‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot, Plus A Spinoff With Margot Robbie Both Still In The Works, Says Jerry Bruckheimer
deadline.comThere have been hot and cold reports about the future of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise over the past few years. Some had a reboot happening with an entirely new cast, others a female-centric film with Margot Robbie.
Now, Jerry Bruckheimer is setting the record straight. “It’s two different movies,” Bruckheimer says. The reboot has Jeff Nathanson doing the script with the Robbie-centric film being written by Christina Hodson, according to Entertainment Weekly, which caught up with the producer. “We hope to get ’em both made, and I think Disney agrees they really want to make the Margot one, too.” The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin worked on a story for the reboot with original screenwriter Ted Elliot.
Mazin told the L.A. Times that their script was very weird and that Disney seemed to like it. But the project stalled because of the strikes last year.
Now, it seems, Nathanson is working on the script, and Bruckheimer likes what he sees, at least the ending. “I think he’s cracked it,” said the producer. “He’s got an amazing third act.
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