What would a Premiere be without the ones who had starred in the movie? Now to be sure there were a lot of actors who were in the movie, and they were all there, but we decided to focus on the ones that we were the most excited to see. Let's get started!
Movies would go nowhere without crucial members beyond the cast! One such we got a pretty good picture of on Saturday evening was Rob Marshall, the director of the movie!
Rob Marshall - The Director
Who doesn't like a mermaid? How about 5 of the beauties? We can't wait to see just how scary they are in the movie. They weren't in the least bit scary here. Beautiful maybe, but not scary in the slightest.
The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Merfolk
If you saw "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," and we hope you did, then you should know who Captain Teague is. If not, then please go watch the movie and come straight back. He is played by none other than the rock legend himself, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones. Keith was awesome. He had that, "I'm a rock star, but I still appreciate my fans" look we thought, and he looked like he was having a ball. We were just happy to be in the presence of awesome.
Keith Richards - Captain Teague
The next actor we saw was Kevin McNally. Who? Well to be honest we didn't know his real name by heart either (we do now!), but we did know him as the likeable Mr. Gibbs. Let's see some hands, who else didn't know his real name? He was kind enough to stop by to take photos and sign autographs.
Kevin McNally - Mr. Gibbs
Alright, we guess it's time we get to our next star. He's funny in the movies, and is always running amok. We're talking about Jack the Monkey. You simply can't have a Premiere without Barbossa's other half. In fact, that would be just wrong. Part of us wanted him to jump on our shoulders. Then we could say that famous line, "Thank you, Jack. We named the monkey Jack."
Kimberley Locke and Jack the Monkey
Speaking of Barbossa's pet monkey, maybe it's time we talked about the man himself, Geoffrey Rush. Let us start by saying that he is Mark's favorite character in the entire series. From his insane laugh to his cravings for apples, he's a pirate through and through. Geoffrey was so cool that he even did the laugh for the fans. Let me tell you something, we went wild for it!
Geoffrey Rush - Captain Barbossa
Barbossa isn't the only terror of the sea anymore. It's time for some Blackbeard, played by "Deadwood" star, Ian McShane. Ian worked the crowd like a mad man. He even said,"Join my crew and together we will stop Jack Sparrow!" The fans booed, but ate it up. The man was just great and showed a lot of appreciation for his fans, even signing many autographs on his way down the Carpet.
Ian McShane - Blackbeard
Okay, you may have noticed that we've only been talking about the male actors in the movie, but we think it's time we bring out the lovely Penelope Cruz. Mark has had the biggest crush on her since forever. So when he saw her in that stunning dress, he swears he almost passed out from excitement. Then he thought about you, the readers, and needed to get some pictures. The crowd loved her, and she was very gracious with everyone she came into contact with, working a zigzag pattern to make sure every side had a chance to get pictures and autographs. Just at the end of her appearance, a roar went off in the distance!
Penelope Cruz - Angelica
Yes, our friends, the moment we had been waiting for had arrived. Mr. Johnny Depp was coming. He was absolutely amazing with the crowd, making sure that everyone had a chance to get a picture of him. Then out of nowhere he stopped. He started walking straight to Mark in the bleachers and pointed right at him. He called him down and asked if he wanted to see the Premiere too! Okay, maybe that didn't happen, but you have to admit that would have been pretty sweet. The truth is he was very kind to walk slowly so we all had equal opportunities to snap a shot of him in this perhaps once in a lifetime opportunity.
What Stephanie has lovingly dubbed the NINTH Wonder of the World: The Backside of Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp - CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow
Then as quickly as he came, he was gone. The Carpet Premiere was over, all the stars wound their way back to the Rivers of America for the movie (which we can only assume was a huge success), and it was time for the two halves of Days In The Park to meet back up.
We've had so much fun sharing the experience with you over the last few articles. It was an amazing day and night and we're so thankful we took advantage of the opportunity to spend a Day In The Park and experience it. The fun's not quite done yet, either! We've by no means shared the last of our pictures with you (though we've shared many) and we'll be back tomorrow with our last batch for tomorrow's "Almost" Wordless Wednesday segment for just a few more sights, sounds, and stars from the "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" World Premiere from Disneyland Park.
