Final month, Margot Robbie let it slip that her deliberate female-led “Pirates Of The Caribbean” film is lifeless within the water. However in response to Jerry Bruckheimer, the person behind the worthwhile Disney franchise, that is probably not the case. Collider stories that in a brand new interview concerning the “Nationwide Treasure” Disney+ sequence, Bruckheimer mentioned Robbie’s “Pirates” movie remains to be a go, it’s simply that the sixth movie of the franchise comes first.
“I believe that that script will come ahead at a sure level,” Bruckheimer advised Collider. “We developed two totally different tales for “Pirates,” and the opposite one’s going ahead first, in order that’s what we’re engaged on, to attempt to get that one made.” So, that’s excellent news for followers of the franchise. Nevertheless, this solely re-confirms what followers already know from one other Bruckheimer interview earlier this 12 months. It’s additionally unclear if Johnny Depp will certainly return as Captain Jack Sparrow for future installments. And, yeah, the final “Pirates” movie, 2017’s “Lifeless Males Inform No Tales,” was 5 years in the past at this level. These movies had been profitable for Disney as soon as upon a time, however perhaps that ship has sailed.
In any occasion, the “Pirates” scripts in growth have Ted Elliott, author of the primary 4 movies within the franchise, connected. “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin can also be on board to assist develop the sixth movie, a promising title to have concerned. And again in 2020, Robbie’s spinoff had “Birds Of Prey” scribe Christina Hodson connected. However nonetheless, it’s not nice that Robbie spoke about her film to Vainness Truthful final month previously tense. “We had an thought and we had been growing it for some time, ages in the past, to have extra of a female-led — not completely female-led, however only a totally different sort of story — which we thought would’ve been actually cool, however I suppose they don’t wish to do it,” Robbie advised VF.
So, who ought to “Pirates” followers consider extra concerning the franchise’s future: Bruckheimer the producer, or Robbie the actress? It’s a toss-up at this level, however let’s check out the numbers once more, we could? “Lifeless Males Inform No Tales” made practically $800 million worldwide off a price range that will have maxed out at $320 million. That’s not as profitable because the sequence in its prime, however nonetheless strong. And cash is what Disney finally cares about right here. So, let’s put a protected wager that Robbie’s “Pirates” movie will get greenlit sooner or later, however it could be later fairly than sooner.
