When last we heard ofPirates of the Caribbean, the franchise seemed astray in wayward waters.
“It’s two different movies,” Bruckheimer says.
Bruckheimer produced that installment, which was written by Nathanson and co-directed by Joachim Rnning.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer says Disney is hoping to make both his reboot and the Margot Robbie film.Amy Sussman/Getty; Everett; Kevin Mazur/Getty
Bruckheimer would reunite with Nathanson and Rnning onYoung Woman and the Sea(in theaters May 31).
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Now the longtime producer and Nathanson are deep intoPiratesterritory once again.
Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’.Peter Mountain/Walt Disney Pictures/courtesy Everett
“I think he’s cracked it,” Bruckheimer remarks.
“He’s got an amazing third act.
We just gotta clean up the first and second and then we’ll get there.
But he wrote a great, great third act.”
“I love him.
He’s a good friend.
He’s an amazing artist and he’s a unique look.
He created Captain Jack.
That was not on the page, that was him doing a little Pepe Le Pew and Keith Richards.
That was his interpretation of Jack Sparrow.”
He sued his ex for defamation over an op-ed she wrote about being an abuse survivor.
A Virginia courtruled in 2022that both actors defamed each other, butmostly sided with Depp.
Depp has sincesignaledthat he doesn’t need Hollywood to continue his career.
“These things take time,” Bruckheimer explains.
“Your writers sometime really need to dig in and sequester themselves.
Ted is a phenomenal writer, but he’s not the fastest.
So we wait and wait and wait, but he’s excellent.
And you know what?
It’s worth the wait.
When you have a great writer, it’s gold.
When you get something on the page, it looks so easy.”
