Yo ho yo ho a pirate’s life for me… It’s been 50 years since that song debuted in 1967 on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland. Did you know that Pirates was actually the last attraction whose construction was overseen by Walt Disney himself? Sadly, Disney died before the ride officially opened. However it quickly became such a fan favorite, that similar rides later opened in the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Shanghai Disneyland Park! And of course you already know that the ride became the basis for the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film franchise. The latest installment DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES is in theaters now.
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Directors Joachim Ronning & Espen Sandberg Interview ~ #PiratesLifeEvent
Last week I posted several interviews with the cast of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES when we had the opportunity to chat with them at the PIRATES press junket this month in Beverly Hills. The cast wasn’t the only talent with whom we scored exclusive Q&A sessions. Today I’m sharing with you our interview the directing team of the film, Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg!
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Kaya Scodelario Interview ~ #PiratesLifeEvent
Fierce. Driven. Intelligent. Those are the three words that jumped to my mind when asked to describer new PIRATES character Carina Smyth. Kaya Scolderio portrays Carina, an astronomer, in the latest installment of this globally renown franchise, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES. She is a smart woman of science. When we meet her, she is imprisoned for “witchcraft” because of her knowledge of time and space. However, I love that the fact within a seconds of her being introduced to the viewers, she easily picks a lock and escapes, proving that her role is not one of a damsel in distress.
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PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Brenton Thwaites Interview ~ #PiratesLifeEvent
As I mentioned in my review of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, this film introduces new characters into the PIRATES world. One of those is Henry, portrayed by Brenton Thwaites! When we meet Henry, we’ve already learning that he is the son of Will Turner and is trying to break the curse that forces Will to captain the Flying Dutchman. His desire to reconnect with and free his father is what sets the film into motion.
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES Geoffrey Rush Interview ~ #PiratesLifeEvent
What would a PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film be without Captain Jack Sparrow’s “frenemy” for lack of a better term… Captain Hector Barbossa!?! When we first met Geoffrey Rush‘s character, he was the villainous captain of the Black Pearl, only after he led a mutiny against Jack, the ship’s previous captain. Over the next few movies, we see Barbossa transform from his treacherous self to one willing to help save Jack from Davy Jones’ Locker, and then eventually becoming a privateer with the British Royal Navy. The last time we saw Barbossa, he teamed up with Jack to take on the infamous Blackbeard. So while the Barbossa we meet in DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES still has elements from his previous self, without any spoilers, I’ll let you know that there is something different about the Barbossa we encounter in the fifth film, when he faces off with Captain Salazar.