack previously bartered a deal with Jones to raise the Pearl from the depths, and must now join the Dutchman's crew or be dragged to Davy Jones' Locker by the Kraken. Bootstrap is a crewman on the Flying Dutchman, captained by Davy Jones. Meanwhile, Jack is visited by Will's father, Bootstrap Bill Turner, aboard the Black Pearl. Norrington has resigned and disappeared after losing the Navy's flagship, HMS Dauntless, in a hurricane while pursuing Jack. The wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is halted when Lord Cutler Beckett, chairman of the East India Trading Company, arrives with arrest warrants for them, and also for Commodore James Norrington, who allowed Captain Jack Sparrow to escape. The film received four nominations at the 79th Academy Awards (winning Best Visual Effects). The film broke several records at the time, including the opening-weekend record in the United States with $136 million, the fastest film to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office (63 days), became the highest-grossing film of 2006, and was the highest-grossing film produced by Disney until it was surpassed by Toy Story 3 in 2010. It was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series, At World's End (2007).ĭead Man's Chest was released in the United States on July 7, 2006, and received mixed reviews, as the film received praise for its special effects, direction, action sequences, Hans Zimmer's musical score, humor, and performances, particularly those of Depp and Nighy, but criticism for its running time and plot. Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and The Bahamas, as well as on sets constructed at Walt Disney Studios. Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. Sparrow discovers his debt to Davy Jones ( Bill Nighy) is due. In the film, the wedding of Will Turner ( Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann ( Keira Knightley) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett ( Tom Hollander), who wants Turner to acquire the compass of Captain Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp) in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest. It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
It is the second installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
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Learn how to write a screenplay the right way with this script writing example and screenwriting tips! Sample Screenplay Page. But the main reason Curse of the Black Pearl was so great is precisely the reason why I think its next two sequels work (and, yes, are supremely underrated): director Gore Verbinski. The movie-which, again, was predicted to be a massive bomb before release-went on to gross over $650 million worldwide, launching a new banner franchise for Disney. Audiences flocked to see this buzzworthy portrayal by Depp, were enraptured by the dazzling effects, and swooned for Bloom and Keira Knightley. Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Man's Chestīut a funny thing happened- Pirates of the Caribbean was actually good! More than good, the film was great. Pirates Of The Caribbean Dead Man's Chest.Plus, the film was anchored by actor Johnny Depp-far from a movie star at the time, known mainly for starring in smaller, critically acclaimed and/or cult films. Pirate movies, historically, had not fared well in quite some time, and the disaster of Cutthroat Island was still fresh in everyone’s minds. This was Orlando Bloom getting a shot at movie stardom after scene-stealing work as Legolas in Lord of the Rings by way of a pirate movie based on a theme park ride. When Disney released Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003, few thought the film would actually work.