It was shot back-to-back with the third film of the series, At World's End (2007).ĭead Man's Chest was released in the United States on July 7, 2006, and received mixed reviews, with praise for its special effects, direction, action sequences, Hans Zimmer's musical score, humor, and performances, particularly those of Depp and Nighy, but criticism for its running time and plot.
Filming took place from February to September 2005 in Palos Verdes, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and The Bahamas, as well as on sets constructed at Walt Disney Studios. Two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl were conceived in 2004, with Elliott and Rossio developing a story arc that would span both films. Meanwhile, Sparrow discovers his debt to Davy Jones ( Bill Nighy) is due. In the film, the wedding of Will Turner ( Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann ( Keira Knightley) is interrupted by Lord Cutler Beckett ( Tom Hollander), who wants Turner to acquire the compass of Captain Jack Sparrow ( Johnny Depp) in a bid to find the Dead Man's Chest. It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It is the second installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American fantasy swashbuckler film.