Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)
Pirates of the Caribbean is an American fantasy supernatural swashbuckler film series produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film series serves as a major component of the titular media franchise. Based on a fictionalized version of the Golden Age of Piracy, the films' plots are set primarily in the Caribbean.
Image: Johnny Depp 2, 2011
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Jerome Leon Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror and science fiction. After working in advertising out of college, Bruckheimer moved into film production in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with fellow producer Don Simpson. Bruckheimer and Simpson's partnership continued until Simpson's death in 1996. Bruckheimer has produced films including Flashdance, The Rock, Crimson Tide, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State, Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down, and Kangaroo Jack, as well as the Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Bad Boys, Pirates of the Caribbean, and National Treasure franchises.
Bruckheimer at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2013
Bruckheimer (right) and Michael Bay during the filming of 1998's Armageddon
Christopher McQuarrie, Kenneth R. Whitesell, Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski, and Bruckheimer at the global premiere of Top Gun: Maverick
Bruckheimer (center) with Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise in June 2013