
However, during Barbossa's incantation which undid the spell that bound her to mortal flesh, Calypso learned of Jones' betrayal.
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While the Brethren convened, Jones reunited with Calypso, who intended to be free and punish the Brethren.

But those Pirate Lords grew fearful, for when they convened, they only argued and fought among themselves, afraid of Calypso's anger at their treachery. She resurrected Hector Barbossa and tricked him to retrieve Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' Locker and summon a fourth meeting of the Brethren. Tia Dalma/Calypso needed all the Pirate Lords in order to assemble the Brethren, so they could release her from her human bonds. It wasn't until around the War Against Piracy that she gained an opportunity for freedom. Over the years, the imprisoned Calypso assumed the alias of a voodoo mystic named Tia Dalma. So Davy Jones plotted with the First Brethren Court, unbeknownst to Calypso, where they would tear the rule of the seas away from the sea goddess and imprison her into the body of a mortal woman. But when Davy Jones came ashore after his ten year duty, Calypso was nowhere to be found, for the seas are fickle and unpredictable, as was the powerful goddess who ruled that domain. Because of that love, Davy Jones agreed to set foot on land once every ten years, where Jones would be free to come ashore to be with Calypso. And she rewarded that love by giving Davy Jones the Flying Dutchman as well as the sacred task of collecting all the poor souls who died at sea, and ferrying them to the worlds beyond. As a heathen goddess, Calypso was able to take many forms, but she chose the form of a crab, since the crab was attributed as her symbol.Īccording to one particular legend, Calypso fell in love with a young sailor named Davy Jones. In the days of myth and legend, the beautiful Calypso ruled the seas, and all sailors both loved and feared her, even though she too had mortal blood. " ― Sao Feng and Hector Barbossa Ĭalypso was a sea goddess and daughter of Atlas. The goddess herself, bound in human form.fury or favor, you not be knowing, but when the mood strikes her, and it's her favor she bestows on a lucky sailor, well, you've heard.legendary. If "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is a hit, it might just save him."No. To make things worse, Depp is embroiled in a lawsuit with his former business managers for mismanaging his finances, while there are allegations that Depp spends beyond his means and acts unprofessionally on set. Heard donated the entire $7 million divorce settlement she received from Depp to charity, half of which went to legal defenses for women who have experienced violence. He stuck with the same wacky schtick in his acting, and audiences grew tired of it in little-seen movies like "The Lone Ranger" and "Mortdecai." He has the clout to make some interesting passion projects, like "Rango," "The Rum Diary," and "Black Mass," but not all of them were successful.ĭepp also had a tempestuous marriage with Amber Heard, which ended in 2016, after Heard alleged that Depp physically assaulted her. By the end of the decade, he had three best actor Oscar nominations under his belt.īut the triumph of the 2000s turned sour in the 2010s. Here's where the main actors of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" have been up to between the 2003 premiere of "Curse of the Black Pearl" and the latest installment:ĭepp at the premiere of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" in May.ĭepp followed up "The Curse of the Black Pearl" with more "Pirates" movies, another iconic Tim Burton collaboration in 2005's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and critically acclaimed performances in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and "Public Enemies." He also played the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland," which made $1 billion at the box office. The new movie, "Dead Men Tell No Tales," keeps the franchise going and marks the return of Knightley and Bloom, who weren't in "On Stranger Tides." "Dead Man's Chest" (2006), "At World's End" (2007), "On Stranger Tides" (2011) have made billions of dollars at the box office, even as critics lob rotten tomatoes at them. Like a Fast and Furious" of the seas, it just keeps going.
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Keira Knightley was introduced to the world as Elizabeth Swann, and Orlando Bloom - also starring in "The Lord of the Rings" series at the time - left fans swooning.ġ4 years later, the franchise is now five movies long.

Johnny Depp earned an Oscar nomination for the eccentric, shrewd Captain Jack Sparrow. Critics praised it as a swashbuckling, witty adventure. The film was based on a Disney theme park ride, and it looked like yet another hokey - if family-friendly - Disney film.
