Pirates of the Caribbean Facts

On Stranger Tides

For some odd reason, imdb.com's O.S.T. trivia page has only forty-one facts. So this section will only have four parts, I don't know why this is so, but we will roll along with it.

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~ During filming in London a 'Jack Sparrow' impersonator just walked onto the set. The guards did not think to ask for any ID as he looked so much like the character, but he was reported in the English papers. (I believe he got arrested also.)

~ While filming in London in October 2010, Johnny Depp received a letter from a local 9-year old schoolgirl, telling him her classmates needed help to 'mutiny' against her teachers. He turned up with almost no warning at the school in full Sparrow outfit, but advised against mutiny. (I wish I could do that some day.)

~ Penélope Cruz was pregnant throughout production, but it wasn't noticeable until September 2010. As Penélope's baby bump grew, it caused difficulties in wardrobe, so the producers enlisted the help of Cruz's younger sister, Mónica Cruz. According to reports, Penélope filmed the close-up shots, while Mónica doubled for her in the long-distance scenes.

~ Jerry Bruckheimer gave strict instructions to casting directors that actresses auditioning for the mermaid roles must have natural breasts. During shooting of their scenes, they were not allowed outside until dusk in order to avoid spoiling their make-up.

~ After Walt Disney's chairman of 38 years, Dick Cook was fired, Johnny Depp talked to LA Times and said his enthusiasm for the fourth Pirates movie had reduced after Cook left the project. "There's a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment," Depp said. "It was all born in that office." One of the reasons Johnny Depp committed to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) was because he trusted Cook, who supported him while "others at the studio were less than enthusiastic about my interpretation of the character, Dick was there from the first moment. He trusted me."

~ Johnny Depp bought new water proof jackets for 500 crew members on the set to protect them from the cold weather. He spent a total of $64,200 from his own pocket. (He is such a nice guy! Oh yeah, happy Birthday Johnny Depp!)

~ Penélope Cruz was the only choice for the role of Angelica. She agreed to the role without reading the script. (I wonder why...)

~ The real life pirate Blackbeard did indeed have a ship called the Queen Anne's Revenge. It was a vessel that he'd captured from the French navy and renamed. He then used it as his flagship for his own fleet of pirate vessels.

~ Johnny Depp said he agreed to star in this film before "there was a script or anything".

~ The film does make an actual reference to Blackbeard's historical death, in which he was beheaded and then had his head hung from the bow of his own ship. This was after a battle in 1718.