Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American action-adventure fantasy film of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the sequel to the Academy Award nominated 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The film was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film received 4 Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.
The story picks up from where the first film left off when Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) discovers his debt to the villainous Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) is due, while Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) are arrested by Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) for helping Jack Sparrow escape execution.
The film was shot back-to-back with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End during 2005, and was released in Australia and the United Kingdom on July 6, 2006, and in the United States and Canada on July 7, 2006. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for its special effects and criticism for its confusing plot and lengthy running time. Despite this, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest set several records in its first three days, with an opening weekend of $136 million in the United States, and became the third film ever to gross over $1 billion in the worldwide box office, currently ranking as the fourth highest-grossing film of all time behind Avatar, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and is therefore Walt Disney Pictures' most financially successful film. The budget for this film was estimated at $225 million.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 action-adventure fantasy film, based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. The story follows blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and pirate Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) as they rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). The film was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and is the first Walt Disney Pictures film to earn a PG-13 rating by the MPAA (all previous WDP releases were rated G or PG).
The world premiere was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2003. The Curse of the Black Pearl was an unexpected success, with positive reviews and grossing over $653 million worldwide. The film became the first in a series, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, released in 2006 and 2007. There is an upcoming sequel, On Stranger Tides, set for release in 2011. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Depp.
The world premiere was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, on June 28, 2003. The Curse of the Black Pearl was an unexpected success, with positive reviews and grossing over $653 million worldwide. The film became the first in a series, with two back-to-back sequels, Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, released in 2006 and 2007. There is an upcoming sequel, On Stranger Tides, set for release in 2011. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Depp.
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