~ Throughout the film, Barbossa is seen holding a Granny Smith apple, which originates in Australia, with the intent for it to be the first thing he eats. Geoffrey Rush, who plays Barbossa, is himself Australian.
~ Orlando Bloom's character shares the name of real-life Captain William Thomas Turner (1856-1933), Captain of the RMS Lusitania. (He wasn't a pirate? Sad.)
~ The movie is inspired by and takes its theme from, the popular theme park ride of the same name. [I am pretty sure all of us PotC nerds (Or not) know this by now.]
~ Steven Spielberg wanted Sylvester McCoy for the role of Governor Swann.
~ In the original draft of the script, Barbossa was Italian not English. (Imagine that... *winces offline*)
~ The film's title in German translates to "Curse of the Caribbean".
~ The figurehead of the HMS Dauntless carrying Elizabeth and Governor Swann at the beginning of the movie is actually the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. It is the figurehead of an actual ship of the line, the HMS Victory, which participated in the Trafalgar Battle against combined French and Spanish navies under the command of Lord Horatio Nelson in 1805. HMS Victory is now preserved at Portsmouth, England, as a museum and is the oldest commissioned warship in the world. She still has a captain and crew, although is no longer seaworthy, having been in dry dock since 1922. The crest holds the French motto of the British monarchs "Dieu et Mon Droit" (God and my right) and the Old French motto of the Order of the Garter "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (Evil be unto him that thinks evil).
~ Amanda Bynes, Jessica Alba, and Jaimie Alexander were considered for the role of Elizabeth Swann.
~ Governor Swann's first name is Weatherby, Commodore Norrington's is James, and Barbossa's is Hector. The latter is revealed on the DVD commentary with Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski.
~ The Pirates of the Caribbean series is the 12th highest-grossing franchise ever.
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