Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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 Promotional poster for the film featuring Jack Sparrow |
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| Directed by | Gore Verbinski |
| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Written by | Ted Elliott Terry Rossio |
| Starring | Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom Keira Knightley Stellan Skarsgård Bill Nighy with Chow Yun-Fat and Geoffrey Rush |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
| Editing by | Stephen E. Rivkin Craig Wood |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Company Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  May 25, 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is the third part of the trilogy initiated by the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and followed by the 2006 film Dead Man's Chest. At World's End is directed by Gore Verbinski, the director of the previous two films. The film's cast includes returnees Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport, Tom Hollander and Naomie Harris. Chow Yun-Fat makes his first appearance in the franchise as one of the film's antagonists. Keith Richards also makes an appearance as Jack Sparrow's father. Disney has announced a global release date of May 25, 2007.
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[edit] Plot
At the conclusion of Dead Man's Chest, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and company find refuge with Tia Dalma, who offers them the opportunity to rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker. Tia Dalma announces they will need a captain, "who knows those waters," prompting the reappearance of Captain Barbossa, who was believed to be dead.
In the third film, the crew travel to Singapore to steal a navigational chart from the Chinese pirate Sao Feng, which will lead them to the World's End.[1] They journey through a frozen ocean[2] before sailing over an enormous waterfall[2] into Davy Jones' Locker.[3] While imprisoned there, Jack Sparrow is confronted with the many facets of his character,[4] before being rescued by Will, Elizabeth and the crew.[2] Despite their mutual animosity and distrust,[5] Sparrow and Barbossa form an alliance when they discover a more sinister threat has arisen; Cutler Beckett, who now possesses the heart of Davy Jones, has begun purging piracy with the commanded assistance of Jones and the Flying Dutchman.[2] The world's pirates gather for a meeting known as the Brethren of the Coast, consisting of nine pirate lords,[4] including Feng,[6] as the stage is set for a climatic battle between pirates, the Royal Navy, and the East India Trading Company at an enormous whirlpool.[2]
[edit] Production
Parts of the third film were shot during location filming of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2005. A large tank was used in the Bahamas for filming scenes involving ships at sea, where most of the film takes place.[7] Production of Dead Man's Chest ended March 2006. Filming for "World's End" was unusual in that whilst shooting, the writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had not finished the script. According to the writers, the rushing to complete it helped the actors give more spontaneity to their performances.[7] When the first fifty-seven pages of the script's early draft were leaked onto the Internet, they were quickly removed by Disney. Cowriter Ted Elliott stated on Disney's official Pirates of the Caribbean message board that, "there's already significant differences," between the early draft and actual shooting.[8]
The third film resumed filming August 3, 2006 and continued until early 2007 for 70 days off the California coast.[9] Other locations included the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah[10] and Niagara Falls.[11] A Disney representative denied that At World's End would be the title of the third film in July 2006,[12] but on August 31, 2006 Terry Rossio confirmed that the third film's title would be At World's End after all.[13]
A particular point-of-contention was the casting of Keith Richards, who was partially Johnny Depp's inspiration for his character, as Jack Sparrow's father. Richards was finally confirmed by Verbinski to be joining the third film on June 23, 2006.[14] Actor Bill Nighy said Richards filmed his scenes drunk.[15]
According to producer Jerry Bruckheimer, filming finished in January 2007.[4] The film's first cut was three hours.[16]
[edit] Cast
- Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow: Having been swallowed by the Kraken, Sparrow is to spend eternity in Davy Jones' Locker. That is, until a rescue party arrives, and he returns to battle his nemesis, Davy Jones. Sparrow also owes an enormous amount of money to most of the pirate lords.[2]
- Orlando Bloom as Will Turner: A blacksmith turned pirate, and the son of the pirate Bootstrap Bill Turner.
- Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann: The governor's daughter who is engaged to Turner, she betrayed Sparrow by sacrificing him to the Kraken to save herself and the others at the end of Dead Man's Chest.
- Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa: The former first mate, and later captain, of the Black Pearl, he led a mutiny against Captain Jack Sparrow eleven years earlier. Although killed by Sparrow at the end of the first film, a resurrected Barbossa returns to lead The Black Pearl crew to World's End to rescue Sparrow.
- Chow Yun-Fat as Captain Sao Feng: The Pirate Lord of Singapore, he captains the Chinese ship The Empress. "Sao Feng" (嘯風) means "Howling Wind" in Chinese.
- Bill Nighy provides motion capture and the voice for Davy Jones: The ghostly ruler of the ocean depths and captain of The Flying Dutchman, to whom Sparrow owed a blood debt. His heart was stolen by Jack Sparrow, then in turn by Norrington, and he is now in the service of Lord Cutler Beckett.
- Jack Davenport as Admiral James Norrington: He is in an alliance with Lord Beckett and the East India Trading Company after stealing the heart of Davy Jones and bargaining it to Cutler Beckett for his career. He is also Elizabeth's former fiancé.
