Starring as the infamous Davy Jones, the captain of the Flying Dutchman, Nighy joined the franchise for its second voyage at sea, featuring as a leading antagonist in\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man\u2019s Chest<\/a>, which debuted 20 years ago on July 7, 2006. While talking with the actor ahead of his debut in Prime Video<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0Ride or Die<\/a>, TV Insider couldn\u2019t help but ask him to share some thoughts on his role, two decades after his onscreen debut as the fearsome swashbuckler.<\/p>\n \u201cI loved being in Pirates of the Caribbean, and those films are kind of beloved,\u201d Nighy recognizes. \u201cThey\u2019ve entered the language in a way that not many films do. I\u2019m not saying that because I was in them, but I was part of it, and I was very pleased to be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Walt Disney \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n \u201cStarting that film was one of the toughest things I\u2019ve ever done because you\u2019re on a big film set in Los Angeles and they hand you a pair of computer pajamas with bubbles all over them, and then they put 250 white dots all over your face and give you a skullcap with a bubble on the top, and trainers, which I\u2019ve never worn in my life, and then they say, \u2018Now be the the scariest thing on the ocean waves,’\u201d Nighy recalls.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for those first couple of days walking around where nobody would have lunch with you\u2026 You look too sad, you know? And then they introduce you to Johnny Depp<\/a> and Orlando Bloom<\/a>, who look about as good-looking as a man can look, and it\u2019s a lonely place to be in those pajamas, I tell you,\u201d Nighy adds jokingly.<\/p>\n \u201cThey ran out of jokes after a couple of weeks. Once I got going, it was fine, and it was one of the nicest jobs. It was a long thing because we did two films back-to-back,\u201d he shares, referencing Dead Man\u2019s Chest and the film\u2019s follow-up, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World\u2019s End<\/a>, which was released in 2007. \u201cSo, it was like 18 months or something, and it was a very great and very important experience in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Orlando](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-mans-chest-orlando-bloom-bill-nighy-1014x560.jpg\")
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