After sharing his wish that Johnny Depp would return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, producer Jerry Bruckheimer teases Margot Robbie in fronting the film. However, while promoting her upcoming film Babylon, the actress previously revealed that her Pirates of the Caribbean project was no longer in the works.
During an earlier interview with Vanity Fair in November, Robbie insisted that they were developing a ‘female-led’ Pirates of the Caribbean story, ‘which we thought would have been really cool, but I guess they don’t want to do it. referring to Disney, the studio that launched the franchise with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
However, Bruckheimer insisted in a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the project is still very much “alive.” Bruckheimer said that he was developing two different Pirates of the Caribbean movies, “one with Margot Robbie and one with a younger cast.” ‘Margot Robbie’s needs a little more work. The younger cast is close. Hopefully we’ll catch them both,” Bruckheimer said.
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When Bruckheimer was asked about Robbie’s recent comments that the project isn’t happening, the producer said, “It’s alive to me.” He’s alive for Disney. “I’m sure she was disappointed that she didn’t come out first or maybe not because she’s really busy, so it could be a blessing to push this up a bit,” Bruckheimer said. The producer said, ‘We think we’ll make it. It is a very strong story.
For the uninitiated, the project was first announced in late June 2020, when it was revealed that Robbie would be joining her Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson on this female-led Pirates of the Caribbean project. While other details about the upcoming project have been kept under wraps, it’s been reported that it won’t be a spin-off of the original film franchise starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, but “an entirely original story with new characters.” under the nickname.’
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Teases Margot Robbie’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’