Pirates of the Caribbean is a series of three adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. They are based on a Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name, and follow the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, portrayed by Johnny Depp. The trilogy was first released on the big screen on July 9, 2003 with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. After the unexpected success of the first film, Walt Disney Pictures revealed that a trilogy was in the works. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was released three years later on July 7, 2006. The sequel proved to be very successful, breaking records worldwide the day of its premiere. In the end it acquired a total of $1,066,179,725 at the worldwide box office, becoming the third and fastest film to reach this staggering amount. The last film in the trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released worldwide on May 25, 2007. Altogether, the film franchise has grossed over $2.79 billion worldwide.

FILMS:

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl


2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest


3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End


CASTS: Who do you want to be?


THE PIRATE LORDS:

neowoofer_animelover ~~~~~1. Captain Jack Sparrow:An eccentric pirate noted for a slightly drunken swagger, accompanied by slurred speech and awkwardly flailing hand gestures. His obsession for rum is only matched by his obsession with regaining the Black Pearl, which he captained ten years before. Jack uses his wits rather than weapons, and has gained a reputation with made up stories of how he escaped from the deserted island he was put on. He is hunted by the Kraken because of his unpaid blood debt to Davy Jones. He is searching for the Dead Man's Chest to free himself from Jones' servitude.


chitsuki-san ~~~~~2. Captain Hector Barbossa: Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea, he was the first mate of the Black Pearl under Jack's command before leading a mutiny. Although killed by Sparrow a year before, a resurrected Barbossa returns to lead the Black Pearl crew to the World's End. Rush said that in the film, Barbossa becomes more of a cunning politician.[2] Depp said he was pleased he got more screentime with Rush than in the first film. "We're like a couple of old ladies fighting over their knitting needles", he said.


~~~~~3. Elizabeth Swann is the Pirate Lord of the South China Sea and Pirate King of the Brethren Court. She inherited her pirate lordship from Sao Feng, who gave her his piece of eight (a necklace with jade carved into in a monkey's fist) after he was mortally wounded. Swann and her crew arrived late to the Court, at which time she announced Sao Feng's death and her new status. During the Court, she was elected king with a combination of her and Sparrow's votes. Elizabeth promptly declared war against the East India Trading Company. At the conclusion of At World's End, it was unclear if Elizabeth maintained her positions from the Brethren Court, as she had raised her and Will's son.
Her ship is the 15-cannon junk Empress which she inherited from Sao Feng carrying a Jolly Roger, based on that of Thomas Tew.
She is portrayed by Keira Knightley.


bxu_spencer ~~~~~3. Captain Sao Feng: Pirate Lord of the South China Sea, he captains the Chinese ship The Empress. He has a bad history with Sparrow and is reluctant to aid in his rescue from Davy Jones' Locker. "Sao Feng" (啸风) means "Howling Wind" in Chinese. Chow was confirmed to be playing Feng in July 2005 while production of the second film was on hiatus. Chow relished playing the role, even helping out crew members with props.


~~~~~4. Ammand the Corsair is the Turkish Pirate Lord of the Black Sea who flourished during the golden age of piracy among the Barbary Corsairs.During the Fourth Brethren Court, he was one of the lords who strongly disagreed in freeing Calypso from her human form.He revealed his piece of eight as a small, pewter brandy goblet used by outcast sisters in a Spanish monastery, out casted due to "certain doings" with the Corsair.
Like many Barbary pirates of the time, Ammand was once a prisoner and galley slave who advanced onto "the upper decks". Ammand was a pirate of the caliphs of North Africa who associated himself with the Ottoman Empire to control regions between Morocco and Turkey, and was also the founder of the highly organized privateers called "Corsairs". Ammand is wanted for piracy along the Barbary Coast and the Black Sea, as well as for numerous crimes against the Roman Catholic Church (including robbing other Christian trade ships, property theft, and assaulting a nun). The East India Trading Company has a bounty of 4400 guineas for his capture or death.
His ship is the 10-cannon galley Seref and is portrayed by Ghassan Massoud.


~~~~~5. Chevalle, the Penniless Frenchman, is the French Pirate Lord of the Mediterranean Sea. He hails from Marseille, the trading capital of France. At the Fourth Brethren Court, he presented his piece of eight as the Queen of Spades (which "trumps" all other pieces) and was against setting Calypso free. Awaiting with the pirate armada was his ship, the 16-cannon brig Fancy, displaying his Jolly Roger based on the flag of Stede Bonnet.
Chevalle is wanted for attempting to steal from the Swiss Bank, committing piracy in the Mediterranean Sea and French seas and robbing both weak and wealthy trade ships in Europe which traded between the Old World and the New World in French Caribbean Colonies such as Montserrat and Haiti for years. He also robbed the Spanish treasure fleets of Eduardo Villanueva as they returned from New World locales such as Mexico (which caused them to have a standing rivalry). He is also wanted for defacing and destroying French property on land and at sea. The East India Trading Company has a bounty of 6000 guineas for his capture or death.
He is portrayed by Marcel Iureş.


music_mup ~~~~~6. Mistress Ching is the Chinese Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean. While her appearance may have been frail, she was known for being very vicious and dangerous to her enemies. And though blind, she commanded a vast fleet of hundreds of junks along the Chinese Coast, gaining power after her husband's demise. During the pirate conclave, she proposed remaining within Shipwreck City rather than attack Beckett's armada, claiming that their fortress was impregnable. Her piece of eight is revealed as a small pair of pince-nez.


