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Laws of sequels: Item 231a

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Jeffrey Overstreet

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

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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