Pirates of the caribbean: at world's end - Disney

PRODUCTION INFORMATION
realms of adventure and fantasy. Their two previous “Pirates” adventures smashed records around the
world, with “The Curse of the Black Pearl” garnering more than $650 million worldwide, a figure nearly
doubled by “Dead Man’s Chest,” which became the third highest-grossing movie in international boxoffice
history with more than $1 billion, and a gigantic domestic take of $423,315,812, the sixth highest
position in history.
The writers of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END are TED ELLIOTT and TERRY
ROSSIO, co-writers of the first film and its follow-up “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” who
also have such hits on their resume as “Aladdin” and “Shrek.” The film is based on characters created by
Elliott & Rossio and STUART BEATTIE and JAY WOLPERT, and based on Walt Disney’s Pirates of the
Caribbean. The film’s executive producers are MIKE STENSON, CHAD OMAN, BRUCE HENDRICKS
and ERIC McLEOD.
Johnny Depp has become one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed actors, with a hugely versatile
range of performances marking his outstanding career. He was nominated for Best Actor Academy
Awards ® for both “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and “Finding Neverland.”
Depp’s extensive motion picture credits since the late 1980s have included “Cry-Baby,” “Platoon,”
“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?,” “Ed Wood,” “Benny & Joon,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “Don Juan
DeMarco,” “Donnie Brasco,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Chocolat,” “Blow,”
“Once Upon a Time in Mexico,” “Secret Window,” “The Libertine,” “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” and
Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Orlando Bloom became a major international star with his portrayal of Legolas in Peter Jackson’s
award-winning “The Lord of the
Rings” trilogy after co-starring in
Jerry Bruckheimer’s production of
“Black Hawk Down,” directed by
Ridley Scott. Since then, the
increasingly popular actor has starred
in Wolfgang Petersen’s “Troy,”
Scott’s “Kingdom of Heaven” and
Cameron Crowe’s “Elizabethtown.”
Keira Knightley was first brought
to the attention of international
audiences in the sleeper hit “Bend It
Like Beckham.” In addition to
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse
of the Black Pearl,” she was nominated for an Academy Award ® as Best Actress for “Pride & Prejudice,”
and also starred in “Love, Actually,” Jerry Bruckheimer’s production of “King Arthur,” and the upcoming
“Atonement,” “Silk” and “The Best Time of Our Lives.”
Geoffrey Rush won an Emmy ® , Golden Globe ® and Screen Actors Guild Award for his captivating
performance in HBO Films’ “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” in which he portrayed the title
character. He first became internationally known for his starring role in Scott Hicks’ feature film “Shine,”
which garnered him an Academy Award ® for Best Actor as piano prodigy David Helfgott. He also won a
Golden Globe ® , Screen Actors Guild, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Film Critics’ Circle
of Australia, Broadcast Film Critics, AFI and New York and Los Angeles Film Critics’Awards for the film.
Rush also received an Academy Award ® nomination for his performances in Philip Kaufman’s “Quills,”
and both Academy Award ® and Golden Globe ® nominations for “Shakespeare in Love.”
Chow Yun-Fat exploded into international stardom after more than a decade as Hong Kong’s most
popular leading man in a memorable series of portrayals that included director John Woo’s now-classic
films “A Better Tomorrow,” “The Killer,” “Once A Thief ” and “Hard-Boiled.” Chow has also starred in
Ang Lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Anna and the King” and most recently, Zhang Yimou’s
“Curse of the Golden Flower.”
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