~~~~~7. Gentleman Jocard is the African Pirate Lord of the Atlantic Ocean. This is not his true name however, as he adopted it from his former slave master from New Orleans. Jocard became a pirate after leading a slave revolt against his owners and escaping into the open sea. At the Fourth Brethren Court, he was among the pirate lords deeply opposed to freeing Calypso from her mortal shell. He also presented his piece of eight as a tobacco cutter stolen from his former slave plantation. He took to using his piece to cut out tongues.Jocard's ship is seen as the 28-cannon frigate Ranger. The Jolly Roger which his ship bears is based on Bartholomew Roberts' second flag.
The "charming" presence of Jocard is said to hide his sharp and brilliant mind. Prior to the events of At World's End, he led his pirates from New Orleans Port to access both the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. He has also a tendency to dip into mystery and the supernatural. Jocard is wanted for leading a slave insurrection, committing crimes against the Crown, assuming a false identity (his former master), and for committing piracy in the British Isles and the Atlantic Ocean. The East India Trading Company has a bounty of 3600 guineas for his capture or death. The character is also known to be "the ladies' man".
Jocard is portrayed by Hakeem Kae-Kazim.
Because Shanghai was the maritime capital, Ching made a "comfortable living" there. She is wanted for piracy in the Pacific Ocean, running a bordello and gambling house, cutting off ears as souvenirs and smuggling trade goods between China and Japan (and possibly more, as she had traveled five of the Seven Seas). She is also wanted for victimizing opponents (usually through beheading), sacking and pillaging numerous villages and collaborating with secret societies to systematically extort local merchants. The East India Trading Company had a bounty of 3400 guineas for her capture or death. However, it was revealed in the At World's End DVD, that she was of the few Pirate lords to retire properly, finally settling down in Canton as a wealthy lady.
The character is portrayed by actress Takayo Fischer.


~~~~~8. Sri Sumbhajee, a former Hindu Priest, is the fictional Pirate Lord of the Indian Ocean. In the Fourth Brethren Court, he presented his piece of eight as a snuff box made out of a small calf horn. He rarely spoke, and opted to whisper of signal to his aides, to have them repeat or answer on his behalf. However, when Elizabeth was named king and declared to fight, it was revealed that he spoke in a high-pitched, falsetto voice. He used his interpreters to hide his "naturally delicate and ladylike voice". His ship, the 8-cannon boutre Otter, is seen among other pirate ships during the battle between the pirates and the East India Trading Company.
The fictional Indian pirate is wanted for plundering numerous rich merchant ships (particularly ships of the East India Trading Company) to trade between India and the Arab World. He is as well wanted for levying taxes, committing piracy in the Indian Ocean, issuing his own currency, and for blockading Bombay Port and extracting ransom. The East India Trading Company has a bounty of 2800 guineas for his capture or death. Sumbhajee is also known to bring fear into others with unknown supernatural powers.
He is portrayed by Marshall Manesh.


ShadowShinobi ~~~~~9. Eduardo Villanueva is the Spanish Pirate Lord of the Adriatic Sea. At the Court, Villanueva produced a broken bottleneck with a string tied to it as his piece of eight. His piece helped him win a "legendary and life-threatening" bar fight. Villanueva strongly agreed with Barbossa to free Calypso, unlike his other colleagues, proclaiming it is what Sao Feng would have done. Within the armada of the pirates was seen his 44-cannon galleon, Centurion. His Jolly Roger, based on the flag of Edward Teach, is seen as it is hoisted.
He was a privateer and crossed swords with the Barbary Corsairs. From the Canary Islands, Villanueva purloined European trade ships as well. He has traveled the Seven Seas and is known to make port in the Philippines and South America. He had a heated rivalry with character Chevalle, due to both firing on each others' ships in the New World, and he engaged in a fight with him in At World's End. Both of their countries shared this animosity, Spain and France. The character of Villanueva is wanted for gold pilfering, instigating and participating in a bar fight, and for committing piracy in Spanish seas and the Adriatic Sea.. The East India Trading Company had a bounty of 2000 guineas for his capture or death. Eduardo Villanueva, like his colleague Ching, retired within the aristocracy of Europe, after having such well connections with the government of Spain.
He was portrayed by Sergio Calderón.




OTHER

nyckage ~~~~~William "Will" Turner Jr.: A blacksmith turned pirate, and the son of the pirate "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, a crewman on the Flying Dutchman, commanded by Davy Jones. Will eventually becomes the Captain of the "Flying Dutchman" after killing Davy Jones. Will hopes to free his father, and marry Elizabeth.

Arkh ~~~~~Davy Jones: Captain of the Flying Dutchman. The main antagonist, Davy Jones was human long ago. Unable to bear the pain of losing his true love, he carved out his heart and put it into the Dead Man's Chest, then buried it in a secret location. He has become a bizarre creature — part octopus, part crab, part man — and collects the souls of dead or dying sailors to serve aboard his ship for one hundred years.

