There was real-life drama on the Gold Coast set of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film when an intruder dressed as Pirate Captain Jack Sparrow brandished a knife at security . The young man broke onto the set wearing an extravagant pirate costume , complete with a live bird , dreadlocks and heavy eye-liner . The impersonator 's costume was so convincing he was initially mistaken for one of the film ’ s extras . Not only does the young man resemble Johnny Depp 's character Captain Jack Sparrow , he also has the same disregard for rules and frustrating ability to avoid capture . A young man remains on the run after he broke onto the Gold Coast set of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean film set dressed as a pirate and threatened a security guard with a knife . Not only does the young man resemble Johnny Depp 's character Captain Jack Sparrow ( picture ) , he also has the same disregard for rules and frustrating ability to avoid capture . He and his bird remain on the run . Police were alerted to the incident at 12.30pm after the intruder threatened a security guard with a knife . It was initially reported that the wannabe buccaneer brandished a sword . He fled the set into nearby bushland and remains on the run . A sizeable police and dog squad was called to the set but the man and his bird are yet to be remanded . There were reports that he was seen running through nearby Helensvale but it is unknown if he is still dressed in pirate attire . Johnny Depp ( second from right ) posed for a photo in his Captain Jack Sparrow hair and make up backstage at a Brisbane Foo Fighters concert in February . Police are still looking for him 12 hours after his disappearance but have scaled down the search . The Jack Sparrow lookalike was allegedly trying to join the cast of the film . Johnny Depp , Penelope Cruz , Orlando Bloom , Javier Bardem and Geoffrey Rush are some of the major stars that will be filming 'Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales ' in Australia . The fifth instalment of the incredibly popular ‘ Pirates of the Caribbean ’ franchise has just begun filming in Helensvale on Queensland ’ s Gold Coast . Scenes will also be filmed in Port Douglas . The man has been described as being 177 centimetres tall and tanned with shoulder length , brown dreadlocks and a real rosella on his shoulder . Johnny Depp , Penelope Cruz , Orlando Bloom , Javier Bardem and Geoffrey Rush are some of the major stars that will be filming 'Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales ' in Australia .
An man dressed as Pirates of the the Gold Coast character Jack Sparrow broke onto Caribbean set with a knife . He wore an elaborate pirate costume complete with a live bird , dreadlocks and heavy eyeliner . He was mistaken for a film extra before he pulled a knife on security . He fled into bushland and the imposter and his bird remain on the run . A sizeable police and dog squad searched the set and surroundings .