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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pirate films are almost as old as movies themselves. There was Douglas Fairbanks as "The Black Pirate" in 1926. Errol Flynn was "Captain Blood" in 1935. In 1952, Burt Lancaster became "The Crimson Pirate." Thirty years later, Kevin Kline was the Pirate King in 1983's "Pirates of Penzance."
Johnny Depp defines the pirate of the new millennium with Captain Jack Sparrow, his drunken, dreadlocked scamp at the center of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy. With his flamboyant style and campy charm, Depp's Jack Sparrow is a departure from the macho swashbucklers of yore, yet with the same good looks and rebellious edge that have long made pirate films so popular.
"He's so handsome," said "Pirates of the Caribbean" producer Jerry Bruckheimer. "Let's face it, he's a heartthrob, and the fact that he gave it this real character twist adds to the intrigue and the fun of the movie."
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