~~~~~Tartaglia was a thief who used the Timekeeper (a magical watch that could manipulate time) as a false piece of eight at the Third Court to fool the other pirate lords of the time into believing he was one of them. His ultimate fate is unknown, but it is known that the Third Court ended badly

~~~~~Lord Cutler Beckett: Chairman of the East India Trading Company and the main villain of the film. Beckett possesses Davy Jones' heart, thus controlling the world's oceans and seven seas.

akarianangel ~~~~~Tia Dalma/Calypso: A witch who travels with the Black Pearl crew to rescue Jack, she also raised Hector Barbossa from the dead at the conclusion of Dead Man's Chest and is the woman Davy Jones fell in love with. She is a goddess who was bound in human form by the first Brethren Court, because they believed that the power of the seas should belong to man and not to her. She has the ability to raise the dead, imply curses, voodoo and witchcraft, and is in touch with the elements when in human form. When unleashed, she becomes numerous crabs and a maelstrom and is again able to control the seas and weather.

~~~~~Commodore Norrington: An officer in the Royal Navy who is in love with Elizabeth, and also has a deep-seated dislike for pirates. He considers Jack Sparrow to be, "the worst pirate I have ever heard of".

~~~~~William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Sr.: Will's father, he is cursed to serve an eternity aboard The Flying Dutchman. As he slowly loses his humanity to the sea, he becomes mentally confused, barely recognizing his own son.

~~~~~Joshamee Gibbs: Jack's loyal and superstitious first mate. He was once a sailor for the Royal Navy. He is usually the one who tells the legends of Jack Sparrow.

~~~~~James Norrington: Promoted to the rank of admiral, he has an alliance with Lord Beckett and the East India Trading Company after stealing the heart of Davy Jones and bargaining it to Cutler Beckett in exchange for his career. He is also Elizabeth's former fiancé and still loves her.

~~~~~Pintel: A slightly mischievous, stolid member of Jack's crew.

~~~~~Ragetti: A Black Pearl crewman and Pintel's eccentric companion who wears a wooden eye.

~~~~~Weatherby Swann: Governor of Port Royal, Jamaica. He is Elizabeth's father and is trapped in Beckett's service.

X02fighter ~~~~~Captain Teague: A pirate and the Keeper of the Pirata Codex for the Brethren Court. He is Jack Sparrow's father, and keeps Jack's dead mother's shrunken head with him. Richards, who partially inspired Johnny Depp's portrayal of Sparrow, was meant to appear in Dead Man's Chest, but there was no room for him in the story, and he almost missed filming a scene in At World's End following injuries sustained by falling out of a palm tree. In June 2006, Verbinski finally managed to make room in Richards' schedule to shoot that September.

~~~~~Anamaria: A female pirate furious with Jack Sparrow for stealing her boat. He promises her the Interceptor in an attempt to assuage her anger.