Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead man's Chest

[Improv Geek]

No I'm not kidding, it's up on IMDB that their working on PotC 2 now and it is due out in 2006. Here's the IMDB link (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/). Looks like we're going to see the return of my favorite pirate, Pintel. You know, the friend of the guy with the wooden eye. Why? I can't imagine other than to placate fans. But he's there.

And looks like there's going to be some flashback as they've listed Stellan Stersgard as Bootstrap Bill. Not quite the casting I was expecting. But I suppose he can make it work.

Thoughts? Opinions?

[Shirley Ujest]

YAY!

That's all I gots to say!

[DrMemory]

I went to school with Lee Arenberg, and he was an affable chap way back when.
I didn't know he went into acting, and was quite surprized to see his name in the credits. Did a quick google search, and there he was. Ya never know where old friends turn up. He's actually the second person I went to school with who has turned to acting. the other was a nice stoner-dude named Emilio Estevez. With his family background, tho, I guess he was a natural.

[TwoTrouts]

I read somewhere that Keith Richards had been cast as Jack Sparrow's father, but I do not see his name in the cast listings. Maybe it was for PotC 3, which is also in production.

[Improv Geek]

I read somewhere that Keith Richards had been cast as Jack Sparrow's father, but I do not see his name in the cast listings. Maybe it was for PotC 3, which is also in production.

I never heard it as official, I only heard that Depp was encouraging the casting. So we'll see if they might be keeping it under wraps or if it never came to fruition...

[Jonathan Chance]

No I'm not kidding, it's up on IMDB that their working on PotC 2 now and it is due out in 2006. Here's the IMDB link (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383574/). Looks like we're going to see the return of my favorite pirate, Pintel. You know, the friend of the guy with the wooden eye. Why? I can't imagine other than to placate fans. But he's there.

And looks like there's going to be some flashback as they've listed Stellan Stersgard as Bootstrap Bill. Not quite the casting I was expecting. But I suppose he can make it work.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Doesn't have to be a flashback. I always thought one of the plot holes was 'Where was Bootstrap Bill?

1. He's under the curse.
2. They dump him over the side weighted down
3. He can't be killed.
4. He hits bottom in the Caribbean (can't be TOO deep)
5. He walks to shore underwater

So it's perfectly reasonable to assume that he's out there somewhere...no longer under the curse and living some form of life.

[Menocchio]

I never heard it as official, I only heard that Depp was encouraging the casting. So we'll see if they might be keeping it under wraps or if it never came to fruition...

If I had to guess, I'd say Richards would only be in it for a quick joke (since the plot seems to be more about Boostrap, Will's dad, and Elizabeth's dad will probably return as well), and doesn't merit full credits at this early stage.

POTC was surprisingly fun. I'm looking forward to this.

[Ponder Stibbons]

Woooo!!! I can't wait!!!

I wonder if the official release date will be September 19, 2006?

[well he's back]

Yes, I'm looking forward to it too. In addition to Depp, they kept the same writers which was really, really important.

[Scuba_Ben]

4. He hits bottom in the Caribbean (can't be TOO deep)Oh yes it can. The Turks & Caicos Bank is about 50 to 70 feet deep -- then you get to the wall, which drops off to at least several hundred feet. This is well below crush depth for normal people. But who knows how it would affect a zombie pirate?

I'm definitely looking forward to PotC2. I'll raise a mug o' grog hoping that it's more fun than the first one!

[Malodorous]

Oh yes it can. The Turks & Caicos Bank is about 50 to 70 feet deep -- then you get to the wall, which drops off to at least several hundred feet. This is well below crush depth for normal people. But who knows how it would affect a zombie pirate?

Course he could have just untied himself on the way down and swan to the surface. Really, drowning is a stupid way to kill a zombie pirate.

He's actually the second person I went to school with who has turned to acting. the other was a nice stoner-dude named Emilio Estevez. With his family background, tho, I guess he was a natural.

I loved him in Wall Street!!

[Johnny L.A.]

