About Pirates of The Caribbean Five

Director Rob Marshall has offered a brief update on what is currently going on with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean 5. A script for the fifth film was actually completed before Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was even released. After the fourth film in the franchise got smothered with bad reviews producer Jerry Bruckhiemer wanted a rewrite because the script wasn’t up good enough. 

Rob Marshall is claiming that the follow-up to the film, one of 2011′s most financially successful, is being rewritten, Slashfilm is reporting. The news comes after the franchise’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, called for rewrites on the fifth film, when ‘On Stranger Tides’ received poor critical reviews. While the fourth sequel in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series was completed even before ‘On Stranger Tides’ hit theaters in May, Bruckheimer said he felt the script wasn’t good enough. Marshall offered an update on the fifth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, saying Terry Rossio is writing the script.

And about the starring, With Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides hitting a billion dollars worldwide and the script for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 reportedly coming together, Johnny Depp is in talks with Disney about another run as Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp is “closing in” on his deal to return for Pirates 5, according to The Wrap.

For all this effort, there’s no Pirates of the Caribbean 5 without Depp. Luckily, he’s been very clear about his enthusiasm over playing Jack Sparrow, as long as the scripts are meaty. So what’s the hold-up?

Not likely money! Depp has received $350 million from playing the role over the years, according to The Wrap sources. Disney denies that outlandish figure, but whatever it actually is, Depp has certainly enjoyed a good haul and it’s doubtful this waiting game has anything to do with money.

The issue is that Depp is one of Pirates’ biggest fans, so he doesn’t want to rush things. “It’s not something where I would say, ‘Let’s shoot it next month to get it out by Christmas 2012,’” he told THR in May. “We should hold off for a bit. They should be special, just like they are special to me.”

Assuming the script and release date are copacetic with Depp and he signs on, there’s no word on whether Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley or Penelope Cruz will return. Bloom and Knightley didn’t make it back for Stranger Tides, but who knows? As for Cruz, if she does come back, fans shouldn’t expect to see the love affair between Sparrow and Blackbeard’s daughter Angelica go anywhere.

“I think if we did a scenario where it was Captain Jack really falling in love, it would most likely be a silent film. I think he would go completely catatonic and be unable to speak,” Depp told MTV. “He would probably sit there and quiver for an hour and a half… It would mess up the legend — which I think is always working for it, to leave the legend behind.”