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Johnny Depp originally wanted "Captain Jack Sparrow" to have no nose! He also suggested that the character should be afraid of things like pepper and have a cold. However, his proposals were rejected by Disney... what a pity!
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The powder that is scattered all over "Will" after "William Tuner" and "Jack Sparrow" have a fight, is, in fact, chocolate powder.
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During a night shoot, the boat on which Keira Knightley, her mother, and the skipper were on board capsized as it headed back to shore. Although no one there was injured, it was decided that the night scenes should be shot in a studio.
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Robert De Niro was initially offered the role of "Jack Sparrow". He refused because he thought that the film would not be a success.
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The third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean is the most expensive film ever made, costing a huge $300 million, which means it was more expensive to produce than all three of The Lord Of The Rings movies together.
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At Disneyland, there was already a ride called "Pirates of the Caribbean" before the film was produced. Elements of the ride were used in the film. In one such scene, "Jack" and his cellmate are trapped. His cellmate wants to coax the watchdog, who has the key to the cell, to come closer. However, "Jack" tells him not to bother, saying, "the dog will not move anyway," an allusion to the fact that the dog in the Disneyland attraction does not move either.
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In the first draft of the screenplay, "Captain Barbossa," who was eventually played by the amazing Geoffrey Rush, was Italian and not English.
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Keira Knightley almost missed her audition as "Elizabeth Swann" because she was stuck in a traffic jam! Imagine if she never got the role!
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In the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, "Barbossa's" first name "Hector" is mentioned for the first time. There was initially no intention of giving "Barbossa" a first name, but Johnny Depp made a joke about "Barbossa" meaning "Hector" in some DVD bonus material which fans then took seriously, which is why the producers then decided to use it in the film.
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The scene in which "Jack" and "Elizabeth" kiss was not included in Orlando Bloom's script so that the actor's response to the kiss would be more authentic.
Johnny Depp was (and still is) amazing as "Captain Jack Sparrow" in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
We've found some trivia all true fans of the "Black Pearl" should know. Check out all the facts in our gallery!
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