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The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'

A brush with death, seasickness, four major locations, a pregnant star: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, director Rob Marshall and Jerry Bruckheimer take THR inside the drama and fun behind the fourth film in Disney's epic $3 billion franchise.

In July 2009, Rob Marshall boarded a plane from New York to Los Angeles for talks that would alter his career, impact a near-$3 billion franchise -- and almost cost him his life.