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 Caribbean character Jack Sparrow broke onto the Gold Coast 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 .