It is with such careful preparation that Fire Lion Pictures was able to work on two film masterpieces with very different styles, "The Departed" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", almost simultaneously, and still be able to do it without mistakes, which is absolutely rare even in the history of Hollywood.

The preparation for Pirates of the Caribbean is certainly more than just pre-planning, and the challenges of the film really begin when the design on paper begins to be actually translated into reality.

For Pirates of the Caribbean, the most important setting is Barbossa's cave, where the treasure is hidden!

Although Sid still remembers the venue of the final battle, but the original design draft alone has been changed in four versions, Sid does not have a problem with the big style, but for some small details, he has different preferences and styles from the original.

In order to polish the design of the actual interior, Fire Lion built the scene at Studio 4, the largest studio in Sony Studios, employing a total of more than 100 craftsmen and spending five months to build this luxurious set.

After Sid and others inspected the set, it took 3 or 4 days just to inject 300,000 gallons of water, and the final renovation took another 3 weeks, but it took almost half a year to complete the interior.

It can also be seen from this that the meticulousness and precision of Hollywood's A-level productions.

As for the British Royal Navy's "Intrepid" and Captain Jack's "Black Pearl", which are the highlights of the film, they took meticulous work to build.

The former was built on the "Victory", a winning ship in the British fleet, on a floating barge in the docks of Long Island, New York, and it took more than 150 craftsmen to build it in three and a half months.

The result is a beautiful vintage sailing yacht that is 170 feet long and 34 feet wide, using nearly 40,000 pounds of steel and 1,000 square feet of canvas.

The Black Pearl also took three months to complete, and some of the scenes were filmed in the studio, and the other part had to be towed by a tugboat in the Caribbean.

"Hey, Sid, what do you think of this?" The actor Johnny Depp greeted Sid in an old pirate costume, and a mouth is a few yellow golden teeth!

"Johnny, you're really teeth!?" exclaimed Lindsay.

"I'll go, you're really got gold teeth—" And Sid immediately burst out laughing when he saw Johnny Depp's appearance.

In the history of Hollywood movies, when it comes to the classic image of a pirate, it is still a one-eyed dragon with a bearded image with a prosthetic foot, if you follow the "conventional" pirate image, Johnny Depp's "Captain Jack" is definitely a little too small and fresh, so in the discussion with Sid's role, Johnny Depp asked this question.

And the solution given by Sid is "inlaid with gold teeth", because the character's face has the greatest impact on the camera, so it is easiest to "use hands and feet" on the face.

Originally, Sid just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Johnny Depp to really come back with a mouthful of gold teeth.

"How's that? Uncle Depp grinned, and a thick wind of local tyrants came to his face, not only Sid smiled, but even the little girl Lindsay next to him was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a while.

"Sweep, definitely enough to sweep!" Sid couldn't help but give a thumbs up, the other people next to him couldn't fully understand the "bad taste" of the actor and the director, and the staff, including assistant director Justin Lin, although they didn't say anything, they all had a terrifying expression of "holding grass" on their faces.

"Only four, right?" asked Sid leaning in.

"Of course, like we said last time, one 14K gold, one 18K gold, one 22K gold, and the last one is white gold. Johnny Depp also opened his lips to reveal his teeth, the four gold teeth on the two tops and two bottoms are not too conflicting in color because of their different purities, but the layers in the opposite positions are uneven, but they are more effective.

"Can you touch it?" asked Sid curiously.

"Of course. Johnny Depp nodded, Sid reached out and touched it, the pure metallic texture wrapped around the teeth, which looked very strange.

Of course, when Sid touched it, there was also Johnny Depp's tooth temperature, which seemed ...... It's a little weird.

"Good, good!" Sid clapped his hands in approval, and then he turned to Johnny Depp's makeup, smoky makeup around the eyes, and a mustache on top and bottom.

The classic look of "Captain Jack" is not difficult in terms of makeup, but for directors and producers, whether they have the courage to use this makeup set is the real key.

"No problem. Sid nodded, and before he left, he finally said, "By the way, Johnny, don't forget this ......" Sid cocked his little thumb and gestured to Johnny Depp.

Johnny Depp smiled slightly, picked up a perfect orchid finger, and said to Sid and the others: "Captain Jack, you are ready to set sail at any time......"

Seeing Johnny Depp's orchid fingers, Sid gave a thumbs up and turned away.

But Little Nizi Lindsay couldn't help but complain anymore, "Brother Sid, if you play with Johnny like this, will you get away with it...... With smoky makeup, big gold teeth, and orchid fingers, I'm afraid the audience won't be able to stand it-"

Xiao Nizi's words are actually other people's hearts, to be honest, since the script reading meeting, Sid and Johnny Depp's character design of "Captain Jack" has completely entered a "self-letting state" that is difficult for others to get involved in.

What smoky makeup, big gold teeth and orchid fingers, as well as the deliberate addition of a little sissy flavor to the dialogue and mannerisms, this is not only completely different from the previous island image, but also different from the existing fantasy blockbuster character type.

Whether it is the "cool handsome" of "The Matrix", or the "epic" of "The Lord of the Rings", or the "children's fantasy" of Sid's own "Harry Potter", and the "civilian hero" of "Spider-Man", you can find similar shadows in previous commercial films.

But Sid's outfit and character design for "Captain Jack" of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are unprecedented and unique, you must know that the rock style of smoky makeup, even in today's music industry, only the rebellious rock princess Avril plays like this.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Sid was personally in charge of this project, producer Henry and other Fire Lion executives would really be tempted to slap the table and shout "mentally retarded".