Conception and creation Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

from real reality: davy jones brought life.

before officially casting bill nighy, producers met jim broadbent, iain glen , richard e. grant role.

like entire crew of flying dutchman (except bootstrap bill ), davy jones s physical appearance 3-d computer-generated. nighy s performance recorded using motion capture during actual filming on set, nighy wearing several markers in both grey suit , face, rather in studio during post-production. nighy wore make-up around eyes, since original plan use real eyes, if necessary proper lighting, in digital character; wore make-up on lips , around mouth, assist in motion capture of character s scottish accent. briefly during third film, jones appears human single scene, played nighy in costume. several reviewers have in fact mistakenly identified nighy wearing prosthetic makeup due computer-generated character s photorealism.

design , appearance

davy jones physique designed films producers mixture of various aquatic flora , fauna features. jones striking feature cephalopod-like head, octopus-like appendages giving illusion of thick beard. major features of davy jones physique bear strong resemblance mythical cthulhu created h.p. lovecraft. in lovecraft s short story call of cthulhu describes creature ...a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, octopus-like head face mass of feelers, scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind , fore feet...

it revealed in bonus features of special edition dvd face s color partly inspired coffee-stained styrofoam cup scanned ilm s computers used skin. character of davy jones has crustacean-style claw left arm, long tentacle in place of index finger on right hand, , right leg of crab (resembling pegleg). speaks distinguishable, albeit thick, scottish accent s altered account lack of nose, , presumably, nasal cavity and/or sinuses. originally, director gore verbinski wanted jones dutch, captain of dutch-man . nighy responded, don t dutch. decided on scottish. nighy later revealed scottish sitcom still game influenced choice of accent, stating: had find accent no 1 else had. although alex norton scottish, mine different. wanted distinctive , authoritative...i have seen still game , fan. sort of extremity of accent inspired in area.