Orlando Bloom's stunt double from Pirates of the Caribbean has revealed a huge fight scene that was cut from the third movie At World's End.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Zach Hudson, who filled in for Orlando during his character Will Turner's action scenes, said that he was "heartbroken" to lose a scene where Will fights Sao Feng (played by Chow Yun-Fat).
"Originally in the script there was a huge fight between Will and Chow Yun-Fat's character," Zach explained.
"We choreographed this [fight] that showed the amazing contrast between a very traditional English cutlass style of sword fight and Chinese long sword.
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"Mid-way through the fight, Will adapts to his fighting…he was becoming a pirate. It was a really elaborate sequence, but it was cut out."
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Zach added that the scene didn't make the film's final cut because the team were afraid of having "too many sword fights" in the film.
He also recalled a fight between Orlando's character and Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow that ended up on the cutting room floor.
"There was a fight between Jack and Will, between Johnny and Orlando, that was supposed to hearken back to their original fight in Pirates 1 where they fought in the blacksmith," Zach said.
"It was supposed to be one of those scenes where we see the story arc of Will becoming more like a pirate and they were going to have a moment there where Will actually doesn't follow the rules of engagement and cheats to beat him."
Disney are currently working on a sixth film in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise but it's unclear whether Johnny will return as Jack Sparrow.
Speaking about the new film earlier this month producer Jerry Bruckheimer said: "The one we're developing right now, we're not sure quite what Johnny's role is going to be.
"So, we're going to have to see."
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