JD on PotC sequels!

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ジャック・ダヴェンポートがようやく「パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン2, 3」についてのインタヴューに応えてくれました！　
・ダベさんの撮影は来年の1月まで
・2作目だけでなく3作目にも登場！
残念ながら、プロットについては現段階では話せない（「バカげたお話」だとだけは言ってました。あのスーパーマイルドな笑顔でこういうこと言う性格は転生しても治らないと思います。）ようですが、撮影は楽しんでいるようです。
イギリスでの公開は来年の7月。日本公開が待ち遠しい！絶対日本プレミアイベントがあると思いますが、乞うジャック・ダヴェンポート初来日！！（祈）

A Pirates Life For Jack

Exclusive: Davenport returns to the Caribbean for the sequels
31 March 2005

"Do you honestly think I can tell you what the plot of it is?" says Jack Davenport, incredulously. " I just can't tell you. All I can tell you is that I'm in them. I'd be strung up and shot if I tell you anything."

OK, so this isn't going to be the most spoilerific chat we've ever had. Frankly, we're slightly worried that we could be hunted down by skeletal, unkillable studio executives if we keep pushing for more news on the best pirate franchise out there. But we did manage to wheedle a few tiny tidbits out of Pirates of the Caribbean's Norrington about the two sequels, which he is returning to work on today.

"I'm filming on Pirates until January of next year. There's a little break between shooting on the two films, so that the poor bastards who have to work every day, i.e. the crew, can catch their breath slightly, because it's a pretty massive operation. The first one made so much money that the number crunchers obviously decided to turn it into a franchise. We're kind of lucky to be along for the ride really."

We did manage to persuade Davenport to confirm that he returns as the same character – not, you know, a robot double or a heavily prostheticised Scottish nanny or anything. "I'm not a ghost or anything, I'm the same person. Maybe a bit of cross-dressing – no, I'm kidding."

Well, we have at least learned that much. Fans of the film (and really, who isn't?) may remember that Norrington was last seen offering Cap'n Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and ex-fiancee Elizabeth Swann a headstart, but promised to come after them with the entire British Caribbean fleet behind him soon enough. While Jack's lips may have remained as tightly sealed as a oyster clamped in irons in the dank brig of a pirate ship, we don't think we're going out on too much of a limb to suggest that he might be in pursuit of our heroes over the next two films.

One thing's for sure – Davenport seems pretty pleased to be back. "Pirates of the Caribbean – it struck me that it was at least going to be a complete laugh doing it. It was, and then it turned into a juggernaut. Of course we buckle our swashes, but I think there were a few things that were crucial in terms of it working. One obviously is humour, and I think, unlike many blockbusters, we also have a plot, which helps. A ridiculous plot, but, you know, it's a pirate film for chrissakes. I think a lot of that is down to the writers, Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, who are very good at taking fairly tired genres and reinvigorating them but also giving a heart to the story. They're very smart guys, they're lovely men – and they're back for the sequels."

Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest is due out on July 7 next year. Hopefully we'll manage to threaten someone in the know with walking the plank until they spill the beans long before then. In the meantime, we'll have more from Jack Davenport, including all the news about his new film The Wedding Date in a few weeks.