History Trivia / PiratesOfTheCaribbean

* EpicMovie: If the statistics are to be believed, ''On Stranger Tides'' would be the most expensive film to be produced with a budget of ''$378 million.'' (though part of it is because to cut costs and take advantage of tax benefits, it was mostly shot in the United Kingdom, and the [[UsefulNotes/OldBritishMoney Pound sterling]] always has a higher exchange rate compared to the dollar) Still cheaper than making the series a TwoPartTrilogy, as the $450 million for both ''Dead Man's Chest'' and ''At World's End'' grew up to $500 million (reportedly, $300m alone with the the third movie).

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An entire game, ''Armada of the Damned'' was developed and nearly released, but for unknown reasons, was cancelled.

** The actors were told that TheReveal at the end of ''Dead Man's Chest'' would be of a completely different character - Anamaria, rather than Barbossa - hence their very realistic surprise.

** The actors were told that TheReveal at the end of ''Dead Man's Chest'' would be of a completely different character - Anna Marie, rather than Barbossa - hence their very realistic surprise.

** English Bootstrap Bill is played by Swedish Creator/StellanSkarsgård.

* If the statistics are to be believed, ''On Stranger Tides'' would be the most expensive film to be produced with a budget of ''$378 million.''

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/OrlandoBloom, while never outright bashing Will Turner, had for some time made it bluntly clear that he wanted nothing to do with the character, and Creator/KieraKnightley seems to hold Elizabeth Swann in a similar regard. Predictably, neither returned for [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides the fourth installment]]. These dispositions, however, appear to come not from the characters themselves, but the [[RomanticPlotTumor romance story]] that took over the trilogy. Bloom, meanwhile, seems to have since [[http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/orlando-bloom-open-to-pirates-of-caribbean-5-return-684391.html had a change of heart]].

** Music/KeithRichards, an inspiration for Johnny Depp's portrayal of Jack, as Jack's father.
** There's more than a little [[Series/{{Deadwood}} Al Swearengen]] in Blackbeard, both of whom are played by Ian [=McShane=].

* ActorInspiredElement: Jack Sparrow's way of talking and behaving was basically Johnny Depp adding to a character that was far more low-brow in concept.

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/OrlandoBloom, while never outright bashing Will Turner, had for some time made it bluntly clear that he wanted nothing to do with the character, and Kiera Knightley seems to hold Elizabeth Swann in a similar regard. Predictably, neither returned for [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides the fourth installment]]. These dispositions, however, appear to come not from the characters themselves, but the [[RomanticPlotTumor romance story]] that took over the trilogy. Bloom, meanwhile, seems to have since [[http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/orlando-bloom-open-to-pirates-of-caribbean-5-return-684391.html had a change of heart]].

* FakeNationality: The Scottish Davy Jones is played by the English Bill Nighy (though Nighy himself claimed Jones is Welsh.)
** English Bootstrap Bill is played by Swedish Stellan Skarsgård.

** Jack's "bring me that horizon" at the end of ''Black Pearl'' was ad-libbed by Johnny Depp.

** In ''On Stranger Tides'', while Jack runs in the jungle, he trips and falls - and Johnny Depp made sure to keep into character, by hitting the hole with a sword once he got up again!

** Former Batman actors Creator/MichaelKeaton and ChristianBale were reportedly both considered for the roles of Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner, respectively, before Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom were cast.

* WordOfSaintPaul: Johnny Depp has said that Jack Sparrow has syphilis.

* WordOfSaintPaul: Johnny Depp has said that Jack Sparrow has syphilis.

* RealitySubtext: The real life British East India Company was TheAggressiveDrugDealer that introduced opium to China. And as we all know, drugs are bad, mmmkay?

* WordOfSaintPaul: Johnny Depp has said that Jack Sparrow has syphilis. He also confirmed the long-running fan theory that [[WordOfGay Jack is bisexual]].

