The female-fronted spinoff would feature a completely new story not related to the previous Pirates films. In June 2020, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Robbie and Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson would be reteaming for a new entry in the franchise. Mazin, for his part, wrote The Hangover films and Scary Movie, and he created the Emmy-winning HBO drama Chernobyl.īruckheimer has also gone on record stating that two different Pirates films are being developed: one that follows the action of Dead Men Tell No Tales (the Mazin/Elliot project) and one that stars Margot Robbie. The latter duo was hired in 2018 before departing in 2019.Įlliot is a veteran of the Pirates franchise, having written 2003’s The Curse of the Black Pearl and its next three sequels with his writing partner at the time, Terry Rossio. While the next sequel, On Stranger Tides, grossed more than $1 billion, the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales, saw a significant drop with $794 million in box-office sales, making it the lowest-earning entry in the franchise.Īs of June 2020, Pirates 6 was being written by Craig Mazin and Ted Elliot, who replaced Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
The first installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, earned more than $654 million, while the sequel Dead Man’s Chest did better with nearly $1.1 billion in ticket sales.īut the third film - At World’s End - earned less than its predecessor with only $960 million worth of tickets. While the franchise as a whole has pulled in more than $4.5 billion, audiences have begun to show signs of waning interest. The series launched him into the mainstream, solidifying his success as a teen idol. The actor got his start in 1984’s A Nightmare on Elm Street before scoring a regular role on Fox’s 21 Jump Street. Decades of Depp! Since the 1980s, Johnny Depp has made a name for himself as a leading man.
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