For Johnny Depp, his character came together in every respect during the costume fittings and makeup/hair tests that traditionally take place a few weeks prior to filming on every movie. “The first day I was in full makeup and wardrobe, seeing the guy for the first time, I was very pleased because I knew it was Captain Jack,” he says. “Gore came in, looked and said, ‘Yeah, that’s it.’ He got it immediately; he knew where I was going with the character. He supported it, he understood it and he got the humor. It was the beginning of a great relationship.”
Jack Davenport, in the self-described “ice cream” costume, admits, “my costume did do a lot of the work for me. It’s a cheap laugh, especially when you play an authority figure who constantly loses authority.”
Will Turner, as the blacksmith, has a simpler, cleaner look, although his overall appearance transforms by the end of the film. “Will has an identity crisis,” explains Verbinski. “When he encounters Jack Sparrow, he turns from this lovable, earnest dork into a romantic leading man. His hair comes down, his body language changes, all due to his interaction with Jack and the effect they have on each other.”
Elizabeth Swann not only makes an emotional transition throughout the course of the film, she also makes the most dramatic physical change. “I’ve got the best of both worlds,” says Keira Knightley. “I get to look every bit the prim and proper young lady in beautiful dresses, albeit tied up in a corset; then I get to wear a sexier, looser gown that’s been hand-selected by Barbossa; and by the end I’m barely in a shift, wet and freezing; and then I had the opportunity to wear a soldier’s uniform. My costumes ran the gamut. Poor boys, they wore the same outfit every day for six months,” she laughs.
Nearly 400 London-made wigs and hairpieces were used in the film. Orlando Bloom was the only major actor who didn’t wear a wig, but he wasn’t entirely spared—he was given hair extensions that took between 5 and 6 hours to attach.
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