From there, the adventure takes off as the trio must find the key to unlock a mysterious box known as the "Dead Man's Chest" sought by Davy Jones. Will and Elizabeth must first rescue Sparrow from a strange island where he has been mistaken for a God by a cannibalistic tribe who plan to make a meal out of the good captain and set his Earthly spirit free. It seems that Captain Jack owes a blood debt to one of the most feared and legendary pirates on the high seas, the great Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), who rules the ocean depths in the Flying Dutchman. Subtitled Dead Man's Chest, part two finds Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) on the verge of holy matrimony when they are pulled back into another adventure with Sparrow (Johnny Depp). Sparrow isn't the whole movie, but Verbinski, Bruckheimer and writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio were smart enough to realize that Jack is the key component to all future Pirates movies. And now Jack is back, along with the rest of the cast in slightly more supporting roles. After a billion dollars worldwide box office, the call came down from the mouse house: Two sequels, shot back-to-back. Now, Pirates was a smash, audiences loved Sparrow and couldn't wait for more.
The role bumped Depp up to A-list status for the first time. But reason number one that Pirates of the Caribbean worked was Johnny Depp's unforgettable characterization of Captain Jack Sparrow. The action was fun, the sets were exceptional, and the supporting characters were wildly original and fun. Pirates of the Caribbean was a rollicking adventure-epic, a return to the action-driven popcorn films of matinee idols like Errol Flynn. Critics love Johnny Depp, but he never had the box office clout to carry a blockbuster. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley were up-and-coming, but Bloom was best known for looking quite different as an elf in the Lord of the Rings films and Keira was that hot British chick from some soccer movie. Finally, almost the whole cast was a question mark. Besides, Pirates was based on a theme park ride - rarely a good indicator for a rich storyline (The Country Bears movie had tanked just a few months prior). The last major entry was Cutthroat Island, and we all know how that went. First and foremost was that the pirate genre was long-since dead. Sure, it was the director of The Ring and uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, but there were a whole lot more what-ifs. Back in the early summer of 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean was more of a joke than a highly anticipated summer blockbuster.
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