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Was it because of Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow or the adventurous plot, that’s up to the fans to tell.
See full version: Hollywood expected the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” film to fail
Was it because of Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow or the adventurous plot, that’s up to the fans to tell.
Six months after its release, a DVD and VHS editions of the movie were released across the United States and the UK. Over 11 million copies were sold in the first week and were among the first to be sold at the iTunes store. Pirates of the Caribbean also had a UK television premiere on BBC One on Christmas Eve, 2007 and was estimated to have been watched by over 7 million people.
However, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” wouldn’t be the same without Johnny Depp playing the leading role. Although many actors were considered for the part of Jack Sparrow, among them Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken, Depp won the role. His performance was described as ingenious and he won awards from the Screen Actors Guild and the MTV Movie Awards. [links]
The latest in the Disney theme park movie canon, Jungle Cruise, arrives on Friday, and it’s probably not the most encouraging sign that some insiders are already bracing for a less-than-stellar financial return. But Jungle Cruise isn’t so much trying to capture the spirit of the eponymous Disney ride—given that it was recently revamped because of racist caricatures, that’s for the best—as it is trying to ape the multibillion-dollar success story of theme park ride moviemaking: the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Comparatively, the only movie to make more than $1 billion when The Curse of the Black Pearl came out in 2003 was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King—the end of a beloved trilogy that ended up winning all 11 of its categories at the Oscars the following year. Make no mistake, IP was already starting to take over Hollywood when The Curse of the Black Pearl came out in 2003: Return of the King notwithstanding, the highest-grossing movies of the year included two Matrix sequels, X2, and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. But since the MCU kicked off in 2008, it’s become even more difficult for original blockbusters to thrive. Compared to Endgame and The Rise of Skywalker, a movie based on an amusement park ride, with no other franchise connections, seems almost quaint.
When the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl, was released in 2003, the whole idea of turning an amusement park ride into a blockbuster was ridiculous—especially given Disney’s previous failures in the space. But The Curse of the Black Pearl was a legitimate hit and a swashbuckling adventure so universally admired that Johnny Depp even landed an Oscar nomination. (When you think of performances that get on the Oscars’ radar, Captain Jack Sparrow hardly comes to mind.) The Curse of the Black Pearl was the fourth-highest-grossing movie of the year, and a sequel was inevitable. more
Considering the studio is so risk-averse, it’s oddly amusing that theme park movie adaptations have repeatedly come out of the Disney pipeline—it’s a gambit that’s almost always failed. A middling made-for-TV adaptation of Tower of Terror got the ball rolling in 1997, but it wasn’t until the turn of the century that Mouse House started really swinging for the fences: If there’s one thing Mission to Mars (2000), The Country Bears (2002), and The Haunted Mansion (2003) have in common, it’s that their sheer WTF-ness was almost instantly met with quizzical responses. Mission to Mars is perhaps the most notable outlier and was directed by the great Brian De Palma (an auteur who’s as un-Disney as they come); it was based on a ride that was already closed and featured legitimately disturbing death scenes despite being rated PG. (This is also why Mission to Mars unironically rules, scathing reviews be damned.)
“Hang the rules. They’re more like guidelines anyway!” – Elizabeth Swannhere
Pirates of the Caribbean Menu: here
I was inspired to host a little rum tasting right before dinner by my recent trip to Montpelier Plantation on the Caribbean island of Nevis. This is a fun, interactive thing to do with your guests, especially if they are not rum drinkers. Choose at least a white rum, golden rum, spiced rum, and flavored rum. I even served Bambara rum, which you can only buy in Turks and Caicos. The unanimous favorite was my personal favorite, Captain Morgan Private Stock. The favorite white rum was Bambara. here
This is my favorite menu yet, partly because it’s quite easy and so glamorous, but also because it really reminds me so much of my favorite trips to the Caribbean! here
Pair this dish with heavenly ginger lime beurre blanc for a true Caribbean experience! [links]
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Conversely, Knightley didn’t seem too bothered by the pair’s interactions on-screen. more
He added: “But regardless of that it’s always awkward so you kind of just making light of it… that’s the gig.” [links]