‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Producer Would Bring Johnny Depp Back in New Reboot ‘If It Were Up to Me,’ Thinks Disney Still ‘Really Wants to Make’ Margot Robbie’s ‘Pirates’ Movie
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer has provided more clarity on the current state of the Disney adventure franchise.
He already teased in March that a total reboot was going to be the first “Pirates” movie out of the gate in the future because “it’s easier to put together because you don’t have to wait for certain actors.” This reboot is now confirmed to have writer Jeff Nathanson attached.
Bruckheimer announced the news in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. Nathanson also wrote the screenplay for the last “Pirates” movie, 2017’s “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” which was directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.
Rønning and Nathanson, as well as Bruckheimer, have reunited on the new Disney biographical drama “Young Woman and the Sea.” “He’s cracked it,” Bruckheimer said of Nathanson’s script for the “Pirates” reboot. “He’s got an amazing third act.
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