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Verbinski Sails to Pirates Sequel
Director comes aboard Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
October 15, 2003 - Today's Variety tips that director Gore Verbinski has made a deal with Walt Disney Pictures and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to return for a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
There is no start date yet for the project. Verbinski may (or may not) helm a sequel to his 2002 hit The Ring, but setting sail on Pirates 2 should just be a matter of coordinating schedules. Disney had originally made sequel arrangements with the film's three principals (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley), so they'll be back for sure. There's no word on any other cast members from the first film that might be returning.
Screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (The Mask of Zorro, Shrek) are already on board to pen the script. We don't yet know what the sequel will be about, but Ted Elliot has been talking up his ideas for a Pirates 2. He's quoted in one media report as saying, "I have two more stories to tell about Jack Sparrow." Obviously, a third film in the franchise isn't out of the question.
To date, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl has grossed a whopping $621 million worldwide.
Verbinski Sails to Pirates Sequel
Director comes aboard Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
October 15, 2003 - Today's Variety tips that director Gore Verbinski has made a deal with Walt Disney Pictures and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to return for a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
There is no start date yet for the project. Verbinski may (or may not) helm a sequel to his 2002 hit The Ring, but setting sail on Pirates 2 should just be a matter of coordinating schedules. Disney had originally made sequel arrangements with the film's three principals (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley), so they'll be back for sure. There's no word on any other cast members from the first film that might be returning.
Screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio (The Mask of Zorro, Shrek) are already on board to pen the script. We don't yet know what the sequel will be about, but Ted Elliot has been talking up his ideas for a Pirates 2. He's quoted in one media report as saying, "I have two more stories to tell about Jack Sparrow." Obviously, a third film in the franchise isn't out of the question.
To date, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl has grossed a whopping $621 million worldwide.