Disney is exploring a reboot of its billion dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The studio has met with the writing team of Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and they are in early talks to write the script. Reese & Wernick are the writers behind the first two Deadpool blockbusters, and before that wrote Zombieland and its sequel, and 6 Underground, the action film that Michael Bay is directing for Netflix with Ryan Reynolds starring.
Jerry Bruckheimer will continue to captain the ship as producer on Pirates of the Caribbean, but at this point it is too early to say who else might be back and that includes Johnny Depp, who has channeled Rolling Stones’ rogue Keith Richard in playing Jack Sparrow through the first five films. It is not surprising the studio will try to breathe new pirate life into the franchise, as the first five films grossed north of $4.5 billion over 14 years.
Disney Talking ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot with ‘Deadpool’ Scribes Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
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da fuq? Ok I understand the last outings were far from perfect, but removing the icon of these movies would be a great mistake IMO. Yes, maybe Capt Sparrow is not the breath of fresh air of old, but he is synonimous of this franchise and people will likely look for him when checking any new movie.
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There is no franchise without him.
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Exactly. People love these movies for what they are. Taking all that away won’t fix anything.
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Why not just a spin-off within that universe?
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Disney is just mad as hell that they ain’t even in the top 10 most valuable corporations in the world.
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I could maybe be up for a *soft* reboot if done right, but please finish this story first. The legend that is Captain Jack Sparrow needs a proper sendoff first before completely going off into following someone else’s adventures.
