The fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, which was released just a couple of weeks ago, has seen tremendous box office success worldwide. Now Cinema Blend is looking at the franchise’s future, and their source reveals interesting info!
One of the first thing they point out is Johnny Depp and director Rob Marshall aren’t rushing to work on a new Pirates until some fresh creativity shows up.
One of Disney’s hopes is to grab Tim Burton, who would be a fresh face and more interested than Marshall. From Cinema Blend’s report:
Disney wants Marshall to direct Pirates 5, in fact they’ve had an offer out to him since January, but since there’s been no movement we’ve heard from our sources that the studio is starting to at least consider other alternatives.
Our most reliable sources tell us that their dream choice for the Pirates of the Caribbean 5 directing job is Tim Burton. There was reason to believe they wanted him for the fourth movie too, and just couldn’t get him. Odds that they’ll get him now are pretty slim. We’ve heard they’re also tossing around names like Shawn Levy, Sam Raimi, Chris Weitz, and Alfonso Cuaron.
Would you be interested in seeing a Pirates 5? The reviews were horrible for Pirates 4 (the worst of any Pirates film to date), so we think Disney should be careful about that downward reviews spiral.