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: The Curse of the Black Pearl supernatural curse – as described in the opening narration of the ride – the film's plot. In May 2002, Gore Verbinski signed on to direct "Pirates of the Caribbean". He was attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood and recalled his childhood memories of the ride, feeling the film was an opportunity to pay tribute to the "scary and funny" tone of it. Jim Carrey was considered for the part of Jack Sparrow. However, the production schedule for "The Curse of the Black Pearl" conflicted with