O2 today announced  that together with Disney they will be bringing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest to life for O2 customers in the UK.   Before the blockbuster film’s UK premiere on the 3rd July 2006, O2 subscribers will have exclusive access to a range of content through its entertainment portal O2 Active, which will include:   ·        Imagery and video clips featuring the film’s stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly ·        An action-packed game that will allow the phone user to step into Jack Sparrow’s waterlogged boots and swashbuckle as much as they like!   Grahame Riddell, Head of Content Marketing at O2 UK, comments “At O2, we always strive to provide our customers with top-class content from groundbreaking entertainment companies such as Disney give us access to areas that will really excite our customers. O2 customers will now be able to personalise their handsets with some superb content from one of this year’s most anticipated movies.” Alongside the mobile content announced today, existing O2 customers can win the ‘money can’t buy’ chance, via the O2 Active portal, to be part of the cast press conference on the 4th July and in conjunction with handset partner Samsung the public will have to the chance to live a pirate’s life, with over 300 runner-up prizes and the chance to win a holiday to the Caribbean.  Entries open for the competition from 30th June when buying or upgrading to any Samsung handset at O2 stores throughout the country or by visiting o2.co.uk.

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