The word on the street is always the same. It doesn’t matter if you liked the movie. If it made a pantload of money, they will make another one. Pirates of the Caribbean is no different.
Sure, producer Jerry Bruckheimer is coy, saying he and his mates need a break. But he already has rights to a book that could end up as another installment.
Star Johnny Depp? He hasn’t promised another voyage, but he clearly loves the flamboyant, irreverent Jack Sparrow character, telling one interviewer: “As long as you’re doing it for the right reasons, why not?”
In today’s Hollywood, blockbuster franchises function almost as independent corporations that, once up and running, can’t easily be mothballed. Which is why another “Pirates” is pretty much a given.
“When these franchises become part of the world’s culture, they take on a life of their own,” said Dick Cook, Disney’s studio chairman, who says he’s on board for another “Pirates” if the script is right and the filmmakers are willing.
I am not the least bit surprised that they are continuing on. Its a good franchise over all, and a LOT of great storytelling to take place there.
One thing I do hope for however is that they move on with a new story arc or spinoff. Sure Jack Sparrow is likely to be the centerfuge, but please for the love of god leave the Swan/Turner story alone. Its done.
I don’t say that because I dislike the characters. I actually liked them a lot. Especially Elizabeth. Where the characters ended up in the end isn’t where I expected to see them, but it was a good story and it all ended well. Full circle. Now leave it alone.
And please, once and for all: fangirls, Swan and Sparrow were never meant to be, and never will be. Stop writing fan fics with the two of them together. It ruins everything the story ever was.
I personally would love to see something new with Jack and Barbosa. I didn’t like the Barbosa character to begin with simply because he was the badguy in the first movie, and didnt show up until the end of the second. But I really liked him in Part 3 and now I want more.
