Pirates of the Caribbeanwon’t set sail anytime soon according to Margot Robbie, who had bad news about her would-be entry in the Disney franchise.
ThePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise has run aground. The debacle that was theJohnny Depp and Amber Heard trialderailed any promises made at the end ofDead Men Tell No Tales,during which Davy Jones returns during a mid-credits jolt. Now, the Robbie-led entry has seemingly sunk to the bottom of the sea.
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Vanity Fairspoke with Robbie, who has done a Scorcese movie, defined fan-favorite Batman villain Harley Quinn for the big screen, and iscurrently starring as Barbie in the movieabout Mattel’s eponymous doll. In the interview, Robbie stated that thePirates of the Caribbeanscript that she had been working on with herBirds of Preyscreenwriter, Christina Hodson, was all but dead in the water (which can mean a lot of things regarding thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise, but not so much regarding production). She said that the idea had been to have a female-led vehicle but that Disney backed out and didn’t want to do it.
According to series producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the idea was between Robbie’s script and a new one by Ted Elliot (Pirates of the Caribbean1-4) andChernobylcreator Craig Mazin. While the idea of bringing back Elliot - who alongside the other original screenwriter Terry Rossio created a mythology so dense and nonsensical it had to have DVD special features explaining it to audiences - seems iffy compared to going in a new direction, studios usually go for the safe bet. In this case, the safest bet is the guy behind the plots of four out of the fivePirates of the Caribbeanmovies already made.
What up for even more contention is whether series star Johnny Depp will ever don his Jack Sparrow duds again as the new Mazin/Elliott joint is reportedly a reboot of thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise (whether it’s a soft “semi-sequel” reboot or a hard start over reboot is left unsaid). The only thing deadlier for Jack Sparrow than Hector Barbossa (whose actor, Geoffrey Rush, got MeTooed)may be Depp’s equally ugly publicity of late, tainting a tanking franchise with an extra stink of scandal no amount of bay rum and seawater may wash off.
All that’s certain as of right now is that Robbie won’t be captaining her ownPirates of the Caribbeanentry, either.