* WordOfSaintPaul: Johnny Depp has said that Jack Sparrow has syphilis.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Music/KeithRichards as Jack Sparrow's dad? It seems to have a bit to do with the fact that Johnny Depp drew his primary inspiration for Jack Sparrow from Richards. So it was only natural that Richards would appear as the father of the character himself.
** Anamaria is played by [[Film/StarTrek Zoe]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} Saldana]].
** When did Barbossa gain the qualifications to become [[Film/TheKingsSpeech a therapist for the future king of England?]]
** [[{{Coupling}} Steve]] is Commodore Norrington.
** [[Film/{{Brazil}} Sam Lowry]] is Elizabeth's father, Governor Swann. Alternately, [[Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes he used to run an evil carnival.]]
** [[PrisonBreak Agent Kim]] is Hadras (the ''Dutchman'' crewman whose head kept getting knocked off) and Tai Huang (Sao Feng's main henchman).
** The third movie has [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] basically promoting the use of hanging (all the while people are shown getting executed via the process).
** [[Film/HarryPotter Uncle Vernon]] (Creator/RichardGriffiths) shows up for some [[OneSceneWonder scene-stealing]] as King George.
** [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures The third Valmont]] shows up as Lt. Theodore Groves. He also was once [[Franchise/DragonAge a Templar.]]
** Ladbroc [[VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia has a history of piracy]].
** Ragetti [[Series/TheOfficeUK spent three years in the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant]].
** Legolas is Will Turner.
** And apparently, Lord Beckett was the last guy in his family to be [[Film/InTheLoop any good in a British government position]].
** And in ''On Stranger Tides'', Prime Minister Pelham used to be, of all people, [[Film/VForVendetta the British equivalent of]] [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany Goebbels]].
* HeyItsThatVoice: In the Japanese dub:
** [[HiroakiHirata Jack Sparrow is]] [[OnePiece Sanji]] and [[Manga/BlackLagoon Benny]]
** [[Creator/DaisukeHirakawa Will Turner is]] [[VisualNovel/SchoolDays Makoto Itou]] (Making his role as Will extremely ''HilariousInHindsight'' if you know what happens with both Makoto and Will at the end of the respective stories: Resuming, Will [[spoiler:gets his girl and ends in a '''[[MemeticMutation nice ship]]''' as the captain, with his heart in a box;]] Makoto [[spoiler:doesn't get the girl and he also ends in a '''[[MemeticMutation NICE BOAT]]''' without being the captain of that boat... with only his head inside of it]].)

* WordOfGod: The creators claim that Will Turner is the best swordsman of the series while Jack Sparrow is actually the worst swordsman of the series, with Norrington and Barbossa evenly matched in terms of swordsmanship (though what Jack lacks in actual talent he makes up for with improv).

** And in ''On Stranger Tides'', Prime Minister Pelham used to be, of all people, [[Film/VForVendetta the British equivalent of]] [[UsefulNotes/JosephGoebbels Goebbels]].

** Some early concept art shows a few women among the ''Flying Dutchman'''s crew. CuteMonsterGirl is subverted ''hard''.

* BannedInChina: Sao Feng was cut from the Chinese version of the film for being a [[YellowPeril negative portrayal of the Chinese]].

* If the statistics are to be believed, ''At World's End'' would be the most expensive film to be produced with a budget of ''$300 million.''

** An alternate scene of Jack and Elizabeth on the island in ''Curse of the Black Pearl'' after Elizabeth learns that the "grand adventure of the infamous Jack Sparrow" boiled down to him spending three days "lying on a beach drinking rum" had her questioning whether there was any truth to the other stories that gave his reputation of as bad ass pirate, to which Jack responds by showing her various scars all over his arms and chest and then saying "None at all." Prior to this there was another scene where Elizabeth went for a walk around the island to dry herself off and then chastise Jack for wanting to trade Will for a ship, at which point Jack reveals that he never had any intention of doing any such thing, if only because Will was his ace in the hole.

** [[{{Coupling}} Steve]] is Commodore Norrington. Alternately, [[Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes Mr. GM Dark]] had a change of heart and settled down.
** [[Film/{{Brazil}} Sam Lowry]] is Elizabeth's father, Governor Swann.

** [[{{Coupling}} Steve]] is Commodore Norrington. Alternately, [[Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes Mister GM Dark]] had a change of heart and settled down.

** [[{{Coupling}} Steve]] is Commodore Norrington.

** KeithRichards as Jack Sparrow's dad? It seems to have a bit to do with the fact that Johnny Depp drew his primary inspiration for Jack Sparrow from Richards. So it was only natural that Richards would appear as the father of the character himself.

* CreatorBacklash: Creator/OrlandoBloom, while never outright bashing Will Turner, had for some time made it bluntly clear that he wanted nothing to do with the character, and Kiera Knightley seemed to hold Elizabeth Swann in a similar regard. Predictably, neither returned for [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides the third installment]]. These dispositions, however, seemed to come not from the characters themselves, but the [[RomanticPlotTumor romance story]] that took over the trilogy. Bloom, meanwhile, seems to have since [[http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/orlando-bloom-open-to-pirates-of-caribbean-5-return-684391.html had a change of heart]].

** Jack's "bring me that horizon" at the end of ''Black Pearl'' was ab-libbed by Johnny Depp.

* WordOfGod: The creators claim that Will Turner is the best swordsman of the series while Jack Sparrow is actually the worst swordsman of the series, with Norrington and Barbosa evenly matched in terms of swordsmanship (though what Jack lacks in actual talent he makes up for with improv).