Fourteen years later, things look quite different. In 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl washed ashore like a revelation - Walt Disney Studios had made a good movie based on a theme park ride, and created an iconic (and money-making) character for Johnny Depp in the process.
As the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales, prepares to set sail Friday, it’s already facing a few hurdles, including a changed blockbuster landscape, a star with a diminished profile and a six-year gap between installments.
In some ways, it’s been a series of diminishing returns, and they’re not done yet. LOS ANGELES-Captain Jack Sparrow might be a household name but, despite the cultural clout, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has gone adrift.
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