Elizabeth discovers a gold medallion around the unconscious boy's neck and hides it, fearing he will be arrested as a pirate. A survivor, Will Turner, is found among the debris. When new governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce) and his 12-year-old daughter, Elizabeth sail to Port Royal, Jamaica, their ship, the HMS Dauntless happen upon a shipwreck, the apparent victim of a pirate attack. Actors considered for the role include Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Tobey Maguire, Christopher Masterson and Christian Bale. In the film he befriends Will Turner, played by Orlando Bloom. Among the actors also considered for the role were Jim Carrey, Christopher Walken and Michael Keaton professional wrestler Kurt Angle auditioned for the role. The lead character is pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp. Additionally, the genre of pirate-themed movies had seen a string of big-budget flops ( Cutthroat Island, and Treasure Planet, among others). When production for the film was first announced in early 2002, movie fans and critics were skeptical of its chances of success the concept of Disney basing a movie upon one of its own theme-park rides seemed to many a crass marketing ploy. Four years later Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' was released, as a standalone film, on May 20, 2011. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, the third film in the series was released on May 25, 2007. It proved to be a success for Walt Disney Pictures and, within weeks of its release, the studio announced that a sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was in development (it was released in the United States on July 7, 2006). Pirates grossed almost $654 million worldwide, becoming the 22nd highest grossing film in the United States. Pirates was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and became the first Walt Disney Pictures release to earn a PG-13 rating by the MPAA (all previous WDP releases were rated G or PG). It was inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Disney theme parks around the world, developed by Walt Disney himself. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) is a pirate adventure film set in the Caribbean somewhere in the early-to-mid 18th century.
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