- Stellan Skarsgård as "Bootstrap Bill" Turner: Will Turner's father, he is cursed to serve an eternity aboard The Flying Dutchman.
- Tom Hollander as Lord Cutler Beckett: The principal antagonist and chairman of the East India Trading Company. He possesses Davy Jones' heart, and thus in control of the seven seas.
- Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs: Sparrow's loyal first mate.
- Naomie Harris as Tia Dalma: A witch who travels with the former Black Pearl crew to rescue Sparrow. She is more powerful than the crew realizes.[17]
- Lee Arenberg as Pintel: Ragetti's buddy and another member of Sparrow's crew.
- Mackenzie Crook as Ragetti: A member of Sparrow's crew with a wooden eye.
- Jonathan Pryce as Governor Weatherby Swann: Governor of Port Royal, Jamaica. He is Elizabeth's father and is trapped in Beckett's service.
- Keith Richards as Captain Grant Sparrow: Jack's father.
- Dominic Scott Kay in an unconfirmed role.[18]
[edit] Marketing
At the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con International, two minutes of footage was shown including Captain Jack Sparrow having to convince the crew to run back and forth on the shipdeck to rock a ship over and a fight between Sparrow and Davy Jones on top of a crow's nest in a storm.[19]
After a muted publicity campaign, the trailer finally debuted at ShoWest 2007.[20] It was shown on March 18, 2007 at a special screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl named "Pirates Ultimate Fan Event". The trailer was shown on March 19 during Dancing with the Stars and debuted online afterwards.[21]
Action figures are set for release in late April.[22] Board games such as a Collectors Edition Chess Set, Monopoly Game and Pirates Dice Game (Liar's Dice) are set for release. Master Replicas have made sculptures of characters and replicas of jewelery and the Dead Man's Chest.[23] A video game with the same title as the film is scheduled for release on May 22, 2007 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, PlayStation 2, PC and Nintendo DS formats.[24]
[edit] Sequel
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 whilst a fourth film may happen, it is more likely that "for right now, the trilogy is designed to come to a conclusion."[25] Johnny Depp stated that he would love to play Jack Sparrow for another trilogy "if they had a good script."[26]
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."[16]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Bath House" Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Official Site. Walt Disney Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f Gore Verbinski. (2007). Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Trailer). Walt Disney Pictures.
- ^ "Davy Jones' Locker" Pirates of the Caribbean Official Site. Walt Disney Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
- ^ a b c Aubrey Day. "The End is Nigh", Total Film, April 2007, p. 120-125.
- ^ Competing Captains. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
- ^ "The Blockbuster Preview 2007", Empire Issue 212, February 2007, pp. 72.
- ^ a b According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's Chest [DVD]. Buena Vista.
- ^ Major Script Spoilers for POTC 3. KeepToTheCode.com (2006-06-30). Retrieved on 2006-07-13.
- ^ Jeff Otto. "Pirates 3 production details", IGN, 2006-06-28. Retrieved on 2006-10-30.
- ^ "Captain Jack Sparrow Landed In Utah Last Week", KSL News, 2006-08-09. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ "Third Pirates filmed at Niagara Falls", Coming Soon.net, 2006-10-30. Retrieved on 2006-10-30.
- ^ Jeff Otto. "Pirates 3 Gets a Name?", IGN, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on 2006-09-20.
- ^ "Pirates 3 Title Confirmed", IGN, 2006-09-01. Retrieved on 2006-09-20.
- ^ Jeff Otto. "Keith Richards Aboard Pirates 3", IGN, 2006-06-23. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ Roger Friedman. "'Pirates 3': Keith Richards Rolls In", Fox News, 2006-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ a b "Exclusive interview: Terry Rossio", Moviehole, 2007-02-12. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Joe Utichi. "Exclusive Interview with Naomie Harris - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", FilmFocus.co.uk, 2006-07-06. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
- ^ Robert Sanchez. "Will We See A Young Jack Sparrow In The Third Installment Of Pirates Of The Caribbean?", IESB, 2006-12-03. Retrieved on 2006-12-10.
- ^ Brent. "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Footage Revealed!", Comingsoon.net, 2006-07-23. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ Edward Douglas. "Disney Kicks Off ShoWest Opening Ceremony", Comingsoon.net, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Walt Disney Pictures. "Pirates Trailer to Debut March 19!", Comingsoon.net, 2007-03-09. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
- ^ Nisha Gopalan. "First Look! Toy Fair '07", Entertainment Weekly, 2007-02-09. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ Edward Douglas. "Pirates of the Caribbean at Toy Fair '07!", Comingsoon.net, 2007-02-13. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- ^ Disney Interactive Studios. "Pirates to Set Sail on Consoles and Handhelds", Comingsoon.net, 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ Edward Douglas. "EXCL: The Swashbucklin' Pirates Writers!", Comingsoon.net, 2006-12-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ Stax. "Depp on More Pirates", IGN, 2006-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End trailer and clip at Yahoo! Movies
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pirate Player at Disney
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End at the Internet Movie Database
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End at Rotten Tomatoes
