Bring us that horizon! We're sailing the Seven Seas with the worst pirate you've ever heard of... but you have heard of him in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, & Georgia – along with Ethan from Talking the Mickey - as we head into Crossover infested waters. It's anything but a mutiny in this 40th episode as we discuss:
- How did a film based off of theme park ride have any business being this good?
- The parts of the Jack Sparrow character that Johnny Depp was successful in petitioning for and the nonsense that he was overruled on.
- The many alternate versions of this film that could've hit cinema screens if other casting choices had gone ahead
- What other cinematic swordfight the Sparrow/Turner clash reminds us of
- Why you can't read the sub-title on the film's poster
- Where Hans Zimmer got inspiration for the film's theme
- We talk about if we want to see another Pirates film with Depp? Without Depp?
- We rave about the introduction Verbinski gives us to Captain Jack
- We gush about the character development and the intelligence of the script
- Whether or not Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the Best Film Ever.