1. The title of the original Pirates movie was just Pirates Of The Caribbean but the name was changed to Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl in case it did well enough at the box office to merit a sequel.

2. The second and third Pirates Of The Caribbean movies (Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End) were shot back-to-back.

3. The whole series is inspired by a popular Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name.

4. Filming for At World’s End started without a finished script.

5. Johnny Depp based the character of Captain Jack Sparrow on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards....