Jack Sparrow for audiences as Captain Jack Sparrow has." "Entertainment Weekly" put it on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "Part Keith Richards rift, part sozzled lounge lizard, Johnny Depp's swizzleshtick pirate was definitely one of the most dazzling characters of the decade." In June 2010, Sparrow was named one of "Entertainment Weekly" "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years". Jack Sparrow also appears in video games and books spun off the "Pirates of the Caribbean" media franchise, among them "Kingdom Hearts II", where he is voiced by James Arnold Taylor. Jack will also appear in "Kingdom Hearts III". "Pirates of the
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales robust marketing effort helped promote "Dead Men Tell No Tales". The film was first showcased at the Disney D23 Expo 2015, where Depp appeared in costume as Jack Sparrow and the film's logo was revealed, with Orlando Bloom confirmed to be starring in the film. Elizabeth Rudnick was self-confirmed to novelize the film, describing it the film as bringing back the series' initial sensibility, while returning Jack Sparrow to "all of his swaggering glory." A tie-in prequel expanding the backstory of the character Carina Smyth was also released, titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – The