Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Man's Chest |
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| Directed by | Gore Verbinski |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Release date(s) | June 24, 2006 (Disneyland Resort) July 7, 2006 (United States) |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $225 million |
| Money made | $1.066 billion |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is an exciting fantasy adventure film from 2006. It was directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. This movie is the second part of the popular Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It continues the story from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
The story takes place about a year after the first movie. In this film, Captain Jack Sparrow (played by Johnny Depp) owes a favor to the scary Davy Jones (played by Bill Nighy). Davy Jones is the captain of the ghostly ship called the Flying Dutchman. Because of this debt, Captain Jack is in big trouble and is being hunted by a giant sea monster called the Kraken.
At the same time, the wedding of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) is stopped. A powerful man named Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) wants Will to find Jack's special magic compass. Lord Beckett believes this compass will help him find the mysterious Dead Man's Chest. This chest holds a big secret that could change everything.
The movie was filmed from February to September 2005 in many cool places. These included Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and The Bahamas. Some scenes were also shot on special sets at Walt Disney Studios. This film was made at the same time as the third movie in the series, At World's End (2007).
Dead Man's Chest came out in the United States on July 7, 2006. People liked its amazing visual effects and the acting of Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy. The film broke several records when it was released. It had the biggest opening weekend in the U.S., earning $136 million. It also became the fastest movie to make over $1 billion worldwide. This happened in just 63 days! It was the highest-earning film of 2006. The movie won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 79th Academy Awards.
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Main Characters
- Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow: He is the very unique and funny pirate captain of the Black Pearl.
- Orlando Bloom as William Turner: Will used to be a blacksmith. Now he is a pirate who makes a deal with Lord Cutler Beckett. He needs to find Jack Sparrow and his compass to save himself and his fiancée Elizabeth.
- Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann: She is Governor Swann's daughter and Will's fiancée. She gets arrested on her wedding day because she helped Captain Jack Sparrow escape.
- Bill Nighy as Davy Jones: He is the scary captain of the Flying Dutchman. Davy Jones was once a human. He was so sad about losing his true love that he cut out his own heart. He put it in the Dead Man's Chest and hid it. Now, he looks like a mix of an octopus, a crab, and a man. He collects the souls of sailors to serve on his ship for 100 years.
- Jack Davenport as James Norrington: He used to be a high-ranking officer in the Royal Navy. After losing his ship and crew while chasing Jack Sparrow, he lost his job. He is now trying to get his honor and career back.
- Tom Hollander as Lord Cutler Beckett: He is a powerful leader of the East India Trading Company. He comes to Port Royal to capture Jack Sparrow and make him work for the company.
- Stellan Skarsgård as William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner: He is a crewman on the Flying Dutchman. He is also Will Turner's father.
- Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs: He is the first mate on the Black Pearl and a very loyal friend to Jack.
- Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann: He is Elizabeth's father and the governor of Port Royal.
- Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti: A pirate who used to be on Captain Barbossa's crew.
- Lee Arenberg as Pintel: Ragetti's close friend and fellow pirate.
- Naomie Harris as Tia Dalma: She is a mysterious priestess. Jack traded with her to get his magic compass. She knows a lot about the legend of Davy Jones.
- Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa: Barbossa was thought to be gone in the first movie. But he is brought back to life by Tia Dalma at the end of this film. He is needed to help save Jack from Davy Jones's locker.
Making the Movie
How the Idea Started
After the first movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, was a huge hit, the actors and crew agreed to make two more movies. These two sequels were filmed one after the other. This was a smart move by Disney to keep the same cast and crew together for longer.
The writers, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, decided to make these sequels part of a bigger story. They wanted to explore what happened after Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's hug at the end of the first movie. They thought about using the Fountain of Youth in the plot. But they decided to bring in Davy Jones, his ship the Flying Dutchman, and the giant sea monster Kraken. They also added the real-life East India Trading Company. This company showed a contrast to the pirates' idea of freedom.
Planning for the movies began in June 2004. Making these films was a much bigger job than the first one. For example, they needed real, working ships. A working Black Pearl was built on top of an oil tanker. The script was still being written even as filming started. The director, Gore Verbinski, and producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, worked closely with the writers.
Filming the Adventure
Filming started on February 28, 2005. The first scenes were Elizabeth's ruined wedding day. For Lord Cutler Beckett's first appearance, the writers wanted him to arrive on shore sitting on a horse that was standing in a boat. This idea was used even though some thought it would be too hard or expensive to film.
The crew spent the first few days at Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles. They filmed inside the Black Pearl and the Edinburgh Trader. Then, they moved to St. Vincent to film scenes in Port Royal and Tortuga. Some sets from the first movie were used again. The crew had four large ships to use in the background. One of these ships was a replica of HMS Bounty.
On April 18, 2005, filming began in Dominica. Director Verbinski chose this island because it felt very remote. However, the island was not ready for such a big movie production. The weather was also tricky, with heavy rain and hot temperatures. In Dominica, they filmed the scenes with the Pelegosto tribe and the forest fight on Isla Cruces. Verbinski liked to use real props for things like the giant wheel and bone cages. This made the scenes feel more real. Filming on Dominica finished on May 26, 2005.
The crew then went to a small island in the Bahamas called White Cay. They filmed the beginning and end of the Isla Cruces battle there. After a break, they filmed the inside of the Flying Dutchman in Los Angeles. On September 18, 2005, they moved to Grand Bahama Island to film the outside of the ships. This part of filming was difficult because of hurricane season. Hurricane Wilma caused damage, but no one was hurt. Filming officially ended on September 10, 2005.
The design of the Flying Dutchman was partly inspired by old Dutch ships from the 1600s. It also took ideas from the Vasa, a large Swedish warship that sank in 1628.
Amazing Visual Effects
The crew members of the Flying Dutchman were first thought of as ghosts. But director Gore Verbinski decided to make them look like physical sea creatures. Their appearance showed how much they had changed. Newcomers looked only slightly different, while older crew members looked like full sea creatures. The animators watched nature documentaries to study how sea animals move. All the crew members, except for Stellan Skarsgård (who played ""Bootstrap" Bill Turner), were created using computers. Skarsgård wore special makeup for his character.
Davy Jones was designed with many tentacles. To play Jones, Bill Nighy wore a special suit that captured his movements. This helped the animators at Industrial Light & Magic create the computer-generated character. They studied every move Nighy made. Jones's tentacles were mostly made by computer simulation.
The Kraken was hard to animate because there is no real-life reference for it. The animation director told his team to watch King Kong vs. Godzilla to see how an octopus moved over small models. For the scene where the Kraken attacks the Edinburgh Trader, real pipes filled with cement were used to crash the ship. The scene where the Kraken spits at Jack Sparrow used real slime thrown at Johnny Depp, not computer-generated spit.
Release and Success
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest first showed at Disneyland in California on June 24, 2006. It was the first Disney movie to use the new computer-generated Walt Disney Pictures logo. This new logo took a year to design.
Video Game Fun
A video game based on the movie was made by Griptonite Games and Amaze Entertainment. It was released in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance.
The Next Adventure
The story of Dead Man's Chest continues in the next film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Images for kids
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Pirates wins the final leg
See also
In Spanish: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest para niños
