Random Disney A to Z Entry: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest

A segment we used to do on the Talking Disney Podcast was the Random Disney A to Z Entry. During this segment we would choose a random entry from the Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (5th Edition) and share it with the listeners. We are bringing that segment to pages of the Talking Disney Podcast website with the release of the latest edition of Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (6th Edition). Originally created by Disney Legend Dave Smith, this is the first edition since his passing on February 15, 2019. Steven Vagnini, who collaborated with Dave on the two previous editions and has since taken on the task of updating this amazing book!

The sixth edition includes all the major Disney theme park attractions, restaurants, and shows; summaries of ABC and Disney television shows and Disney+ series; rundowns on all major films and characters; the latest and greatest from Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm; key actors, songs, and animators from Disney films and shows; an so much more!" - from the back cover of Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia.

"If you're curious about the Walt Disney Company, this comprehensive newly revised and updated encyclopedia is your one-stop guide! Filled with significant achievements, short biographies, historic dates, and tons of trivia-worthy tidbits and anecdotes, this newly updated collection covers all things Disney - from A to Z - through more than nine thousand entries.

Our next selection comes from page 692, entry number four.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (film) First sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The decidedly eccentric Capt. Jack Sparrow is caught up in another tangled web of supernatural intrigue when he is reminded of a blood debt he owes to the Ruler of the Ocean Depths, the legendary captain Davy Jones. Unless the every-crafty Jack figures a cunning a cunning way out of this Faustian pact, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation in the service of Jones aboard the ghostly Flying Dutchman. This startling development interrupts the wedding plans of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who are once again thrust into Jack's misadventures, leading to escalating confrontations with Jones's destructive sea monster (the Kraken), cannibalistic islanders, flamboyant soothsayer Tia Dalma, and the mysterious appearance of Will's long-lost father, Bootstrap Bill. Meanwhile, ruthless pirate hunter Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company sets his eye on retrieving the fabled Dead Man's Chest. According to legend, whoever possesses the Dead Man's Chest gains control of Davy Jones, and Beckett intends to use this awesome power to destroy every last pirate of the Caribbean. A Walt Disney Pictures film in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Released Jul. 7, 2006, after a premiere at Disneyland on Jun. 24. Stars Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow), Orlando Bloom (Will Turner), Keira Knightley (Elizabeth Swann), Stellan Skarsgard (Bootstrap Bill), Bill Nighy (Davy Jones), Jack Davenport (Norrington), Jonathan Pryce (Gov. Weatherby Swann), Kevin R. McNally (Gibbs), Naomie Harris (Tia Dalma), Tom Hollander (Cutler Beckett), Lee Arenberg (Pintel), Mackenzie Crook (Ragetti), David Bailie (Cotton). 151 min. Filmed in Super 35-Scope in Burbank and at several locations in the Caribbean. The film broke all the box office records on its release, including taking in $135.6 million on its first weekend, and soon became the company's highest-grossing release with over $1 billion internationally, passing Finding Nemo. Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, winning for Best Visual Effects (John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, Allen Hall). Released on DVD in 2006.

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