dailymail.co.uk — This week, Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow brings his mixture of menace and mockery back to the big screen in Pirates Of The Caribbean 3.But the real pirate he is based on would have eaten the skittish Jack Sparrow for breakfast and spat out his bones into the deep blue sea.
May 26, 2007 View in Crawl 4
twicehephaestusMay 26, 2007
Whether Jack Sparrow was based on this guy or not, Bartholomew Roberts was one hell of a pirate.
tsenMay 26, 2007
Also, Calico Jack used the same version of the Jolly Roger flag as The Black Pearl in the movies. I agree, he's the most likely inspiration for the character.EDIT: Oh, and Calico Jack sacked Nassau port--definitely seems the likely candidate.
urbanvoyeurMay 27, 2007
Keith Richards was a pirate? WTF?
fooordMay 27, 2007
I think he means it should be rated ARRRRRRRR.
skeagleMay 27, 2007
Man this series SUX
martin993May 27, 2007
Jack Sparrow is Welsh. Comedy fact of the day. I'm so happy. Can't tell you how sick I am of Bryn Terfel and Anthony Hopkins (who promptly ditched Wales and became a yank anyway).
Closed AccountMay 27, 2007
HAHAH, that sissy a better one?Nice try brits, nice try. Your jealousy after your empire collapsed sees no bounds.
lokixMay 27, 2007
I'd s**t myself laughing at him.
willmodMay 28, 2007
@daxsymbiont"Nice try Brits". Hubris? Your empire is on the turn
mintyhammerSep 2, 2007
Actually... look at the facts and you will see he was based on a man called Edward Teach... an english born sailor known as "Blackbeard"... who terrorised the carribean but did have a friendship and relationship with the british government.... who then betrayed him....... familliar???
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got this tag late...cept to say calicos my ancestor and none too savoury one may say
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