The Production and Distribution of Pirates of the Caribbean Series Films

From 65438 to the early 1990s, playwrights terry rossio and Ted Elliot came up with the idea of writing screenplays based on pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland. Disney originally asked Jay Wolpert to write a script based on these scenic spots, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer refused because he thought it was "an ordinary pirate movie". In March 2002, he asked Stuart Beattie, who knew something about pirates, to rewrite the script, and invited Rousseau and Eliot later that month. Roussiau and Eliot were inspired by the opening commentary of Pirates of the Caribbean theme park and decided to add supernatural elements to the film. Due to the rising budget, Michael eisner and Robert A. Iger once threatened to cancel the film, but after Brooke Hammer showed them the demo and the artistic concept of the film, they changed their minds.

In June 2002, Gore Weibinsky decided to direct Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and Johnny Depp and geoffrey rush also decided to star in July. Weibinsky is interested in reviving a film genre that has disappeared for many years through modern technology, which reminds him of his childhood memories of pirate spots in the Caribbean, and thinks that shooting this film will be a good opportunity to pay tribute to the "horror and funny" tone. Depp was attracted by the bizarre story of the film: the crew of "Black Pearl" was not interested in the treasure, but wanted to bring it back to relieve their curse, and also staged the traditional mutiny drama. Wibinski asked geoffrey rush to play Captain Hackett Barbossa, because he thought Rush would not try to complicate the role, but give it a simple and evil explanation, which was the keynote of the film. Orlando Bloom saw the script of this movie after Rush, when he was filming Kelly Party. Keira knightley gave the director a surprise because he had never seen "I Love Beckham" starring Keira before, but he was deeply moved by her wonderful performance in the audition. The role of Governor weatherby Swan was originally arranged to be played by British actor tom wilkinson, but was finally played by Depp's idol jonathan pryce.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was filmed from October 9th, 2002 to March 7th, 2003. Before it was released, many company executives and journalists expected it to fail. Because pirate movies have not been revived for many years, this movie is based on a theme park attraction, and Depp rarely appeared in large-scale movies in the past. In the end, however, it turns out that the film has achieved great success both professionally and commercially. Encouraged by the great success of the first film, the main creator and the actors decided to shoot two sequels in succession, which also won more time for the whole crew. Screenwriters terry rossio and ted elliott both know that because the whole cast remains unchanged, they can't let all kinds of plots and characters develop freely like Indiana Jones series and 007 series movies, so they can only regard Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as the first episode of the trilogy. They want to show what will happen in the world when will turner and Elizabeth Swan get married at the end of the last episode. They plan to use the spring of youth in their movies. They also decided to bring in "Flying Dutchman", Davey Jones and Kraken Tentacles Of The Deep-the terrible sea monsters mentioned twice in the last episode. In addition, they also introduced the long-established British East India Company, which will become the opposite of the theme of individual freedom represented by pirates.

Two sequels started shooting on February 28th, 2005, among which Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Box was completed in March 2006 1 and Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World was completed in June 2007 1. The former is also the first film released by Disney Company to synthesize its trademark by using modern computer imaging technology, and the trademark has expired. While making Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Box and Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World, Roussiau and Eliot discovered Tim Bowers' novel Rough Waves and decided to use it as the plot basis of the fourth film. Because Gregor Verbinski had other plans, producer Jerry Bruckheimer invited Rob Marshall to direct the film.

The two screenwriters decided to write the script more independently, which will include some new characters and several new elements involved in the novel, such as Blackbeard, the fountain of youth and the mermaid-the latter two have been mentioned in previous films. Depp, Rush, Greg Ellis and kevin mcnally will continue to play their roles. In addition, ian mcshane will play Blackbeard and Blackbeard's daughter, and Penélope Cruz Sánchez?, Jack Sparrow's lover, will play Angelica, and Richard Griffith will also play the role of King George II of England. Because the first two films were started at the same time, which cost a lot, Disney tried to cut costs and reduce the budget in this film. For this reason, the film reduced the number of special effects shots and chose a more economical location to shoot. The film was also shot in 3D, and the lens used is very similar to that of Avatar.

The filming of Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Rough Waves began on June/KOOC-0/4, 2065 and ended on June/KOOC-0/0/9 of the same year. The film was released in the United States on May 20th, 20 1 1. When filming the fourth film, the crew was told by Disney not to make other arrangements in the near future, and the company planned to shoot the fifth and sixth films at the same time. But since then, everyone has only heard the news that the fifth film is being prepared. On 20th11165438+4th, the screenwriter terry rossio confirmed that he would write the script for the fifth book, but Ted Elliot, another screenwriter of the first four books, did not participate. Johnny Depp said he was happy to continue playing Captain Jack Sparrow. He said, "As long as I can solve all the mysteries, I will definitely consider it seriously." Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that the fifth film will be an independent work. Terry rossio also said that the script has been completed and submitted to Disney's top decision maker. In addition, Depp also said at the fourth film conference during the Cannes Film Festival that as long as this role is welcomed by everyone, he will continue to play.

As rob marshall has not decided whether to continue directing, Disney has drawn up an ideal list of directors, including tim burton, Sam Raimi, Alfonso Cuarón, shawn levy, chris weitz and Gregor Verbinski, the director of the first three films. Because both Vibinski and Burton have worked with Johnny Depp in many films, they are also Disney's first choice. It is reported that Johnny Depp decided to star in the fifth film. However, due to the need to participate in the shooting of "The Lone Ranger", the shooting of the fifth film will not start until at least 20 14. Orlando Bloom also said that if given the chance, he would be happy to continue acting in this film. 20/kloc-in August/February, it was reported that Johnny Depp had officially signed a contract to star in this film. 2065 438+03 10, 165438, Jeff nathanson signed a contract to write a screenplay. 201365438+1October 14, Disney said that the film will be released in July 15.