# Entertainment Buzz – X Marks The Spot

- Link: https://exclusiveaccess.net/entertainment-buzz-x-marks-the-spot/
- Published: 2011-05-24T08:51:16-04:00
- Author: EAN

## Jack Sparrow Sports a New Scar in Fourth ‘Pirates’ Movie


Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow Walt Disney Pictures “X marks the spot.” It’s a phrase
that has been part of pirate lore since Robert Louis Stevenson described the map
to buried treasure in his 1883 novel “Treasure Island.”

In “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” Captain Jack Sparrow finds himself
with a mysterious red “X.” But it’s not on a map; it’s a scar on his face. And the
question isn’t “Where does it lead?” but “How did it get there?”

In the fourth movie, Captain Jack has a new scar on his right cheek. Like the rest
of Sparrow’s appearance, it came about in collaboration between Johnny Depp and 
the film’s makeup and costume crew. So where did Jack get the mark? According to
Depp, no one really knows… and that includes Jack himself.

**[Find showtimes and tickets for ‘On Stranger Tides’ >>](http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes-tickets/movies/1809791042-movie/)**

In an exclusive interview with Yahoo!, Depp explained that he feels “It’s nice to
have a little bit of a pre-story to things.” He acknowledged that it was intended
to raise questions, because “you don’t really get that [scar] from a sword fight,
do you?” As far as who or what gave Jack the scar, Depp said, “I reckon that he 
probably just woke up with it and had no idea.”

Depp told [Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com/johnnydepp), “I kept waiting 
for someone to ask me, ‘Where did it come from?’ But no one did.” Apparently, everyone
on the production liked it enough that they didn’t need an explanation. It was even
incorporated into [the movie’s poster](http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/3067/pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides#photo64);
the skull has an “X” cut into it in the same place as Jack’s scar.


Jack in ‘On Stranger Tides’ Walt Disney Pictures The mark isn’t the only update 
to Jack Sparrow’s look in the movie. In the third movie, Jack’s beaded trinket that
hung from his bandana was cut off. So for “On Stranger Tides,” it’s been replaced
by a new one that has his own gold tooth dangling from the end of it. Jack’s dreadlocks
are longer, with some bleached out by the sun and others just going gray. And he
has a new blue silk vest. Depp told EW “[Jack] just probably couldn’t take the stench
of the old one anymore. So he dropped his off with someone and took theirs.”

**Five Film Facts: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ >>**

The costumes for all four “Pirates” films were designed by Penny Rose, who insists
that all the outfits for the films be authentic. She states, “There are no modern
gimmicks within them. You’ll find no zippers or Velcro on these costumes!” Her crew
created 700 costumes for all the actors and extras in the film. She said they also
created 80 copies of Captain Jack’s signature head scarf, because “we never want
to run out.”


Jack Sparrow’s Ring Walt Disney Pictures One element of Captain Jack’s look that
has remained the same throughout all of the movies is his silver ring with the green
stone. It’s actually Johnny Depp’s own ring. He said he bought it in an antique 
store sometime in the 1980s. He wore it the first time he was photographed for the
cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine in 1991. Another of Jack’s rings was also one 
of Depp’s, but it was stolen during filming and was replaced with a copy.

_by: Matt McDaniel_