Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise)

***Pirates of the Caribbean*** is a series of fantasy swashbuckler filmsproduced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney's theme park ride of the same name. Directors of the series include Gore Verbinski(*1*–*3*), Rob Marshall (*4*), and Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (*5*). The series was most notably written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (*1*–*4*); other writers include Stuart Beattie(*1*), Jay Wolpert (*1*), and Jeff Nathanson (*5*). The stories followed the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush),Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally),Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), andElizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley). The films take place in a fictional historical setting; a world ruled largely by alternative versions of the British Empire, the East India Company and the Spanish Empire, with pirates representing freedom from the ruling powers.

## History

The film series started with their first release on the big screen in 2003 with *Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl*, which received positive reviews from the critics and grossed US$654 million worldwide. After the first film's success, Walt Disney Picturesrevealed that a trilogy was in the works. The franchise's second film, subtitled *Dead Man's Chest*, was released three years later in 2006; the sequel proved successful, breaking financial records worldwide the day of its premiere. *Dead Man's Chest* ended up being the number one film of the year upon earning almost $1.1 billion to-date at the worldwide box office. The third film in the series, subtitled *At World's End*, followed in 2007, and Disney released a fourth film, subtitled *On Stranger Tides*, in 2011 in conventional 2D, Digital 3-D andIMAX 3D. *On Stranger Tides*succeeded in also grossing more than $1 billion, becoming the second film in the franchise and only the eighth film in history to achieve this.

So far, the film franchise has grossed $3.73 billion worldwide; it is the eleventh-highest-grossing film series of all time and it was the first franchise where more than one film grossed $1 billion worldwide.

A fifth film, subtitled *Dead Men Tell No Tales*, is set to be released on May 26, 2017.

## Films

### *The Curse of the Black Pearl* (2003)

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to save Turner's love,Elizabeth Swann, from undead pirates led by Jack's mutinous former first mate, Captain Barbossa. Jack wants revenge against Barbossa, who left him stranded on an island before stealing his ship, the *Black Pearl*, along with 882 pieces of cursed Aztec Gold

### *Dead Man's Chest* (2006)

Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company arrests Will and Elizabeth for aiding Captain Jack Sparrow in the previous film. Beckett offers clemency if Will agrees to search for Jack's compass in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest – and inside, the heart of villainous Davy Jones – which would give Beckett control of the seas. However, Jack wants the Chest to escape from an unpaid debt with Jones, who raised the *Black Pearl* from the seabed (after it was sunk by Beckett) and made Jack captain for 13 years in exchange for 100 years of service aboard Jones' ship.

### *At World's End* (2007)

Lord Beckett gains power over Davy Jones, and with the help of Jones' ship, the*Flying Dutchman*, he is now executing his plans to extinguish piracy forever. To stand against the East India Trading Co., Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa, and the crew of the *Black Pearl* set out to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. As one of the Nine Pirate Lords, Jack is needed in order to summon an ancient goddess with the power to defeat Beckett's forces.

### *On Stranger Tides* (2011)

Captain Jack Sparrow is on a quest to find the fabled Fountain of Youth and crosses paths with a former lover, Angelica. She forces Jack aboard the *Queen Anne's Revenge*, a ship captained by the infamous pirate Blackbeard, Angelica's father. Both are also in search of the Fountain; Angelica to save her father's soul, Blackbeard to escape a prophecy of his demise at the hands of a one-legged man. Joining the hunt is former pirate captain Barbossa, now a privateer in King George II's Navy, who is in a race against the Spanish for the Fountain of Youth.

### *Dead Men Tell No Tales* (2017)

"Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow(Johnny Depp) finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea, including him. Captain Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendaryTrident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas."

## Crew and other[edit]

 Producer
 Writer
Stuart Beattie
Jay Wolpert
 Music
Rodrigo y Gabriela
 Cinematographer
 Running time

## Notes and references

1. ↑ Rebecca Ford (2015-02-17). "'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Plot, Casting Announced as Production Begins". *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 2015-02-18.

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