Talk:Bootstrap Bill Turner

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Stellan Skarsgård[edit]

Is there a source for the claim that he'll be played by Stellan Skarsgård in the sequel(s)? Thanks! —Locke Cole • t • c 10:49, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As an aside, another article (slightly different name) was AFD'd last year, which is why I ask (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/"Bootstrap" Bill Turner). —Locke Cole • t • c 10:51, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stellan's casting was announced some time ago. January 2005, to be exact. IGN FilmForce reported his casting in the following two stories:

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/582/582838p1.html
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/583/583393p1.html

the latter article cites The Hollywood Reporter as the source for the casting info. Musha 16:38, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, thanks. Wish I'd known about this before with the other version that was deleted. :( —Locke Cole • t • c 23:26, 21 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Appearance changes[edit]

Perhaps someone should put pictures of "Bootstrap Bill" from different points in the movie, as to show the growth of the sea fauna on his body. For instance, in the beginning of the film, he did not have the starfish on his face, yet later on it was present in throghout the film the barnicles on him amased.--66.24.238.44 03:48, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yes he did. His first appearance being that in the hold of the Pearl with Jack. You can see the starfish on the side of his face. Perhaps it is fainter than later in the movie but it's definately there. I know because I read that he had a starfish embedded in his face and I looked for it in his first scene. Sure enough, there it was. As I see it, it gets redder throughout the movie. Captain JD Sparrow

He's right, the starfish was there in the opening scene. What wasn't there was the barnacles on his other cheek; those don't emerge until later. Dac 08:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't there be a picture of him as a normal human since that is his final known appearance? Emperor001 16:36, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alive on POTC2[edit]

There's just one thing I want to know that should be put in the article somewhere: how come Bootstrap's alive in the second film if he most likely got crushed by the ocean water after the curse was lifted in the first film?Jienum 20:37, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That was answered in Bootstrap's first scene: because he was also cursed by the Aztec gold, he was, as he said, "unable to die", despite the crushing weight of the water which both he and Pintel acknowledged. So when Jones came to him, he accepted 100 years as a crewman in order to escape that fate. Was that not clear in the article?

No it isn't. What I would like to know is how he was still alive when Jones found him if Will and Jack had lifted the curse and removed Bootstrap's immortality. Jienum 20:06, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He was probably found by Jones before the curse was broken (How else would his appaearance be so noticeably undersea-based?). Of course, he was then sentenced to serve Jones forever in the Liar's Dice scene.

vandalism![edit]

the artical has been vandalised someone needs to revert it and possibly semi protect it--Lerdthenerd 20:35, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

its been vandalised again with point of view, whoever is doing this stop it.--Lerdthenerd 08:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

just fixed it someone put "he looks nothing like Stellan Skarsgård" this is not a forum it is an encyclodia.--Lerdthenerd 08:16, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Accent[edit]

Is it just me, or does Bootstrap seem to speak with an Irish accent? If he does, then it should be noted, since the article says he's English. Jienum 20:39, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and on the time-line article it says he's Scottish. This is all getting very confusing. Anyone care to venture 'Welsh', just to complete the set? 213.40.229.135 19:14, 14 October 2007 (UTC)TheSummoningDark[reply]

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