After fifth installment Dead Men Tell No Tales disappointed at the box office – though it must be pointed out that the franchise had become so universally popular that a $795 million global total was viewed as an under-performance – Pirates of the Caribbean went back to the drawing board. Even though the series peaked creatively with the very first movie, and each of the subsequent sequels fared worse with critics, Disney’s desire to monopolize the entire entertainment industry means that they were never going to let a $4.5 billion brand simply come to an end.
Sure enough, a reboot was announced in 2018, with Deadpool and Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick on scripting duties, although the duo soon moved on to be replaced by franchise stalwart Ted Elliott and Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin. Not a lot has been heard about the prospective Pirates of the Caribbean relaunch since then, apart from...
Sure enough, a reboot was announced in 2018, with Deadpool and Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick on scripting duties, although the duo soon moved on to be replaced by franchise stalwart Ted Elliott and Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin. Not a lot has been heard about the prospective Pirates of the Caribbean relaunch since then, apart from...
- 2/4/2020
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