Police have apprehended an imposter who dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and allegedly threatened a security guard with a knife on the Gold Coast set of the latest Pirates Of The Caribbean film . Queensland Police said the man was arrested in the suburb of Palm Beach 10.15am on Wednesday , almost a day after he broke onto the set . The man was shirtless but had the same live parrot on his shoulder that he was spotted with on the set of the blockbuster film . He was trying to hitchhike on the highway with his girlfriend , the Gold Coast Bulletin reported . Scroll down for video . Police have arrested an imposter who dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and allegedly threatened a security guard with a knife on the Gold Coast set of the latest Pirates Of The Caribbean film . The young man was shirtless but had the same live parrot on his shoulder that he was spotted with on the set of the blockbuster film . Not only does the young man resemble Johnny Depp 's character Captain Jack Sparrow ( pictured ) , he also has the same disregard for rules . The pair were taken to Coomera Police station and the man is currently being questioned by police , but he has not been charged . The young man broke onto the Pirates Of The Caribbean set on Tuesday 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 . 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 went on the run for 22 hours . A sizeable police and dog squad were called to the set . 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 . 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 . 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 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
A 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 . The man was arrested by Queensland police 22 hours later .