POTC was surprisingly fun. I'm looking forward to this.
No I'm not kidding, it's up on IMDB that their working on PotC 2
So is POTC 2 about The Resurrection? Easter? And what's it have to do with Pirates of the Caribbean? :confused:
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[UncleRojelio]

I never heard it as official, I only heard that Depp was encouraging the casting. So we'll see if they might be keeping it under wraps or if it never came to fruition...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449088/

It's on IMDB so it must be true.

[ITR champion]

A few months ago there was a notice on the IMDB news section that representatives of the natives of some Caribbean island were upset that the sequel depicts them as cannibals, which they claim is historically inaccurate. A Disney spokesperson responded that the cannibalism angle was integral to the plot of the sequel, and could not be avoided.

[Jenny Haniver]

...But why is the rum gone?









Somebody had to say it.

[smiling bandit]

Qued Spoiler

Caribbean island were upset that the sequel depicts them as cannibals, which they claim is historically inaccurate.

And Swashbuckling Zombie Pirates are? :rolleyes:


The Director did direct the Mexican, but we can forgive him that.

[MovieMogul]

Course he could have just untied himself on the way down and swan to the surface. Really, drowning is a stupid way to kill a zombie pirate.



I loved him in Wall Street!!Wrong Estevez.

I heard that Richards hadn't been confirmed, and they were just going to wing his participation--if he shows up that day (for presumably a cameo), then great. If not, well he is Keith Richards, so they aren't going to depend too much on his participation.

[Algernon]

The Turks & Caicos Bank is about 50 to 70 feet deep -- then you get to the wall, which drops off to at least several hundred feet. If by several you mean about 70, then you're correct. :)

I was diving there just a year ago, and when I read your post I recalled that on the dive they mentioned that the wall went straight down for a mile and a half! Sure enough, this site (http://www.reefrunnerssc.com/diving.htm) says 7,000 feet deep. The trench is known as the Columbus Passage.

[Chronos]

4. He hits bottom in the Caribbean (can't be TOO deep)And even if it is, hey, we all know he only stays there for 20 minutes. In 1660.

[teela brown]

I read on the IMDB message board that Keith Richards is asking for enormous amounts of money for a small cameo, so they're thinking of 86'ing his part.

[cormac262]

I read on the IMDB message board that Keith Richards is asking for enormous amounts of money for a small cameo, so they're thinking of 86'ing his part.

Seems reasonable that Keith'd be asking for a lot of money. After all, it would be










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Blood money ;-)

(Someone had to say it)

[Tracy Lord]

Yes, I'm looking forward to it too. In addition to Depp, they kept the same writers which was really, really important.

Bolding mine. Yes. REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT.

Most people credit Johnny Depp for the success of the first film, but for my part, I think it's clear that the screenplay was the best thing about it. Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio know exactly how to play action camp so that it's engaging and funny, AND they have their pegs completely in line re: secondary character motivation, allegory, film and media precedents/homages, mythological and archetypal backgrounds for their character types....

Their commentary is one of my favorite parts of the DVD. They go from talking about Jack Sparrow's relation to the Trickster archetype to calling the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark on the high seas" to discussing Commodore Norrington's absolute ethics versus everyone else's relative ethics. Those guys know what they're doing, and it definitely shows.

[Scissorjack]

Welcome to the Caribbean, love. As I understand it, the eytomology of "cannibal" is derived from the Caribs, the tribes indigenous to Cuba and Haiti whom the Caribbean was named after {and from whom Caliban in The Tempest also got his name}. No idea whether they did eat human flesh or not, but any complaints may be about five centuries too late, since I believe they were all exterminated anyway.

[ITR champion]

Those guys know what they're doing, and it definitely shows.

Amen. It's really amazing that some people think that producing pure entertainment is easy. If it was easy, there would be a lot more high-quality pure entertainment out there. In a typical year, Hollywood doesn't produce a single action-adventure film that will be remembered ten years later.

On another note, the fact that the actors get far more attention than the writers is an age-old truth.