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Laws of sequels: Item 231a

Jeffrey Overstreet

27 Oct 2004
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Johnny Depp • Pirates of the Caribbean • Sequels

Laws of sequels: Item 231a

A sequel must introduce the father, or at least a close family relation, of one of the first film's main characters.

And for Pirates of the Caribbean, we'll be meeting the father of Johnny Depp's character Jack Sparrow. He will be played by the very man who inspired Depp's endearing, odd performance ...

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